Destroying Weeds On Lawns

Á far more expeditious inode tnan cugging out and salting the hules, is the appliciUion of oil ot' vitriol. It is also equally effectun!, as it cotnpletely kills the pffrtrtaint. ïake an old blacking botHle, with a wire round it to carry it by, and a stick to dip witta. Tho stick bhoul not be pointed, bat notched round for an inch or two at the end, the better to liold the liqnid. Jnst one drop quito in the heart of the plantain is sufficient to cause áfealh, and the notched stick will contain at one dip onough to deslroy three or four plañís. Ii' the acid '8 fcood (it varíes in stveTri} tlie erk of death can be Hbtb peen and heard, for the vitriol hisses, vind it buvns up the plantain in a momont. The remains of the burnt leaves can afterwarrt be swept or raked np. ip on a liiwn here whe"re an iron fence formerly ran. The owner, seeiug at a place he visited the sjogíI effeots of vitriol in ridding the lawn of weeds, put the hint iii practiee. The plantaina were killed in an hour, and have never appeitred again, and never will. It is tbree years ago, and it is impossible to recognize the line of the fence. After the leaves were raked up a little grasa seed was sprinkled on the bare place, and in a few yesks it was geen and like the rest of thn IttWil. I have examined the roots atter the doctoring ; it eompletely burns thoin cut. 1 have tried it on large dandfli'.'iis with the same result. One of the ■?onr gentlemen here amused liiuiself by hunting on4" the longest thistle hn could find to ex' erra 'nt on; the vitriol comph-tcly k; led t cm by oating the roots out. Beginners are apt to err in -using the vitriol too freely. Just one drop will do : nnd the stick must not be carelessly dnubed on the grass, or it will leave its mark behind. Care is required that it does not touch the skin, boots, or clotheB, and on this account it is not safe in the hnnds of children; but a man or woman with ten minutes' practiee can kill plantains ranch mere quickly than any lad