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Fig. 225. — Base of a cabbage leaf riddled by slugs. 



dant moisture and on heavy soil that does not dry out quickly. 



They sometimes eat out holes in potato tubers and in the roots 



of radishes and carrots (Fig. 213). Corn and tobacco seedlings 



are sometimes destroyed and they 



may cause serious injury to bean 



plants (Fig. 224) by eating into 



^ "w the stems, devouring the buds and 



^mjm^m riddling the leaves with holes. 



V^^^^B They may also bore into the un- 



l^^m :# ripe pods. The leaves of celery, 



lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, radish 

 and the sprouts of potatoes are 



Fig. 226. — A green tomato in- 

 jured by slugs. 



frequently attacked (Fig. 225), 



