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wings crumpled up, and climbing up the side of a clod or any 

 perpendicular surface which it finds, these members expand 

 and assume their proper form before they become dried 

 and firm." (Dr. Fitch's Eleventh Keport.) 



Remedies. Destroy all infested roots. 



Salt and lime sprinkled on the plants will be found use- 

 ful. Planting early avoids the evil to a great extent, as 

 does also the rotation of crops. 



