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weather all the ventilation possible may be given, as a 
free circulation of air among them will greatly check all 
damping off that may appear. A sort of a brownish 
catterpillar sometimes attacks the foliage when growing 
outdoors in the Fall, and sometimes finds its way into 
the pit or greenhouse in Winter. There is no other way 
of getting rid of these than picking them off and destroy- 
ing them, as they are never very numerous. This will 
be very quickly done with a little watchfulness for a few 
days after they appear. 
Tell me oh! lovely Pinks what is it around you clinging? 
Sweet spices from far off lands forgotten memories bringing. 
