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the day, feeding upon tender plants at night. Many winter half-grown in 

 the soil. If cut-worms are feared the poisoned bran should be scattered 

 over the field, in the evening, at the time of planting. Most of the worms 

 can be killed in this way before the plants are up. 



Fertdroma Saucla. a, adult; b, c. d, full grown larve; e, f, eggs. All natural size except e, which Is greatly enlarged. 

 (From Yearbook U. 3. Dept. Agric. 1898.) LUe-history of a cutworm. 



Root Maggots. — Maggots appeared last season for the first time in our 

 cabbages and onions and destroyed a small number of plants. The injury 

 is caused by small maggots feeding in the root or bulb. There are two 

 preventives which can be recommended for maggots in cabbages. Small 

 discs of tarred paper or tarred felt, slit half way across and inserted and 

 carefully packed about the plants at the time of setting, will effectually 

 prevent the laying of eggs. The eggs are laid by the adult two-winged flies 

 about the base of the plant, and usually as soon as the latter are in the 

 field. The discs should go on when the plants are set. A strong mixture of 

 hellebore or pyrethrum powder, 4 oz. to the gallon, driven in a strong spray 

 about the roots of the plants soon after planting has proved effective with 

 some growers. The earth should be at once replaced about the stems. 



Dr. Fletcher's method of application was as follows: — "One person 

 carried a 3-gallon pail full of water in which 2 ozs. of white hellebore had 

 been steeped, and an ordinary greenhouse syringe, the other placing the 

 left hand beneath the cabbage, palm downwards, with two fingers on each 

 side of the stem, drew away the surface soil from the root of the cabbage, 

 and at the same time with the right hand, pulled the head a little over, so 

 as to expose the roots. About half a teacupful of the liquid was then 



