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pact sprouts, which the aphis cannot enter, and which 

 are therefore better for the table. As with others of 

 the cabbage family, only the very best seed should be 



Fig. 27. A good dwarf plant of 

 Brussels Sprouts. 



used, but even then several types of plants are likely to 

 appear from the same package. Besides cabbage pests, 

 the aphis is almost the only insect that attacks the 



