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shields closely about the stems of the plants immediately 

 after setting, and apply muriate of potash or kainit, and 

 nitrate of soda, around but not touching the plants. Or 

 place a tablespoonful of tobacco dust around each plant. 

 Otherwise inject carbon dioxide (one teaspoonful per 

 plant, increase to tablespoonful if the pests are numer- 

 ous) into the ground beneath the roots, and firm the 

 ground around the plants. Watch for the white eggs 

 laid on the ground near the plants, and pour kerosene 

 emulsion (diluted thirty times) or carbolic acid emulsion 

 (diluted twelve times) or crude carbolic acid (diluted 

 fifty to one-hundred times) around the plants, one-half 

 pint to a plant. Burn plants killed by root-maggot. 



If a cutworm has killed a plant, dig for it near by. 

 Protect the rest with baits (see under The Plot) at the 

 base of each plant, and dress around them with kainit, 

 muriate of potash, or nitrate of soda. Paper collars. 



Against aphis, use contact poisons, such as kerosene 

 emulsion, tobacco water, pyrethrum, or hot water, 

 applied carefully. Burn refuse leaves and stalks after 

 the heads are taken. 



Against thrips, kerosene emulsion, diluted ten times, 

 or whale-oil soap, 1 pound in 4 gallons water. Give the 

 plants nitrate of soda to stimulate growth. (Smith.) 



Against flea-beetle, tobacco dust, air-slaked lime, a 

 tablespoonful of Paris Green and a pint of fresh-slaked 

 lime in two gallons of water, four ounces Paris Green 

 to fifty gallons of Bordeaux. 



