GARDEN ENEMIES 



his kind that I found was bigger than the 

 one before, and even the biggest did not 

 show the slightest sign of having as yet 

 satisfied his appetite, or of being ready for 

 the seclusion of his cocoon, and I finally 

 concluded that if I wanted any of my elders 

 left I had better remove the entire tribe 

 without awaiting their final development. 

 I have since regretted my haste in this 

 matter, for I have reason to believe that 

 these worms eventually turn into the beau- 

 tiful "Luna" moths which do not multiply 

 rapidly enough to threaten the garden seri- 

 ously, and are, in my opinion, worth sacrific- 

 ing a few shrubs for. 



My method of dealing with this class of 

 garden enemy is to have a small pail of the 

 strongest and hottest soap suds, and to pick 

 the worms off by hand and drop them in. 

 It is not a pleasant operation, but at least 

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