BUGS AND BLIGHTS 



worm which loves carrots and parsley. They are 

 not very numerous so you can pick them off as you 

 do tomato worms. 



Squashes have a queer grayish three cornered 

 bug which has a bill like aphis, which it sticks into 

 the leaf and sucks the juices, so we treat him to a 

 dose of tobacco. Striped beetles also love squashes 

 so we must spray with Arsenate of Lead for them. 



You are not so liable to have insects on the flowers 

 as on vegetables, but they do come and you should 

 be prepared to meet and defeat them. Aphis comes 

 ,on pansies and sweet peas, and sometimes on other 

 flowers. Tobacco for him! Asters are eaten by 

 large black beetles, which you can knock off into a 

 can of kerosene but you must keep a sharp look out 

 for them for they love the flowers better than the 

 leaves. Little green worms may appear and these 

 we kill by spraying with Arsenate of Lead. If a 

 mildew should come and spot the leaves of your 

 flowers, spray them with Bordeaux Mixture. 



Don't be discouraged because we have to do a 

 certain amount of fighting for our gardens; now 

 that you know what to expect and will recognize the 

 bug when you see it and have a guide to what kills 

 it, you may feel perfectly sure to bring your crops 

 through, but it requires careful watching every day, 



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