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melon all belong to the Cucurbitaceae, or gourd 

 family. Hence, naturally, the same insects infest 

 all these related plants. The squash bug is one 

 of the worst and most disagreeable. When han- 

 dled or disturbed, it gives off a very repulsive odor. 

 The insects are quiet during the day, but at night 

 lay their eggs in little patches, of a brownish yellow 

 colour, and glued to the leaves. They are quite 

 easily kept under control by hand-picking. The 

 same means is practised with the tomato-worm 

 and the potato-bug. In the case of the latter, 

 however, the free application of Paris green to the 

 vines is less laborious and equally effective. 



Wire-worms are frequently found infesting the 

 soil prepared for the greenhouse; but can be sup- 

 pressed by the addition of three or four pounds of 

 unslacked lime to the bushel of soil. Similar 

 treatment may be presumed to be beneficial when 

 they appear in out-door culture. 



The white grub is a serious source of trouble 

 to cultivators, and no application has yet been 

 found by our gardeners to afford a satisfactory 

 means of destroying it. It seems that if left lying 

 in the ground, in winter quarters, the grub may be 

 frozen to a solid lump, but when thawed out in the 



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