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Some weak brine applied to the roots of the plants, just 

 alter a rain, is also recommended. It should not be too 

 strong lest it injure the growth of the plants. 



YELLOW-STRIPED BUG. Formidable to the young plants 

 of cucumber, &r In addition to what has already been 

 said, of the remedies for keeping off these intruders, we 

 would recommend sprinkling the plants with a little sul- 

 phur, or Scotch snuff, which it is believed will be found 

 equally efficacious. 



We have understood, also, that sprinkling the plants with 

 gypsum has been found to answer an excelent purpose, as 

 well tor keeping off the insect as for manuring the growing 

 plants. 



TURNIP-FLY. This insect eats the seed-leaves of the 

 young turnip-plants, and thus destroys them. One remedy 

 is, to sow the ground with a mixture of old and new seed, 

 and, as these will come up at different times, a part of the 

 one or the other will stand a better chance of escaping. 



Sowing a suitable proportion of tobacco-seed with the 

 crop will, no doubt, answer every purpose, for keeping off 

 this insect. But, as common salt is found to be an excelent 

 manure for this crop, we would recommend about three or 

 four bushels of this article, made fine, with as many pounds 

 of sulphur, and perhaps one or two of Scotch snuff, well 

 mixed together, to be sown on the ground, just as the 

 plants are coming up ; and this, we venture to say, will be 

 found effectual in keeping off these insects. 



A flock of ducks, let into the turnipfield, is also very 

 good, as they will destroy the insects, without injuring the 

 plants. 



Rolling the ground, where it is smooth, is also beneficial, 

 in protecting the crop, as this serves to close up the hid- 

 ing-places of the insect. 



It should be remembered, however, that, where turnips 

 are cultivated extensively, the crop is much less liable to 

 injury, from these insects, than where only small pieces are 

 sown. In the former case, the insects, being the same in 

 number, have a wide extent to feed upon ; and therefore do 

 not feed so closely. In the latter, their pasture being but 

 small, they eat all off before them. 



GARDEN-FLEA. Very destructive to young cabbage- 

 plants, while in the seed-leaf. Remedy : Sow some onion 

 or tobacco-seeds with the seeds of the plant; or, sprinkle 

 some sulphur or snuff on the growing plants. Soapsuds 

 sprinkled over them is also good. 



LICE These infest cabbages, particularly; but are de- 

 stroyed by the frosts. They are easily extirpated by smoak, 

 particularly that of tobacco. 



