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roots on the surface of the ground, causing them to burst. He 

 advised planting something around it to protect the plant from the 

 sun's heat and to shade the ground. He said also that there was 

 an insect which bores its way into the root just under the surface 

 of the ground and causes the stems to die right down. In that 

 case the plant should be cut down just below the surface and left 

 to grow up again and make new and stronger shoots. 



For the cabbage worm he recommended spraying with kerosene 

 emulsion and for the black fungus on Delphiniums, dry Bordeaux 

 or sulphur and lime. 



