CABBAGE 93 



Cabbage Worm. A greenish larva, the 

 young of the whitish-yellow butterflies that 

 are so common everywhere, eat the leaves of 

 cabbage. Apply poison to leaves during 

 early stages of the cabbage's growth. Three 

 to 5 pounds arsenate of lead to 50 gallons 

 water will be most effective. After the heads 

 of the cabbage form, do not use poison 

 sprays. In fact, spraying is about useless 

 at and after this time. Therefore, spray 

 early and kill all of them. 



Diseases. Club root, an unnatural growth 

 on the roots, causing them to be dis- 

 torted and enlarged, spoken of also as 

 club foot or clump root. It often appears in 

 the seed bed and infects whole farms if the 

 seedlings are planted out in the field. There- 

 fore, care should be taken not to plant seed 

 on infected land. Affected plants show the 

 trouble by wilting quickly on warm days and 

 by unthrifty growth. 



The disease is found in the following cul- 

 tivated plants: Cauliflower, turnip, brus- 

 sels sprouts, kale, radish, kohl-rabi, rutabaga 

 turnip and mustard, and on weeds such as 

 wild mustard and shepherd's-purse. 



The remedy is to lime the soil to correct 

 acidity, as the disease thrives best in an acid 



