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way into the interior of the pod, entering the 

 pea. The insect remains within the seed 

 throughout this larval stage and also 

 through the pupal stage or rest stage, com- 

 ing out in the early spring after the seed has 

 been planted as a beetle to lay more eggs. 

 The remedy in controlling the insect is to 



Companion Craps. 

 Two rows of onions each side of a row of late celery. 



use bisulphide of carbon to fumigate the 

 seeds. The way to do this is to place TOO 

 pounds of seeds in a tight barrel or bin. 

 Use an ounce of bisulphide of carbon, pour- 

 ing it over the seeds, and close the receptacle 

 tightly. Allow this to remain for some time. 

 The beetle will then be destroyed. 



