CABBAGE AND KINDRED PLANTS 



the worst pest. Sprinkle the heads with one 

 and one-half ounces of white hellebore to five 

 gallons of water or dust the head with Paris 

 green and landplaster. If the heads are partly 

 formed, sprinkle a little fine salt among the 

 leaves; this will sometimes check the worm. 

 Destroy the small yellow butterflies that hover 

 about the plants for they are the parents of the 

 worm. 



In some sections the cutworm is common. 

 This insect, living in the soil, cuts the young 

 cabbage plants off at the surface of the ground. 

 Fall plowing or spading will expose some of 

 these pests to the frost and destroy them. The 

 seedling is protected by wrapping a little paper 

 about the stem, extending it down to the roots 

 and about one-half to one inch above the sur- 

 face. 



Slugs also cut off the cabbage near the sur- 

 face. The paper does not protect the plants 

 so they must be protected by scattering a 

 little salt about it. Also place sweetened 

 bran mash mixed with Paris green where the 



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