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AUGUST 31. What a variety of enemies 

 have turneps in this country ! The " fly," the 

 kc canker," the " maggot" fat the root) and 

 the " anbury," have this year already deftroyed 

 myriads. 



The fy took them in their infant ftate ; 

 the grub and eater-pillar whilll their tops were 

 yet fmall ; and, now, when their tops have ai- 

 med got their full fize, they are hourly dwin- 

 dling with the anbury. 



The grub in itfelf would not perhaps be fa- 

 tal ; but the rooks, in order to come at it, pull 

 up not only the plants which are attacked, but 

 thofe alfo which are free from itj and by this 

 means clear them as they goi 



The anlury is a large excrefcence, which 

 forms itfelf below the apple. It grows, it 

 feems,to the fize of both the hands; and, as foon 

 as the hard weather fets in, or it is, by its own 

 nature, brought to maturity, it becomes pu- 

 trid, and fmells very offenfively. 



Atprefent, the ftateof three fpecimens which I 

 have taken up, and examined attentively, is this : 

 The apples of the turneps are juft forming 

 (about the fize of walnuts in the hulk) while 

 the anburies are already as big as the egg of a 



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