1782. NORFOLK. 297 



But whether the plants above fpoken of were 122. 

 or were not preferved from the caterpillars by TVRNEP 

 the elder-brufh, I am very much of opinion, PILLAR^, 

 that in regard to their growth and healthful- 

 nefsj they received fomc benefit from it. The 

 exercife of the wind, it is well known, greatly 

 accelerates the growth of turneps ; and it feems 

 not unreafonable to fuppofe, that the exercife of 

 the elder-brum produced a fimilar effect. The 

 plants in queftion are peculiarly fine, and the 

 incident appears to me to be worth preferving. 



Towards the fca, where the vermin were 

 very numerous, the plants were ftripped in a few 

 days ; fo that if the farmer had had fkill, he 

 had not time, to fave them. His only refource 

 was, to plow up the ground and fow it a fecond 

 time : and it is probable, that two-thirds of the 

 turnep-grounds in Eaft Norfolk have been fub- 

 jedted to this treatment. 



But what is ftill more unfortunate, fome of 

 the farmers, who plowed up and refowed, have 

 loft their fecond crop ; for, being willing to 

 fave the borders and patches which had fared 

 better than the main body of the clofe, they 

 left them Handing : but, the plow and harrow 

 not being equal to the deftruction of the whote 

 of the caterpillars, thofe which furvived crawled 



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