THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



shouldn't have any pests, because, no matter how 

 much behind the times a person might be, he would 

 make one supreme effort, and spray, to rid his 

 garden of bugs and disease. We must spray con- 

 tinually, and all our efforts will only keep the in- 

 sects in check. This can be accomplished best by 

 killing as many of the bugs as possible before they 

 breed. 



The various pests may be expected to appear 

 about as follows: 



APRIL. Aphis or green plant-lice and aspara- 

 gus beetle. , i 



MAY. Aphis, Colorado potato beetle, flea- 

 beetle, cut-worms. 



JUNE. Cabbage worms, Harlequin or fire-bug, 

 root maggot on cabbage and cauliflower, club root, 

 corn ear-worm, striped beetle on cucumbers, mel- 

 ons, and squashes, onion maggot, thrips. 



JULY. Bean anthracnose, celery rust, squash 

 bug, melon blight and mildew, tomato fruit 

 worm. ,;.,* 



AUGUST. Asparagus rust, celery caterpillar, 

 mildew on peas, potato blight, potato scab, squash 

 borer. 



The following is a list of the more common vege- 



