THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



attack by early fall ploughing, harrowing, or 

 disking. 



CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER. Aphis. Spray 

 with kerosene emulsion, or a whale-oil-soap solu- 

 tion, when numerous, and repeat if necessary. 



Cabbage Worm. Spray with a poisoned resin- 

 lime mixture, if plants have not headed; otherwise 

 use hellebore or kerosene emulsion. 



Club Root. Large clubs or knobs on roots. 

 Dig up and destroy all infested plants, and give 

 soil a heavy dressing of lime. Never plant either 

 of these vegetables on land known to be infected. 



Cut-worms. Protect stems with bands of paper 

 or use poisoned bait. 



Harlequin Cabbage Bug. Sow mustard early 

 as a catch crop and destroy the bugs thereon with 

 kerosene, or resort to hand-picking. 



Root Maggot. Protect plants with paper col- 

 lars, or wet the surrounding soil with emulsion com- 

 posed of one pound of soap, one gallon of boiling 

 water, and one pint of crude carbolic acid diluted 

 with thirty parts of water. 



CELERY. Blight. Make fortnightly applica- 

 tions of Bordeaux mixture until plants are one- 

 half or two-thirds grown, then use an ammoniacal 



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