72 A MANUAL OF 



His peculiar circumstances must enable him to 

 decide which of these three alternatives is his 

 best hold. 



The plants may be easily prepared to with- 

 stand this enemy by wrapping each stem with 

 a small strip of thin paper, which, when the 

 plant is set in position, will extend down to, or 

 slightly into, the soil, and up one or two inches 

 from the surface. There are, doubtless, prepa- 

 rations in which the stems of the plants may 

 be dipped which will also repel or kill the 

 worm, and still not injure the plant. Experi- 

 ments in this direction might result in valua- 

 ble discoveries. 



If a few days' time can be spared between 

 preparing the ground and setting the plants, 

 these worms may be pretty effectually extermi- 

 nated by sowing a quantity of beans over the 

 .piece and lightly harrowing or raking them in. 

 They will come up quickly and be attacked by 

 the cut-worms. Then, by passing over the 

 ground daily for a few days and hunting the 

 worms, which are readily found just under the 

 surface, close by the plants which they have 

 just cut down, the patch can readily be cleared 

 of the pests. 



THE GREEN WORM. The next enemy from 



