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are the most to be feared, for not only do they 

 damage by the amount they eat, but just so 

 sure as allowed to remain for any considera- 

 ble time upon the vines, they will literally lay 

 the eggs for the future destruction of whatever 

 escapes their greedy jaws ! Therefore banish 

 them entirely. Do not think that, because 

 there are not enough to destroy your plants, 

 they will do no harm. The eggs of these bugs 

 soon hatch into white worms, grubs, or borers, 

 as they are generally termed, which enter the 

 body and main roots of the plants, frequently 

 boring and tunnelling through them until but 

 a resemblance of a honey-comb is left. Then 

 the plant withers and dies. There is no other 

 hope for it. The only remedy is to keep off 

 the bugs. The plans and preventives given 

 elsewhere for saving cabbage plants from the 

 attacks of the flea-beetle, will also apply to 

 squashes with equal force. 



Squashes will mix badly if different varieties 

 are planted near each other, or near gourds, 

 or any plants of the same natural order, but 

 the mixture will not show the first season, so it 

 will do no harm, providing the seeds from such 

 specimens are not saved for future planting. 



