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three or four inches, should be thrown over the Cabbage 

 beds, so as to prevent excessive freezing, and to facilitate 

 the getting at the Cabbages in hard weather. 



INSECTS ATTACKING THE CABBAGE. 



The insects that attack the Cabbage tribe are various, 

 and for some of them we regret to say that we are almost 

 helpless in arresting their ravages. Young Cabbage 

 plants in fall or in hot-beds in spring, are often troubled 

 with the Aphis, or, as it is popularly known, the " Green 

 fly," or "Green louse." This is easily destroyed by hav- 

 ing the plants dusted over once or twice with tobacco 

 dust. This same insect, of a blue color, is often disas- 

 trous to the growing crop in the field, and, on its first 

 appearance, tobacco dust should be applied, as, of course, 

 if the Cabbage is headed up, it could not be used ; hence, 

 it is always best to apply it as a preventive remedy. 



Another insect which attacks them in these stages is a 

 species of slug, or small caterpillar a green, glutinous 

 insect, about one-fourth or one-half an inch in length. 

 This is not quite so easily destroyed as the other, but will 

 succumb to a mixture of one part white hellebore to 

 four parts lime dust, sprinkled on thick enough as to 

 slightly whiten the plants. 



This same remedy we have found to be the most effica- 

 cious in preventing the ravages of the " Black Flea," or 

 "Jumping Jack," that is often so destructive to Cabbage 

 plants sown or planted in open ground during May and 

 June, but in this case ics application may have to be 

 repeated daily often for two weeks. 



Another most troublesome insect is the Cabbage cater- 

 pillar, which often attacks the crop when just beginning 

 to head. This is the larva of a species of small white 

 butterfly, which deposits its eggs on the crop in May or 

 June. When fields of Cabbage are isolated, or where 

 neighbors can be found to act in unison, the best plan is 



