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slightly damaged should be treated with carbon disulphide as 

 herein described, and well fertilized to promote growth and vigor. 



Making the Paper Disks. 



During the previous season the tarred paper disks could be 

 purchased from a New York firm, but this season we were unable 



Fig. ig. Hexagonal disk of tarred paper for use on stems of cabbage 

 plants. 



to obtain them. We did not have a special tool for cutting them, 

 so they were made in the following manner : 



Fig. 20. Method of cutting hexagonal disks. 



The disks were hexagonal in shape and four inches across, and 

 were cut from a roll of single-ply tarred felt or paper. The paper 

 was placed on a table and unrolled upon a smooth board as 



