94 FACTS AXD FIGURES OR THE 



INSECTS AND DISEASES. 



The same insects and diseases attack these crops that 

 attack the cucumber, and the remedies advised for that crop 

 apply here. If the plants start to damping ofT when young, 

 dust them with powdered sulphur. This disease is gener- 

 ally caused by excessive moisture and improper drainage, 

 and if these conditions exist you cannot remedy it, only let 

 it be a warning to you when you plant your next crop to 

 see that the land is thoroughly drained. 



