282 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
Pests. Spray with kerosene emulsion for plant lice. 
Use dry Bordeaux mixture for flea beetle. Destroy cut- 
worms by digging for them and by using poisoned bait. 
The pea weevil, sometimes present in peas, lays its eggs 
in the pod and passes through its larval state in the 
pea. Only seeds that 
are free from weevils 
should be planted. 
PEPPERS 
The pepper plant is 
grown for its fruit. 
The small varieties are 
used for pickling; the 
large kinds are often 
used while green for 
“mangoes” and stuffed 
peppers. Though very 
tender while young, 
the plant will not be 
Fic. 152. Taking a Pepper Plant 
out of a Pot 
injured by considerable 
frost in the autumn. 
Pepper plants may he grown from the seed when all 
danger from frost is over, or they may be transplanted. 
The latter method makes the stronger plants. 
Soil. Peppers need a light, warm, rich, moist soil. 
Growing plants in boxes. Sow the seeds in March 
in a box near a window or under glass. When the 
