202 DISEASES OF THE SWEET PEA 



the roots of sweet pea plants, sow corn 

 which has been soaked for ten days in water 

 containing arsenic or strychnine before the 

 sweet pea seeds are planted. The larva 

 will attack the poisonous com kernels and 

 die. Another way is to scatter poisoned 

 and sweetened corn meal dough which will 

 act as a bait. 



White grubf may be controlled by the 

 use of bisulphide of carbon and kerosene 

 emulsion. The latter is diluted about ten 

 times and poured on the ground about the 

 infected plants. This, however, is a risky 

 procedure. Fall plowing is a valuable 

 remedy since many of the grubs are thus 

 exposed to the cold winter weather and 

 killed. 



Cut worms may be controlled by the use 

 of a poisoned bran made as follows: to 

 three ounces of molasses add one gallon 

 of water, and sufficient bran to make a 



