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body and ends in a sharp snout. The insect is quite common 

 when the peas are in bloom. It deposits an egg- on the young pod. 

 The grub enters and eats its way into the interior of the pod, en- 

 tering the pea. The insect remains within the seed throughout 

 this larval stage and also through the pupal stage or rest stage, 

 coming out in the early spring after the seed has been planted, as 

 a beetle, to lay more eggs. The remedy in controlling this insect 

 is to use bisulphide of carbon to fumigate the seeds. The way 

 to do this is to place 100 pounds of seeds in a tight barrel or bin. 

 Use one ounce of bisulphide of carbon, pouring the same over the 

 seeds, and close the receptacle tightly. Allow this to remain for 

 some time. The beetle will then be destroyed. 



Pea Louse. — The annual loss from this insect runs into many 

 millions of dollars. It is a small greenish-brown insect with long 

 legs, found on the underside of the leaves. It is very tender and, 

 therefore, should easily be controlled. On a small scale nicotine 

 solution 'such as Black Leaf 40 should be sprayed on the plants, or 

 a solution of kerosene, soap and water. Twenty-five per cent, 

 kerosene should be used. Many birds and insects are its natural 

 enemies. Another method is to cultivate the peas, sending a boy 

 ahead to knock the pest from the vines, then bury these insects 

 with the cultivator. 



Bliglit or Leaf Spot. — This is a discolored area generally 

 found upon the stem near the ground. It is somewhat similar to 

 anthracnose on the bean. The disease works through the pod and 

 to the seed, infecting it. The remedy is self-evident ; select seed 

 that is not infected. The vines may be sprayed with bordeaux, 

 beginning when four to six inches in height and continuing about 

 every four to six days. After the crop has been harvested, the 

 vines should be burned, in order to check the spread of the disease. 



Mildew. — Mildew is a whitish or grayish coating generally 

 found on the pea leaves late in the season and after the weather 

 has become somewhat warm. The remedy for this particular 

 disease is dusting the affected plants with sulphur. Peas grown 

 on cool sites are less likely to be troubled. 



VARIETIES 



For canning the Alaska is one of the common varieties. This 

 may be a good source for the canner, but is a very poor eating 



