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pest ; consult Chapter VII for general remedies. One 

 of the most successful remedies (for cabbage or 

 cauliflower) is the use of pads of tarred paper. The 

 pads are cut in a hexagonal form in order to econo- 

 mize the material, and a thinner grade of tarred 

 paper than the ordinary roofing felt is used. The 

 dotted lines in the illustration represent slits or cuts 

 in each piece. Pads should be about two and one- 

 half inches in diameter; one thickness of paper is 

 enough. By having a steel die made, the complete 



pads can be quickly and easily punched 

 out. The pads should be placed about 

 the plants at the time of transplanting 

 to the open ground. To place one, 

 bend it slightly, to open the slit, then 

 slip it on the plant, the stem enter- 

 ing the slit, after which spread the 



pad out flat, and press the points formed by the 

 star-shaped cut snugly around the stem. When in 

 place, the pad rests flat on the ground, completely 

 encircling the stem and fitting tightly around it — 

 the idea being to prevent the root-maggot fly from 

 depositing her eggs on stem near the ground. Plants 

 while in the seedbed should be protected with mos- 

 quito-netting. 



Cabbage worms — green and plentiful — are well 

 known to every cabbage grower ; they are the larvae 

 of the white butterflies which fl.y around cabbage 

 fields. Remedies : The main secret of success is 

 regular, persistent treatment nearly every week. One 

 treatment alone does little good, owing to the fact 

 that new egg supplies are being placed on the cab- 

 bages by the butterflies all summer. Buhach is a 

 safe and an excellent remedy to use (see Chapter 

 V). Hot water: Water at a temperature of 130° 



