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to this, and every bean -grower who reads this should 

 make an effort to keep the scourge out of his own 

 neighborhood, by urging upon others, at the Farm- 

 ers' Club, or at the meetings of any local societies, the 

 necessity of planting only sound seed, and of thoroughly 

 destroying any that may be received from abroad and 

 found buggy. 



CABBAGE. 

 CABBAGE BUTTERFLIES, 



There is a certain group of butterflies, known, scien- 

 tifically, by the name of Pieris, to farmers as ' ' Garden 

 Whites " or ' ' Cabbage Butterflies. " They are easily rec- 

 ognized by the following characters: The wings are 

 generally white, with inconspicuous black markings, and 

 occasionally with green or yellow underneath; they are 

 very broad, and have no scallops or indentations in the 

 margin; the hind wings in outline resemble an egg. 



The feelers (palpi) are rather slender, but project be- 

 yond the head; the antennae have a short, flattened knob. 

 Their flight is lazy and lumbering. The caterpillars are 

 nearly cylindrical, taper a little towards each end, and 

 are sparingly clothed with short down — which requires a 

 microscope to be distinctly seen. They suspend them- 

 selves by the tail and a transverse loop, and their chrysa- 

 lids are angular at the side and pointed at both ends." 

 (Harris. ) 



This genus is interesting, though disagreeably so, to 

 every farmer, for the different species are very destruc- 

 tive to various vegetables — among others, cabbages, nas- 

 turtium, mignonette, cauliflowers, turnips, and carrots. 



