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On the Kohl-Rabi. 
Diseases, Insects, and Accidents. ' 
Of all the cultivated plants of the farm, the Kohl-Rabi is the 
hardiest and the least liable to disease. It is attacked, although 
rarelv, by " anbury," and also by " clubbing." The former never 
assumes its virulent stage in the Kohl-Rabi, so far as our own 
observations extend. The latter, which is sometimes mistaken 
for the incipient stages of " anbury," makes its appearance on 
the stem, a little above the root, in the form of a small gall or 
wart, which gradually enlarges. On the excrescence being 
opened, a small dusky maggot is found, said to be the lar>'a of 
the cabbage- fly {Anthomyia brassic(s), although others affirm it 
to be the larva of Carculio contractus, \yhere a number of these 
are present and a congeries of warts is found, the plant becomes 
unhealthy and never arrives at perfection. It is said to affect 
plants raised on soil where continued crops of the brassica tribe 
have been raised. Change of soil, if this theor}- be correct, will 
afford a remedy. Where " clubbing " is present in the seed- 
bed, a direct application of the following composition may be 
resorted to : — 
Fresh soot 1 gallon. 
Powdered saltpetre 1 lb. 
Add water sufficient to reduce it to the consistency of coal-tar, 
and, as the plants are lifted from the seed-bed they should be 
dipped into this composition before transplanting to the drills. 
The common cabbage aphis {Aphis hrassiccE) attacks the Kohl- 
Rabi, swarming on the under sitfe of the leaves, but we never saw 
them on the purple varieties. Thej generally make their appear- 
ance about the end of July. 
Hares and rabbits are most destructive enemies of the Kohl- 
Rabi, and where they abound the damage done to the crop is 
very great. A ridge or two of carrots and parsley between the 
Kohl-Rabi and their cover will supply them with a food they 
prefer, and the crop may by these means be preserved. This 
precaution should be adopted in advance of the transplanting, 
for a ridge of carrots and parsley cannot be placed there after the 
animals commence their depredations. 
Peactical Opinions on the Culture of Kohl-Rabi. 
This Paper will hardly be considered complete without record- 
ing the result of the cultivation of the Kohl-Rabi by a few, at 
least, of our practical agriculturists. The evidence in its favour, 
indeed, is so complete and so generally acknowledged, that it is 
matter of surprise to find its cultivation so limited. We can only 
