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the leaf. Plants that are much crowded and do not get suffi- 
cient light and air, are specially liable to an attack. 
Remedies. — Spraying with the sulphide solution advised for 
Leaf Rust will destroy the mildew, and also prevent it again 
infecting the foliage. Dustings with flowers of sulphur will 
also prove effectual. Extremes of temperature, when the plants 
are housed, should also be avoided. 
Millepedes. — These small, active little animals, com- 
monly known as Thousand Feet, are sometimes a source of 
trouble to growers of pot plants. Although their natural food 
is supposed to be decaying matter, they are known to attack 
the roots of plants grown in pots and outdoors, and thus in a 
Millepedes or False Wireworms. 
1, London Snake Millepede; 2 and 3, Spotted Snake Millepede: 4. Common Snake 
Millepede ; 5, Antenna magniBed ; 6 and 7, Flat Millepede. Nos. 3 and 7 are 
magniBed, others natural size. 
measure cripple root action. There are at least three kinds 
that are hurtful — namely, Julus guttatus, an inch long, very 
slender, with an ochreous-coloured body, spotted with crimson ; 
Julus terrestris, which is about an inch long, leaden or pitchy 
in colour, and more or less cylindrical in shape ; and Polydes- 
mus complanatus, a flat kind with a lilac- tinted body. All are 
furnished with a large number of legs. The Spotted Millepede 
(J. guttatus) may be found in clusters near roots that have 
started to decay. The millepedes are active creatures and curl 
up when disturbed. 
