96 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
feeders, and therefore will attack a large number of plants in 
one season. This, taken into consideration with the fact that 
they live from three to five years in the larval state before 
turning into the perfeet beetle, will afford some idea of the 
injury likely to be done by a single grub if allowed to attain its 
full development. 
Remedies. — To guard against the presence of these grubs in 
pots, the compost should be carefully searched over before 
using. Old decayed turf is especially liable to contain wire- 
Click Beetles and Wireworms. 
Figr. 1, Lines showing: natural size of Click Beetle ; 2, Elater lineatus ; 3, another 
Click Beetle (Elater obscurus) ; 5, a third Click Beetle (Elater sputator)» natural size ; 
6, the same magnified ; 7, 8. and 9, larvse or wireworms of above beetles ; 11, pupa or 
chrysalis. 
worms, hence in pulling this to pieces, keep a sharp look out 
for wireworms. With regard to outdoor plants, it is only 
during the first month they are placed in the ground that 
wireworms are likely to be troublesome. If any plant be found 
drooping, lift and examine the base of the stem, and the culprit 
will generally be discovered. Burying pieces of carrot in the 
soil will attract wireworms, and enable them to be easily 
caught. Dressing the soil before planting with a mixture of 
one part of naphthalene and fifteen parts of fresh lime (4 ozs. 
per square yard) will thoroughly rid it of soil pests. 
Woodlice. — Several kinds of Woodlice or Slaters are 
partial to the buds of the chrysanthemum. The Common 
