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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
CHAPTER XI. 
A FEW FRIENDS. 
Since we have described the enemies of the chrysanthemum, 
it is only just that we should also draw the grower’s attention 
to a few of the friendly insects and animals that may occasion- 
ally, if not frequently, be seen on the plants or in the garden, 
in order that they may be spared to help him in reducing the 
number of the former. It would be wrong to treat every 
living creature found on plants or in the garden as a foe. 
One must learn to discriminate between the two, so as to 
spare those who render the gardener a ^ lasting service in 
reducing the pests that conspire to do so much injury to 
his plants. 
Tliese are somewhat similar to the Millipedes, but much more active. They frequent 
the soil and drain^gre of pot plants in search of other creatures as food. 1. 
Enlarged view of head of a centipede. 2 is the Common Centipede (Lithobius 
farficatus), and 3 the Snake Centipede (Geophilus longicornis). 
Centipedes. — First of all, there are the centipedes. 
The most familiar of these is Lithobius forcipatus, an active, 
agile little creature, with a shining, horny, ochreous-coloured 
body, and fifteen pairs of bristly, spiny legs and a couple 
of longish horns. It measures about an inch in length, 
and is furnished with very powerful jaws. This creature 
may frequently be met with in the drainage of pots and in 
