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ovated, black, with a dingy or dull white stripe on 
each of its upper testaceous wing cases. Its gene- 
ral habits in its perfect state ai’e, to lodge in the 
earth in the night time or rainy weather, and fol- 
low its ravenous pursuits on fine days, in the act 
of which it appeal’s quite alive to danger, as at 
the approach of any one it makes a prodigious 
leap. It proves a great enemy to the seedlings of 
this plant, as well as all the Brassica tribe, w'hen 
they are in the seed or first leaf. In dry weather, 
it voraciously devours and very often consumes the 
whole of the plants in such a manner that if the 
gardener has not examined his seed-bed at their 
first coming up, he will be led to suppose that the 
seed has been bad, which attaches blame to the 
seedsmen, for delivering bad seed, when in fact 
those, together with the Slugs, Grub, and various 
other insects ai’e the I’ogues, and not always the 
seedsmen. 
Fob their Destruction. — Dusting the 
plants slightly and frequently over w'ith quick- 
lime in a morning is a good preventive, and 
although it does not destroy the insect, it will 
be found of great use in hindering their feeding. 
Frequent watering with clear water retai’ds them 
a good deal. The Mixtiu’e (No, 6) kills them. 
This may be applied with the engine at the time 
of feeding ; or it will be of service to have the beds 
made fine, and gently clapped at the time of sowing, 
and lures of bean straw, or similar materials, laid 
in the walks. These must be well watered over 
