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quently infested with Flies, or tlieir Larva;, (I 
suppose the Jumping Beetle described on Cauli- 
flowers) to attract which it is not uncommon to 
sow a little Raddish seed on the Cauliflower 
ground a fortnight before transplanting ; the Flies 
preferring the tender leaves of the Raddish to 
those of the Cauliflower, the latter are supposed 
to escape.” 
I certainly prefer hand picking to encouraging 
poultry of any description, as the latter ai-e so 
liable to do injury by picking the plants and 
scratching the ground. In I’espect to sowing of 
Raddish with the Brassica seed, I think it cannot 
be of much service, as the insect appears to me to 
be equally attached to the young plants of the 
Bi ■assica and those of the Raddish. The sowing 
of the Raddish or Turnip seed a week or fortnight 
previous to permanent planting of Brocoli or Cau- 
liflowers is likely to be of some service in Beans, 
when the Beetles are numerous, as the seedlings 
of all those kinds are preferred to older plants. 
KIDNEY BEANS. 
Aphis. — The Dwarf Kidney Bean is liable to 
be infested with some species of the Aphides, princi- 
pally the Black kind, which so commonly preys 
upon the tops of the Garden Beans. It a2ipears to 
attack the young jjods, stalks, and leaves, which 
