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appear that this attack at least might be held in check. Where 
Beans or Peas are grown over large districts, as, for instance, in 
Canada, or other seed-supplying countries, the only real way to reduce 
infestation thoroughly, from time to time, is a change of crop to some¬ 
thing that the Bruchi (or Bean- and Pea-seed weevils) will not attack. 
Also, it is a very simple and desirable precaution, on the part of seed- 
supplying firms in this country, in case they have reason to know that 
there is bad infestation in whatever part of the world they may usually 
procure their supplies from, to change, temporarily at least, to another. 
It is a powerful argument in inducing proper attention from their 
suppliers, and is but just to their customers ; and I venture to draw 
attention to the subject, as I am aware of this being done by one at 
least of our most leading seed firms. 
CABBAGE. 
Cabbage and Turnip-Gall Weevil. Ceutorliynchus sulcicollis, Gy 11. 
1—5, galls, with maggots (maggot magnified at 3) ; 6 and 7, weevil, nat. size 
and magnified; 8, leg of weevil, magnified. 
The Cabbage and Turnip-gall Weevil does mischief by causing the 
growth of the smooth knobs, or clusters of knobs, often observable on 
the bulbs of Turnips and Swedes, and also on the underground part of 
the stem, or even the roots of various kinds of Cabbage. These galls 
do little harm in themselves, so far as Turnips are concerned,—that is, 
unless they are very numerous, or cause decay by wet lodging in the 
hollows in the galls, from which the maggots have escaped. But with 
Cabbage it is different. Here the gall-growths on the old stocks are 
not available for food as they are with the Turnips ; they carry off the 
sap in the wrong direction, besides inducing decay. 
Although the gall-swellings are different in their cause and nature 
from the disease known as “Anbury” or “ Finger-and-Toe ” in 
