HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1913 
parsnips, celery, etc., seldom appear in any 
great numbers and are easily demolished 
by hand picking. The very large “horn 
worms” which attack tomatoes and tobac¬ 
co may be controlled either by hand pick¬ 
ing or thorough work with arsenate of 
lead. 
Cucumber Beetles — These lively little 
black and yellow striped fellows attack cu¬ 
cumbers, muskmelons and other vined 
plants especially in their early stages of 
growth, and not only do great damages by 
their ravages of the foliage but are be¬ 
lieved to communicate the disease known 
as cucumber wilt. Spray with arsenate of 
lead and keep the vines covered with fine 
ashes or a generous sprinkling of tobacco 
dust. 
Cutworms — These are probably the most 
annoying of all garden pests and can¬ 
not be controlled by any spray used in the 
usual manner. The best of methods of 
prevention is to distribute at points a few 
feet apart, and a few days before the 
plants are set out, small pieces of poisoned 
bran mash; the latter is made by mixing 
bran with water and a little molasses until 
the mash is made and working Paris green 
or arsenate of lead through this thorough¬ 
ly. The worms are very fond of this sweet 
bait, and die happy and contented. Where 
you do find a plant cut off, early in the 
morning you can almost invariably locate 
the culprit near the root in the soil by 
turning it over with the fingers. 
Flea Beetle —This is a very minute and 
hard-shelled little jumping-jack which at¬ 
tacks the foliage of potatoes, tomatoes, 
young cabbage and turnip plants. Thor¬ 
ough work with kerosene emulsion or 
strong Bordeaux mixture or arsenate of 
lead will usually prevent their doing any 
damage. 
Potato Beetle — This intruder which 
needs no introduction to the gardening 
public invariably finds the potato patch no 
matter how small it is and any eggplant 
which you may set out. Arsenate is the 
most effective remedy, although Paris 
green is largely used also. Destroy all 
clusters of eggs which may be found upon 
the under sides of the leaves. 
Squash Bug — This is the large, flat bee¬ 
tle so very offensive in odor. I have never 
found anything which was effective in kill¬ 
ing the full-grown ones. The young, how¬ 
ever, do the real damage, and as these are 
soft-skinned they may be subdued with 
strong kerosene emulsion or a heavy dust¬ 
ing of tobacco. 
Blight —Among the diseases which one 
may expect to encounter in the vegetable 
garden, by far the most serious are the 
various forms of blight which attack pota¬ 
toes, causing early yellowing and wither¬ 
ing of the vines and in the late crop and 
the rotting of the tubers; “leaf spots” on 
tomato plants and blight or withering of 
the leaves in muskmelon vines and cu¬ 
cumbers. 
Mildew —Second in seriousness are the 
various forms of mildew which attack 
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