Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05

ing formulas for the sprays herein recon-
mended for specified vegetables we're
printed in this department Saturday,
June 23.
CABBAGE plants do not naturally have
perforated or ragged leaves The common
green cabbage worm the cabbage looper
and the tiny caterpillar Of the diamond
back moth cause the principal leaf damage.
All are chewing larvae and are readily
poisoned with arsenicals.
Apply powdered lead arsenate. one part,
TO Ave to ten parts OF plaster paris oi
slaked lime with a duster as soon as the
earliest injury is noted.
There Is no danger of poisoning the cab
bage head for human consumption unless II
should crack open when about grown.
Usually treatments are not needed after
that time, i.
The larva Of the cabbage maggot attacks
the cabbage stem at the ground line. Enaw-
ing off the succulent bark The plants break
off or willing occurs. The maggot lays It's
eggs at the base of the plant It's dislike OF
creosote and to crawling under any object
are utilized to good advantage in prevent
ing it's ravages by placing creosoted disk
of paper around the stem of the plant when
Il is set in the field.
The cabbage worm is another vegetable
enery. The white or yellow cabbage but
ter0ies so often seen in the spring lay their
ogge on the leaves of the cabbage, and the
larvae matched from these eggs feed on the
leaves. When the butterflies are observed
The plants should be busted preferably
when wet with dew, with mixture OF one
art of powdered arsenate OF lead ana nine
parts slaked lime. Before the caoDage Is
nature the arsenate will have been washed
off.
CAIrJIFOUER, RADISH, CABBAGE and
1ETTUCE are attacked by cabbage aphis
or cabbage plant louise, soft-bodied' awk-
ward grayish or green-colored pug, IL
feeds by sucking the plant Juices, Fiahts
attacked are stunted and many ran 10 mead
at all Control measures cohslst Vi SPraS"s
with tobacco solution. -
~ the root crops. the CABBAGE TUh-
$TP and RADISH are subject to disease
known as club root, which taxes its name
from abnormal enlargements pToduceu on
,ha roots This disease prevents the plahts
80, developing normally The organism
na,,sing II lives over in the soil, therefore
- should be exercised not TO carry IN
fected soil or manure to unintecteo Spots
Po,,oys all infected plants and destroy py
burning. Lining the soil in the early spring
will usually check this disease
p,oct rot of cabbage Is bacterial as
- nroducIng dark discoloration OF the
,,oIns The margins OF the outer leaves
chow the first symptoms. II these are care
s,,Ily removed, the disease may be checkeo
The seed may carry the orsahisHi IoI',
w. seed in 1900 corrosive subllmate solu-
tn,, Cor ffteen minutes will help to control
~, nest Badly diseased plants should be
reInO wn0OTsToEs-Spray vines with bordeaux
oraenate for Colorado beetle, blight, etc
oNIONs-The onion maggot, the chlet
oremv. is the young stage of small, two
'tnged nv The parent files hatch In the
rnrIng when the onion plants are just
sboyying through the ground. Eggs are
nsuallv laid around the base of the onion
nIant, at or just under the surface OF the
soil. These eggs hatch In a few days and
the Young maggots burrow at once into
| tbs tender plants. The maggots attain
| their full growth in two or three weeks
and then the flies emerge There may be
| two or more broods the same season. Poison
| bait favored with CHOPPED onions Is
| suggested remedy, but not infallible. II
should not be left in reach Of children
| chickens or domestic animals
| BEANS, bush or pole, must not be worked
when they are damp because it will spot
| them The spot is caused by anthracnose
| a fIngous disease. These spots are small
| brownsh or purplsh discoloratiOns at first
but they become larger, and the center
turns dark and is sNnken. Where several
| of these spots are close together they
coalesce, making one large irregular spot
| Stems, leaves and fruit are infected, but
| il is the pods where most OF the damage Is
| done Infected beans are unsightly and,
| while they can be used, are OF no use for
market purposes.
|, To avoid trouble from this disease, buy
seed of varieties supposed 10 be free from
| It, II the seed is home grown, select Il
| from pods not infected Then spray with
bordeaux mixture. When the weather is
| moist and humid make frequent spraying
| (eyery seven TO tea days), but in dry
| weather the intervals can be longer.
| Do not pick beans or cultivate when
| wet The disease may spread after the
| beans are picked, so 1t 10 advisable to use
them as soon as possible.
Bean blight, caused by bacterium is
| often confused with anthraonose on the
mods. The irregular water-soaked areas
| resultlEg from bean blight are not sunken
| or so sharply defined as those from an
| thracnose. The leaves show large brown,
watery patches which later dry and be-
| come ptpery In texture. The disease is
| carried over on the seeds. Remove and
destroy badly diseased plants and keep
down insects which assist in the spread
| Of the organisms.
CUCUMBERs, MUsKAIELONs, squash,
| numplins and other cucubitaceous vege-
| tables are often affected by tiny green
melon aphids, sucking the plant juices
| from the under side of the foliage. Very
rand reproduction accounts for their sud
den appearance in countless and destructive
| numbers. Watch plants closely for first
appearance Of aphids and treat Immediately
with great thoroughness,
Spray under side Of foliage with nicotine
solution or strong tobacco decoetion In
soapsuds Follow up with weekly sprays
IL necessary, until pest Is under control.
| Greatest damage Is done TO young plants.
hence early treatment Is most important.
The common yellow and black striped
| cucumber beetle causes damage to euou-
bitaceous plants. The adult beetles feed
on and destroy the new leaves. a damage
very apparent This beetle lays eggs about
the plant from which develop tiny white,
thread-iike larvae, which burrow and tun-
mel in the stems Just at the surface OF the
| ground. This injury often causes sudden
whiting and death Of plants.