. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. loyo THE BOOK OF GARDENING. is favourable to the increase of these insects. Dustings of soot when the plants are wet tends to prevent an attack; while every effort should be made to keep the crop growing. Another Pea Beetle, Bruchus pisi, attacks the seeds. It is about the size of the Weevil already noted, but black in colour. Much might be done by way of prevention if all seed showing evidence of being "wormed" were kept in hot water at i25deg. Fahr. for an hour or more. Then there is also the objectionabl
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. loyo THE BOOK OF GARDENING. is favourable to the increase of these insects. Dustings of soot when the plants are wet tends to prevent an attack; while every effort should be made to keep the crop growing. Another Pea Beetle, Bruchus pisi, attacks the seeds. It is about the size of the Weevil already noted, but black in colour. Much might be done by way of prevention if all seed showing evidence of being "wormed" were kept in hot water at i25deg. Fahr. for an hour or more. Then there is also the objectionable Pea Moth {Grapholitha nebritana)^ whose pale green larvGe are frequently served up with the Peas, and thus vast numbers are destroyed. Little can be done to prevent attack. Thrips, Aphides, Wireworm, Slugs, and Cabbage Moth Caterpillars are all trouble- some. The first two may be kept at bay by means of hot water; the Slugs and Wireworms must be trapped; and the caterpillars will have to be hand-picked. Potatoes. Few vegetables are of such an accommodating nature as regards soil, situation, &c., as the Potato, and for that reason it does not always receive the attention it deserves. Although most soils will grow the tubers more or less well, yet a fine, deeply-worked soil, that has been well manured for a previous crop and dug or ploughed up roughly in the winter, is the best for the production of Potatoes of medium size, good form, and that will cook well when tested (it must warm border about the middle of March in rows 2oin. apart and I ft. between the tubers in the rows, drawing soil up to the tops when large enough. On light land Early Puritan and Beauty of Hebron are two early, heavy-cropping sorts, but, as a rule, are more suited for market than for the table. For mid-season re- quirements Sutton's Satisfaction and Sutton's Windsor Castle are splendid varieties ; the tubers are of good size, very handsome, with prominent eyes, abundant croppers, of extra good i Fig
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