. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . 229. Wire-covered box for protectingplants from insects. PROTECTING PLANTS 187 mm. 230. Protecting from cut-worms. and the upper edge of the cotton turned down like the top ofa boot; the insects cannot crawl over this obstruction (p. 203). The maggots that attack the roots of y^ cabbages and cauliflowers may be keptfrom the plant by pieces of tarred paper,which are placed close about the stem uponthe surface of the ground. Fig. 232 illus-trates a hexagon of p
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . 229. Wire-covered box for protectingplants from insects. PROTECTING PLANTS 187 mm. 230. Protecting from cut-worms. and the upper edge of the cotton turned down like the top ofa boot; the insects cannot crawl over this obstruction (p. 203). The maggots that attack the roots of y^ cabbages and cauliflowers may be keptfrom the plant by pieces of tarred paper,which are placed close about the stem uponthe surface of the ground. Fig. 232 illus-trates a hexagon of paper, and also showsa tool used for cutting it. This means ofpreventing the attacks of the cabbagemaggot is described in detail by the late Professor Goff (for another method of controlling cabbage maggot see p. 201):— The cards are cut in a hexagonal form, in order better to economize the material, and a thinner grade of tarred paper than the ordinary roofing felt is used, as it is not only cheaper, but be-ing more flexible, the cards made from it are more 231. Protecting trees from readily placed cut-worms. about the plantwithout being torn. The blade of thetool, which should be made by an expertblacksmith,
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