. The diseases of crops and their remedies : a handbook of economic biology for farmers and students. Plant diseases. BOOT CROPS. 61 be allowed to dry before they are ; We can thoroTighly recommend tlie following " mixed " manure for the growth of potatoes:— SI cwt. kainit 1 „ nitrate of soda . ^ „ iron sulphate 2 „ mineral superphosphate The ingredients to be thoroughly mixed together, and applied after setting the seed potatoes (See the author's Treatise on Manures, or Manures and their Uses). (2) £ s. d. 0 2 0 . 0 9 10 . 0 1 3 . 0 5 0 £0 18 1. Fig. 26.—TuKNip " F


. The diseases of crops and their remedies : a handbook of economic biology for farmers and students. Plant diseases. BOOT CROPS. 61 be allowed to dry before they are ; We can thoroTighly recommend tlie following " mixed " manure for the growth of potatoes:— SI cwt. kainit 1 „ nitrate of soda . ^ „ iron sulphate 2 „ mineral superphosphate The ingredients to be thoroughly mixed together, and applied after setting the seed potatoes (See the author's Treatise on Manures, or Manures and their Uses). (2) £ s. d. 0 2 0 . 0 9 10 . 0 1 3 . 0 5 0 £0 18 1. Fig. 26.—TuKNip " Fly " (Haltica nemorum). A. beetle (nat. Bize). B. Beetle (enlarged). C. Masses of eggs (nat. size). Burn all infested haulms, as this destroys any hibernating sclerotia, etc, (7) The Parasites of Toenips {Brassica rapa). The Turnip Fly {Haltica nemorum, Phylletreta nemorum, or " turnip flea," Fig. 26) belongs to the Halti- cidce, a family of small beetles. They are oval insects, often measuring less than one-twelfth of an inch in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Griffiths, A. B. (Arthur Bower), 1859-. London : G. Bell


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