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and the fungus called mildew — some varieties more than others; 

 and also of the following insects, which the gardener should learn 

 to identify — American blight (Aphis lanigera), Apple-weevil (An- 

 thonymus pomoram), purple Apple-weevil (Rhynchites Bacchue), 



Apple saw-fly (Tenthredo testudinea), codling moth (Carpocapsa 

 pomonella), stem -boring weevil (Rhynchites alliaria), Apple-tree 

 mussel-scale (Aspidiotis conchiformis), caterpillar figure -of -8 moth 

 (Episema ca3ruleocephala), caterpillar of wood leopard-moth (Zen- 

 zera a^sculi), caterpillar winter moth (Hibernia brumata), cater- 

 pillar of goat moth (Cossus ligniperda), caterpillar of ermine Apple- 

 moth (Yponomenta malivorella). The Apricot is subject to diseases 

 called canker, death in the branches, and to attacks of mildew, and 

 of some of the following insects — Curculio tenebricosus (small de- 

 structive beetle), Tortrix Waeberiana (the larva of green colour with 

 red head, leaves in his track reddish-brown heaps on branches), and 

 Ditula angustiorana (greenish caterpillar.) The Plum-tree is subject 

 to canker and exudation of gum, and to attacks from Tortrix Waeberi- 

 ana and Tenthredo morio (saw - fly.) The Pear - tree is subject to 

 canker and to attacks from the following insects : Aspidiotis ostreae- 

 f ormis (scale), Aphis pyri mali, Curculio pyri, Luperus rufipes (red-footed 

 beetle), slugworm (the caterpillar of Selandria atra), and Astyages 

 hemerobiella. The Peach and Nectarine trees are subject to canker, 

 gum, and mildew, and to attacks from the following insects : greenfly, 

 red-spider, the caterpillar of Episema caeruleocephala, destroying the 

 leaves, Tortrix "Waeberiana, Tenthredo populi (poplar saw-fly), and 

 earwigs. The Cherry-tree is liable to gum and the following insects : 

 red-spider, Aphis cerasi (Cherry-tree louse), Tenthredo cerasi, and 

 Cossos ligniperda. 



In the kitchen-garden will be found the herbs generally grown by 

 themselves, and the names of which the gardener will have very early 

 to learn in order correctly to serve, as it is called, " the kitchen " 

 with such of them as are from time to time daily required, and this 

 duty is generally one which devolves on the young gardener very 

 early after entering on his apprenticeship. A list of them and their 

 allies may be useful to him, and is here supplied : Angelica (Angelica 

 archangelica), Balm (Melissa officinalis), Basil, sweet (Ocymum basili- 

 cum), Basil, bush (Ocymum minimum), Borage (Borago officinalis), 

 Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba), Chamomile (Anthemis chamomilla), 

 Chervil (Chaerophyllum sativum), Chives (Allium schaenoprasum), 

 Fennel (Fceniculum vulgare), Garlic (Allium sativum), Hyssop (Hys- 

 sopus officinalis), Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), Horse - radish 

 (Cochlearia armoraica), Lavender (Lavandula vera), Marigold, pot 

 (Calendula officinalis), Marjoram, pot (Origanum onites), Marjoram, 

 sweet (Origanum marjorana), Mint (Mentha viridis), Peppermint 

 (Mentha piperita), Parsley (Petroselinum sativum), Pennyroyal (Men- 

 tha pulegium), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Rue (Ruta grave- 



