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ORCHARDS. 



it of course requires that a record of the numbers and the 

 names thev represent should be carefully kept." — American 

 Agricultuinst. 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE TREE AND 

 ITS FRUIT. 



The apple trees of Virginia, and the South generally, as 

 far as the author's knowledge extends, are not infested with 

 insects to any serious extent; but the same cannot be said of 

 the fruit, although, comparatively speaking, our losses in this 

 regard are but small when compared with those of the North. 

 There, and to some extent throughout the West, they have 

 vast armies of insect enemies to contend with, which at the 

 present day make successful fruit growing, in those parts, a 

 more difficult and scientific pursuit than here. 



If the farmers in this country knew more of entomology, 

 or were better acquainted with the nature and habits of insects 

 [hugs as some tenn them) that are injurious to vegetation, it 

 would be the means of saving many thousands of dollars to 

 productive industry, and much to themselves individually; 

 for most persons can form no idea of the extent of damage 

 done to orchards by these little depredators. 



We think we cannot give a better or more recent account 

 of these destructive insects than can be found in the " Re- 

 port" of the Missouri State Entomologist for the year 

 1868-69, as they are in perfect accordance with our own 

 views on this subject and should be widely disseminated 

 throughout all the fruit growing regions of our country : 





