INDEX. 



Abraxas grossulariata, 89 



Acarus (Tetranychus) telarius, 217 



Aceto-arsenite of copper (Paris- or 

 Emerald-green), percentage analysis 

 of, 173 



Allied Sawfly, 108, 109 



"Ambrosia Beetles," 158 — 196 



American Blight, 1 — 6 ; effect of, on 

 growth of bark, 2 ; description of, 5 ; 

 remedies for, 3 — 6 



Anguillula radicicola, 227 



Anisoplia horticola, 29 



Anisopteryx «scularia, 177 



Anthonomus pomorum, 45 



" Antipest " mixture serviceable in- 

 stead of kerosine emulsion, 93, 100 



Aplielenchus fragariae, 251 



Aphis, Apple, 6 



cerasi, 49 



Cherry, 49 



Currant, 58 



Hop and Plum, 151 



mali, 6 



Plum, 146 



pruni, 146 



ribis, 58 



Woolly (or American Blight), 1 



Apple, 1 — 48 



Aphis (or Green Fly), 6 — 8 ; de- 

 scription of, 7 : remedies for, and 

 birds injurious to, 8 



bark Beetle (see Shot-borer 



Beetle), 185 



blossom Weevil, 45 — 48; life- 

 history and habits of, 45 — 47 ; 

 jarring down to get rid of, 47 



Mussel Scale, 38 — 42 ; wide 



distribution of, 39 ; life-history of, 

 39 ; male of, 40 ; recipes for appli- 

 cations to destroy, 40—42 



Sawfly, 35 — 38 ; description 



and habits of, 35^37 ; remedial 

 measures, 38 



Apple-suckers (or Apple Chermes), 42 

 — 45 ; life-history of, 43 ; remedial 

 measures, 44 



Arsenite (Aceto-) of copper (Emerald- 

 green or Paris-green), 173 



Arsenite of lead (gipsine), 175 



• of lime (London-purple), 174 ; 



mixture of lime with, 175 

 Aspidotus conchiformis, 38 



B. 



Balaninus nucum, 116 



Banding trees with tarred haybands, 

 12 ; with paper or pieces of sacks, 

 &c., 13 ; see also Grease-banding 

 and Sticky-banding, 162 — 166 



Bat Beetles (see Ground Beetles), 233 



Birds, kinds destructive to Apple 

 Green Fly, 8, — to Rose Chafer 

 grubs, 34 



Blue- head Caterpillar, 16 



Bombyx (Gastropacha) neustria, 21 



Bostrichus dispar, 185 



Bryobia prfetiosa, 94 



ribis, 94 



Byturus tomentosus, 202 



Calathus cisteloides, 235 



Carpocapsa pomonella, 9 



Caterpillars, to destroy in tunnels in 

 trees, 20, 21; hairy, fed on by 

 Cuckoos, 24 



"Cauliflower" (Eelworm) disease of 

 Strawberry, 251—258; reason for 

 name, 251 ; account of attack, 251, 

 252 ; description of infestation by 

 Dr. Eitzema Bos, 255, 256 



Cecidomyia nigra ? 120 



. pyricola ? 120 



Cetonia aurata, 246 



Chapman, Dr. T. A., observations on 

 caterpillar and method of infestation 

 of Incurvaria capitella, 73, 74 



Cheimatobia brumata, 157 



Chermes, Apple (see Apple-suckers), 42 



Cherry, 49—58 



Aphis, 49, 50; sweet excretion 



from, 49 ; drenchings of water re- 

 medial against, 50 



and Pear Sawfly, 54 — 58 ; 



habits of, 55—57; observations of 

 larva in egg, 55 ; caustic powder to 



