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INDEX. 



laying, 177 ; bands of eggs of, 178 ; 



larvffi, sucker-feet of, 17i) 

 Meade, Mr. K. H., observations of, on 



Diplosis pyrivora, 122 

 Melolontha vulgaris, 242 

 Michael, Mr. Albert D., observation 



on Bryobia prajtiosa, 95 

 Mites, I'JG 



Currant Gall, GO 



Hazel and Filbert Bud, 114 



Pear Leaf-blister, 127 



Mottled Umber Moth, 17U--182 ; de- 

 scription and life-history of, 180, 

 181 ; effect of weather on, 181 



Mussel Scale, 38 



Mytilaspis pomorum, 38 



Myzus cerasi, 4'J 



mahaleb, 156 ; synonyms of, 



156 



■ribis, 58 



N. 



Nalepa, Dr. A., observation by, on egg 

 of Phytoptus ribis, 64 ; on movement 

 of the Mites to winter quarters, 66 ; 

 reference to works of, on Phyto- 

 ptidaB, 132 



Nematus consobrinus, 108 



■ ribesii, 101 



Nemoicus oblougus (see Phyllobius 

 oblongus), 141 



Newstead, Mr. R., observations of 

 Currant Gall Mite by, 62 — 64 



Nitrate of soda as a top dressing to de- 

 stroy small larvffi in the ground, 126 



Nixon, Mr. P., on a23plication of 

 London-purple, 107 



Nut, 114— 111) 



Hazel and Filbert Bud Mite, 



114—116 



■ leaf Weevil, 118, 119; variety 



of trees infested by, and description 

 of, 118, 119 



Weevil, 116—118; description and 



habits of, 116, 117 ; jarring down, 117 



0. 



Oblong Leaf (or Downy Brown Leaf) 



Weevil, 141—144 

 Orgyia antiqua, 135 

 Oribata lapidaria, 196 

 Otiorhynchus picipes, 210 



sulcatus, 210 



tenebricosus, 213 



"Oyster-shell" Scale (see Mussel 



Scale), 38 



P. 



Pamphilius flaviventris, 137 



Paraffin and soft-soap to kill cater- 



pillars in tunnels in trees, 20; 

 washes of (see Soft-soap) 



Paris-green, American name for Eme- 

 rald-green, also of Schweinfurth- 

 green, 173 



Paris- (or Emerald-) green, recipes for 

 use of, 15, 169—174; directions for 

 spraying with, 109 — 171 ; desirable 

 to mix lime with, 170, 175 ; when 

 sprayings of, should not be given, 

 171 ; mixtures of Hour with, 172 ; 

 analysis of, 173 ; price of, 174 



Pear, 120—145 



Blight (see Shot-borer), 185 



Gnat Midge, 120—126,276; first 



observation of, 120 ; consultations 

 as to identity of, 121 ; description 

 of, 122; method of injury to young 

 Pears, 123, 124 ; prevention of attack 

 by "jarring," scraping away infested 

 soil, sprinkling soil with kainite, 

 &c., 124 — 126 ; an observation of 

 egg-laying in expanded blossom, 

 276 



Pear Leaf-blister Mite, 127 — 132; 

 description of leaf-blisters, 127 ; 

 descriptions of Phytoptus pyri, 128, 

 129; Anti-pest a remedy, loO; kero- 

 sine emulsion an excellent remedy, 

 130, l:il 



Lyda (or Social Pear Sawfly), 



137 — 141 ; description of caterpillars 

 of, 138, — web-nests of, 139, — habits 

 of, 139, 140; web-nests, to destroy, 

 140 



Peronea (?) comariana, 258 



comparana, 258 



Phorodon humuli, 151 



var. malaheb, 151 



Phyllobius maculicornis, 141, 144 



oblongus, 141 



Phyllopertha horticola, 29 

 Phytoptus avellana', 114 



pyri, 127 



■ ribis, 60 



vermiformis, 114 



Pith Moth, 275 ; description of, and 

 method of injury by, caterpillars 

 of, 275 



Plum, 146—201 



Aphis, 146—151 ; method of 



injury, 146 ; description of, in 

 successive stages, 147 ; applications 

 to destroy, 148 — 150; Lady-bird 

 Beetles as Aphis destroyers, 150, 

 151 



Sawfly, 182—185; life-history 



of, and method of attack to fruit, 

 184 ; synonymy of, 184 



Psylla mali, 42 



Pterostichus (Omaseus) vulgaris, 235 



(Steropus) madidus, 236 



Pulvinaria ribesite, 75 



