92 THE ROSE. 
ing the plants with pure water, so as to wet 
the lower side of the leaves, and then dust- 
ing on powdered white hellebore, will de- 
stroy or disperse them. Another remedy, 
nearly or quite as good, is a solution of 
whale-oil soap, which must also be applied so 
as to reach the leaves from beneath. 
ROSE CATERPILLAR, OR LEAF-ROLLER.— 
There are several kinds of caterpillars, be- 
longing to an order called Lepidoptera, which 
prey upon the rose. They are the young of 
moths or butterflies, varying from one-half 
inch to three-fourths inch in length; some of 
these are green and yellow, others brown; 
they all envelop themselves in the leaves or 
burrow in the flower buds. Powdered helle- 
bore sprinkled over the plants will prevent 
in a large measure their moving over the 
plants, but the only method of killing them, 
which is really effectual, is by crushing be- 
tween finger and thumb. This crushing pro- 
cess may not be considered an agreeable 
pastime, but it must be done, and fastidious 
people can either delegate the work to others, 
or go armed, not cap a pie, but with gloved 
hands, and perform the work themselves. It 
is time to look out for these marauders when 
the buds are formed and begin to show signs 
of plumpness. 
