CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



ON INSECTS AND PESTS TO WHICH CAMELLIAS ARE SUB- 

 JECT. RED SPIDER, MEALY BUG, SCALE, ETC. 



WASH FOR THE PIPES, ETC. 



WHEN plants which have been grown in a limited 

 quantity have received the proper treatment, they will not 

 often be troubled by any pests. 



Where Camellias are grown with other plants, and at a 

 high temperature, these pests will be found. 



Red Spider 



Is perhaps the worst enemy that Camellias have to con- 

 tend with. 



It is very seldom noticed by the inexperienced, until it 

 has almost destroyed the plant. 



It begins its work on the under side of the foliage. 



The insect is very small, and resembles or looks like 

 flour. 



By using a magnifying glass, you will see thousands of 

 these insects on one leaf. 



If allowed to remain in this state, the top portion of 

 the leaf will lose its beautiful green color, and will become 

 red or brown, and in the course of a few months, this in- 

 sect will get through all the plants, so that their growth 

 and budding will stop, and the plant will eventually die. 



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