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peste are too well known to require any detailed descrip- 

 tion of their form or habits. They possess wings, which 

 are neatly hidden from view, and hence are capable of 

 flying from one garden to another. On this account, the 

 gardener has to be alwa^^s on the alert to deal with fresh 

 coloniers or broods of this pest. The female hatches her 

 eggs just like a bird, and afterwards nurses the larva? till 

 they can take care of themselves. Those who are at all 



A SINGLE EAIUVIG THAP. 



This consists of a niutcli-box partly opened and attached to the shoot of 

 dahlia by means of a bit of wire. 



anxious to have their blooms in perfect condition must 

 therefore be on the look out for these pests, and adopt 

 meafiures for checkmating them. 



Eemedies. — Dirty flower-pots half-filled with dry moss, 

 a sheet of paper twisted into a cone, or rolls of tissue 

 paper placed on the tops of the stakes, will form an at- 

 tractive rendezvous for them, and if these are examined 



