238 GARDEN FOES. 



\\liicli si'crc'te thcniticlvos in a frothy subsiaiicL' on the 

 base of tlower-huds, and suck out the mi]}. Another in- 

 sect, the Eose-leaf Hopper (l\phlocyba roscv), congre- 

 gates on the leaves in summer, lays its eggs beneath the 

 skin, and from these are hatched small pale yellow larvae, 

 which eat their way out of the leaf and then feed on the 

 under surface, causing it to become mottled or marbled. 



[Phbto: J. G. Blakey. 

 FROG FLIElS WiHlOH OCCASIONALLY INJURE EOSE LEAVES. 



The uppor figure is the larva, and the two lower ones the perfect flics. 



Kemedies. — Hand-pick the Frog-hopper larv;e, or spray 

 with Formula No. 13. In the case of the Rose-leaf 

 Hopper, also spray with the same formula. 



Rose Beetle (Cetonia aurata). — This is a handsome 

 beetle, being bright green shaded with rich gold, and 



