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GARDEN FOES. 



of tlie holly are frequently much disfigured by irregular 

 l)ale blotches on the surface. The latter are caused by 

 the larviL> of a small fly which eats the cellular tissue, 

 leaving the outer skins only. The fly deposits its eggs 

 in the cuticle of the leaf, and these in due course give 

 birth to yellowish-white larva?. The latter pupate in the 



GIPSY MOTH (Ui'AUlS K'SrAH). 



leaf, remain there till spring, then emerge as flies to 

 again lay eggs. 



Kemedies. — Gather and burn all fallen leaves, and pick 

 off any that are badly mined and serve likewise. In 

 May and June spray the trees with Formula 14 or 27, to 

 vender the foliage distasteful to the flies. 



