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slightly fuzzy body. The remedies recommended are the 

 same as those used against the currant worm. I have had 

 no experience with this pest. 



The Orange-rust (^Uredo riibrum') is one of the worst of 

 foes to both the blackberry and raspberry, — the Riibus 

 occidentalism or black-cap family, suffering the most, usually. 

 I have seen fields of the Early Vv'ilson and Kittatinny black- 

 berries in New Jersey that presented a melancholy appear- 

 ance. It is believed to be very contagious, and it can be 

 spread by both trimmer and pickers. Mr. Chas. A. Green, 

 of Monroe county, N. Y., writes : ''The end plant of a row 

 in my garden was affected, and I let it remain, as an exper- 

 iment. In three years, nearly every plant in the row was more 

 or less diseased. We have tried picking the leaves and cut- 

 ting back the canes, without relief, and have found that the 

 only safe method is to dig out and destroy all affected plants 

 without delay." Mr. Fuller says that " application of Ume, 

 salt, or some similar substance, may check the disease ; 

 but I know of no remedy except that of rooting up every 

 affected plant, and burning it." Mr. Downing recommends 

 the same course. It is one of those evils that should be 

 stamped out at once. If a plantation were generally affected 

 with this yellow symbol of contagion, it would be well to de- 

 stroy all the plants, and, obtaining new, healthful stock from 

 a distance, start again on different grounds. Should the 

 snowy tree-cricket become very abundant, it might cause 

 much injury, chiefly by cutting off the leaves, as the ordinary 

 cut-worm serves the stem of a young plant. 



