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XXI. The Green Peach Aphis - - 3 



XXII. The Black Peach Aphis - 9 



XXIII. The Plum Curculio - 21 



XXIV. The Cherry Green-Beetle - 27 

 XXV. The Cottony-cushion Scale - 37 



XXVI. The Oleander Scale 47 



XXVII. The Red Scale of Orange *- 53 



XXVIII. The Orange Moth 63 



XXIX. The Orange Aphis 71 



XXX. Case-moth of the Orange - 77 



XXXI. The Lemon Leaf and Peel Scale - - 85 



XXXII. The Apple-root Borer - 93 



XXXIII. The Vine Moth - - 101 



XXXIV. The Silver-striped Vine Moth 109 

 XXXV. The Phylloxera, or Grape Louse of the Vine - 117 



XXXVI. The Victorian White Ant 137 



XXXVII. The Potato Moth 147 



XXXVIII. The Cabbage Moth 157 



XXXIX. The Cabbage Aphis 165 



XL. The Strawberry Beetle - 175 



XLI. Fruit and Grain Eating Birds 181 



XLII. Additional List of Materials in use for the Destruction 



of Noxious Insects - - - - - 184 



APPENDIX. 



Additional Illustrations of Spray-pumps and other 

 Machines in use for the Destruction of Insects 



187 



