IN THE GARDEN. 



, There is another small pest of the rose 

 bushes in autumn, and he is an insidious 

 little foe on account of his small size. It 

 is a tiny black Weevil who sits on the 

 shoots and flower buds with a light airy 

 grace, his little head, with its 

 fine straight snout, tilted out 

 at an angle of enquiry. This 

 little pest drills holes through 

 the rose buds before they 

 have opened, and whilst still enveloped 

 in the green calyx and also girdles and 

 kills the delicate young red terminal 

 shoots with their short stalk bearing 

 the two or three delicate young leaves. 

 Only close search will discover this little 

 pest, as he is not more than ^th inch in 

 length. He is not easy to catch as he 

 is quick on the wing, and if frightened, 

 like so many of his kind, feigns death 

 and drops from the plant to the ground 

 beneath with legs and antennas tucked 

 away close to the sides. Search for 

 him there is hopeless. 



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