IN THE GARDEN. 



rarins-flowering Pancratium lily. The 

 destruction he commits in the flower- 

 buds of this beautiful plaqt is at times 

 appalling, whole flower heads being 

 destroyed or reduced to tattered remnants 

 by the caterpillars. Thanks to his gaudy 

 colouring, which is probably a warning 

 colouration to choke off birds from try- 

 ing him as a delicacy, he is easily seen, 

 and I think hand picking can be use- 

 fully tried or a mixture of tobacco juice. 

 Soap suds are useless. He thrives on 

 them ! He turns into a little chrysalis 

 and this into a winged insect and must 

 be got rid of at once in the caterpillar 

 stage when found. 



I have noticed that one and all of 

 these rains garden pests appear to suffer 

 seriously from a long drought. The 

 drought which commenced with the 

 cessation of the rains in Northern India 

 about 20th August 1907 and ended 

 with the breaking of the rains on the 

 1 9th June 1908 appears to have been 

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