THE CARNATION. 



THE GRUB. 



THERE is another foe which you must guard against, 

 a grub, about an inch long, of the caterpillar tribe, 

 of a green, olive, or brown colour, according to the 

 food it feeds on : it will ascend the stalk during the 

 night, and consume part of the petals, eating holes 

 in the pod, and then descend, and bury itself during 

 the day, just under the surface of the mould, often 

 near the foot of the stem ; and so will continue to 

 renew its attack night after night. When the blos- 

 som is in a dying state, it will often secrete itself in 

 the seed-vessel, and devour the whole interior of that 

 and every other on the stem, if not discovered. 



THE WIRE-WORM. 



THE wire- worm, of a yellowish cast, with a black 

 head, and nearly an inch in length when full grown, 

 is another destructive enemy to the Carnation and 



