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which are enclosed eggs and numbers of the mites them- 

 selves in varying stages of their existence. 



R^ose-beetle or Rosechafer (Cetonia auratd). 



So brilliant in colour and so beautiful in structure is 

 this insect that we scarcely like ruthlessly to condemn 

 it. Yet from the 

 damage it does to the 

 sexual organs of Roses, 

 &c., it certainly de- 

 serves to be regarded 

 as a pest. It is one of 

 the Beetles that anyone 

 may readily identify, 

 so distinctive are its 

 colour and markings ; # 



While, like the majority Rose-beetle or Rosechafer. 



of its relatives, it may (Cetonia aurala). 



be known when about to fly by the half-expanded instead of 

 wholly expanded wing-cases (see illustration). This is a well- 

 known characteristic of certain Cetoniidce. Green of the most 

 brilliant colour adorns its wing-cases ; while these are as if 

 burnished with the finest gold. Further, they are orna- 

 mented with a number of impressed dots, some wavy and 

 whitish marks, and lines, all of which add to the beauty. 

 Contrary to the usual order of things, the grubs (always 

 found as if bent in a semicircle) are not destructive to the 

 plants on which the Beetles are usually found; they pass 

 their larval state in decaying wood. Hand-picking is the 

 only remedy. 



Sawflies. 



Whether regarded by their numbers or the damage 

 they inflict upon Roses the Sawflies must be classed 

 as amongst the worst pests that the Rose-cultivator has to 



