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ing the plants with pure water, so as to wet 

 the lower side of the leaves, and then dust- 

 ing on powdered white hellebore, will de- 

 stroy or disperse them. Another remedy, 

 nearly or quite as good, is a solution of 

 whale-oil soap, which must also be applied so 

 as to reach the leaves from beneath. 



ROSE CATERPILLAR, OR LEAF-ROLLER. 

 There are several kinds of caterpillars, be- 

 longing to an order called Lepidoptera, which 

 prey upon the rose. They are the young of 

 moths or butterflies, varying from one-half 

 inch to three-fourths inch in length ; some of 

 these are green and yellow, others brown; 

 they all envelop themselves in the leaves or 

 burrow in the flower buds. Powdered helle- 

 bore sprinkled over the plants will prevent 

 in a large measure their moving over the 

 plants, but the only method of killing them, 

 which is really effectual, is by crushing be- 

 tween finger and thumb. This crushing pro- 

 cess may not be considered an agreeable 

 pastime, but it must be done, and fastidious 

 people can either delegate the work to others, 

 or go armed, not cap d pie, but with gloved 

 hands, and perform the work themselves. It 

 is time to look out for these marauders when 

 the buds are formed and begin to show signs 

 of plumpness. 



