22 The Horticulturist's Rule- Book. 



Carrot. PARSLEY- WORM. See under Parsley. 

 Cauliflower. CAULIFLOWER or CABBAGE- WORM. See under 



Cabbage. 



MAGGOT. See under Cabbage. 

 Celery. GREEN LETTUCE-WORM. See under Lettuce. 



PARSLEY- WORM. See under Parsley. 

 Cherry. CANKER-WORM. Sec under Apple. 

 PLUM CURCULIO. See under Plum. 

 ROSE BEETLE. See under Rose and Apple. 

 SLUG (Selandria cerasi, Peck). Lcirva, one-half inch long, 

 blackish and slimy, feeding upon the leaves ; two broods. 

 ' Remedies. Arsenites, for the second brood (which usu- 

 ally appears after the fruit is off), and for the first brood if 

 the trees are not bearing. Hellebore in water. Pyrethrum. 

 Air-slaked lime. Catch mature insects by jarring trees 

 late in the evening or early in the morning. 



Chrysanthemum. GREEN LETTUCE-WORM. See under 



Lettuce. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM LEAF-MINER (Oscinis sp.).) Works upon 

 the leaves of the chrysanthemum. 

 Remedy. Hand-picking. 



Corn. BUD-WORM. See Tomato Fruit-worm. 



CORNSTALK BORER (Helotropha atra, Get.). Larva, gray, and 

 striped, boring into the stalk. 

 Remedies. See Cut- Worm. 



GRAIN APHODIUS (Aphodius granarius, Linn.) Beetle, one- 

 eighth inch long, shining black, feeding on kernels in the 

 ground before they sprout. 



Remedy. Soak kernels in water, then stir them in a mix" 

 ture of Paris green to twenty parts of flour. 

 Cranberry. CRANBERRY APHIS or LOUSE. 



Remedy. Flooding. See also under Aphides. 

 FIRE-WORM, or CRANBERRY-WORM (Phopobotavacdniana, Pack- 

 ard). Small larva, green, feeding upon the shoots and 



