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beetle form. Its eggs are laid on the crown of the plant 

 and no doubt do as much injury in the larval forms as 

 in the mature form. The leaves of the plants attacked 

 often show numerous small holes in them and when 

 very numerous the young leaves are nearly destroyed. 



Remedy — Plowing under the fruiting plantation in 

 July has proved a satisfactory remedy. 



Numerous other insects have at times been more or 

 less injurious to this crop, but are only of local impor- 

 tance, and the reader is referred to the horticulturists 

 of his local station and urged to consult them in cases 

 of any new pests that may appear upon his grounds. 



