Figure of Eight Moth ( 345 ) 



Filbert 



FIGURE OF EIGHT MOTH. 



Although it chiefly attacks Hawthorn and Black- 

 thorn trees, the caterpillar of this moth (Diloba 

 coeruleocephala) feeds also upon Apple and Plum 

 trees. The brown and white insects, which owe 

 their name, " Figure of Eight," to the arrangement 

 of .spots upon the wings, are to be seen in Septem- 

 ber. The eggs hatch in the following April. The 

 caterpillars arc blue-grey, or blue-green, with a 

 blue head, and a yellow stripe along the back ; 



Avellana (ord. Cupuliferse), which have arisen 

 chiefly through high cultivation and selection. 



Propagation. Four methods are practised : 

 Seeds, layers, suckers, and grafting. Of these, 

 layering and grafting are the best. For layering, 

 own-root plants should be set apart and cut back 

 to the ground. The young shoots which grow 

 should then be layered when 2' or so long. These 

 when rooted should have all the lower buds 

 removed, leaving a clear stem of 1^'. Suckers 



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 THE SHOUT-BLOSSOMED FLAME FLOWER. KNIPHOFIA HUEVIFLOIIA (see FLAME FLOWER and KNIPHOFIA). 



they are usually fully fed by the end of May. The 

 best remedy is to spray with Paris Green' sit the 

 rate of 1 oz. to 20 gallons of water. The moths 

 may also he easily caught after dark if search be 

 made for them with a bright light, such as that 

 from a good cycle lamp. 



FILBERT. 



Description. A name applied to one of the 

 several distinct forms of the common Nut. Con-Ins 



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Pignort (sec I'/iyyelhis cajiituitai 



may be taken off in spring, and treated in a similar 

 way to layers. 



Soil. Good, open loam, naturally well drained, 

 though heavier or more gravelly soil also suits. 



Other Cultural Points. When forming a planta- 

 tion, high rather than low ground is to be com- 

 mended, and if a sheltering belt of trees can be 

 allowed, so much the better. The plants should 

 be set out 10' apart ejich wav. 



Pruning. Each plant should form a miniature 

 tree with abmi'. twelve main branches, the centre 

 always being kept open. The annual pruning 



