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sery grounds, especially where manure is used, is the grub 

 of the May beetles, of which there are several species. 

 These grubs are whitish, nearly as thick as the little 

 finger, with a brownish head. They cut off the young 

 nursery trees at three or four inches below the surface. 

 We have seen two-year old stocks cut in this manner, and 

 the work of destruction was so complete, that the proprie- 

 tor of the nursery was a long time in attributing it to 

 such an apparently inadequate cause as this sluggish, 

 soft-bodied grub. All of these, with other insects injurious 

 to fruit, will be considered in their appropriate place. 



