330 Remarks upon Saperda vestita, 



deficient of this ingredient. By constant attention to the 

 watering and dressing of the plants, keeping them clear of 

 filth, and managing them as laid down in this article, the 

 cultivators would be amply remunerated for their trouble. 



Yours, &c. Jas. W. Russell. 



Brighton, Avg. ^2th, 1844. 



Art. IV. — Remarks upon Sapej'da vestita, the Borer of the 

 Linden-tree, with extracts from letters, upon the same in- 

 sect, to T. W. Harris, of Cambridge, Mass. 



There are many kinds of insects that live wholly or 

 mostly upon wood. They have short but strong jaws, 

 with sharp cutting edges, well fitted for boring. With 

 these they undermine the bark of trees, pierce the solid 



1. 2. 



Saperda vestita. 

 1. Larva. 2. Pupa. 3. Beetle. 



trunks and roots in various directions, or traverse through 

 the softer channel of the pith. During the greater part of 

 their lives they are concealed from sight, and carry on their 



