FOUNDLINGS AMONGST FRUIT 

 THE APPLE AS A SMUGGLER 



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Take for example the apple as illustrating the different 

 modes in which fruit may harbour and distribute pests. 



Fig. 76. Branch of Apple-tree covered with Apple Mussel Scale. 

 Four times natural size. 



Minute creatures may attach their almost invisible selves to 

 the exterior of the apple, and so escaping careless examina- 

 tion may be carried to the ends of the earth. 



