1872 



The Western Poinologist and Gardener. 



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days. It is void of tlie hollow tongue or sucker. It appears to only have an existence to 

 provide for the continuation of its species, and for no other purpose. The anteniujB of Ihe 

 female is only slightly feather-like penuate, while that of the male is considerably more so. 



This insect has parasite enemies, but as it is easily destroyed by the picking of the egg 

 bands during the winter season, and the killing of the young lartm while congregated in 

 their tents in the spring, it should never do a serious amount of damage. If, however, it 

 is left to take its natural course it will prove ruinous to the orchards of the whole country. 

 Only one generation a year of this insect ia,produced. 



Next month we will speak of the Clislocampa Sylvalica, the Tent caterpillar of the Forest, 

 then of the Pall Web Worm, Hyphaetria textar, as these two insects are so commonly 

 thought to be the same as the American Tent caterpillar, C. Americana, &nA only different 

 broods of the same insect. 



\rild Native Crab of Mlssoari. 



BY THE ASSOCIATE EDITOR 



Fruit very large for a crab; weight 4 to 5 ounces; form, oblong conic, slightly flattened 

 at the base; skin nearly orange yellow ; dots very numerous, small, dark grey; stem long 

 and slender; cavity rather wide and deep, russeted; eye small, slightly open ; basin shal- 

 low, abrupt, narrow, folded and ribbed ; core small, compact, oblong; carpels small, seeds 

 ovate, dark, nearly black and rather long ; flesh yellow, juicy, high quince flavor, astrin- 

 gent, mild, pleasant ascid good for a crab, excellent for cider, preserves and jellies- 

 Season, September and through the winter; very fragrant; found on Lucy Patterson's 

 farm near St. Louis, and presented to us by Mr. M. Smith of Florisant, Mo. The tree 

 bore this season about ten bushels of apples. It so surpasses all the wild crabs in size, 

 quality, and beauty that we think it worthy general cultivation, particularly when crab 

 apples are attracting so much attentien. 



Adaptability of Vineyard Grounds. 



A California correspondent of the Overland Monthly for December, says: "The best 

 results have followed the experiments, by individual producers, to make from a single 

 vineyard and one species of grapes, all the known kinds of wine. This benefit came in a 

 negative manner, and demonstrated conclusively the non-adaptability of particular vine- 

 yards, and even whole districts, to produce certain classes of wines. -Each district is grad- 

 ually confining itself to its own proper character of wine, and a few years hence it will 

 be known to a certainty which district is best adapted to producing a certain class of wine, 

 and that class will be the only one produced there. Thus are our vinters, step by step, 

 emerging from the chaos of inexperience, and acquiring additional knowledge." 



