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Judge Van Wyck. — Those vines which bad been somewhat thinned 

 of fruit by the bugs, produced in consequence of that much finer 

 fruit, 



Mr. Pike. — I like for a dressing for grapes a compound of twenty 

 parts of charcoal, pulverized, to one part of common salt ; charcoal 

 seemed tp protect fruit trees from insects. 



Judge Van Wyck — I agree with Dr. Underbill that the rose bugs 

 come out of holes in the earth ; naturalists mention many insects 

 which do so. Our 14 or 17 years locusts are well known to do so, 

 and I have seen them in ihe vciy ;ict of coinino- ont. 



Mr. Pike. — Spreail pulverised glass about the roots of trees and the 

 bugs can neither get in or out. 1 gather my knowledge by constant 

 -observation on my own farm. 



Same subjects, seeds and planting, insects and the grape vine, to 

 be continued. 



The Club adjourned to the next regular meeting on the 7th of May. 



H. MEIGS, Sec'y. 



., . . . .- SILK WORM FED ON USAGE ORANGE. 



JYev)-Yorlc, April 30th, 1850. 



Hon. Henry Meigs— Dear Sir. — During the great rage for the 

 Morus Multicaulis and silk worms, I purchased a quantity of the eggs 

 of that worm. They came out when spring lettuce was in perfection, 

 so I fed them on it for about two weeks, or till they were sufficient!) 

 large, and strong to eat coarse food. I then divided them into two 

 equal parcels — one of which I fed on Morus Multicaulis leaves, the 

 other on the young and dehcate leaves of the Osage Orange, Madura 

 Aurantiaca, renewing regularly the supply twice a day with each 

 parcel. I soon discovered the latter grew much faster, and were by 

 far more healthy than the former, although each were in the same room, 

 had the same light and air, and as much food as necessary. 



