HORTICULTURIST. 1 1 



her eggs, immbering 200 or more, a process wliicli occupies some time, 

 as the eggs are not laid in patches, but fastened singly with a glutinous 

 material, usually on the under side of a leaf. The eggs are about one- 

 tenth of an inch long, nearly round, of a dull creamy white colour, with 

 a reddisli spot near the centre. They usually hatch in about a week 

 of ten diiys. 



The subsequent history of this curious and beautiful insect will be 

 <n'ven bercaftt^r 



SHELTER. 



BY REV. R. BURXET, LONDON, ONT. 



Few situations are there but require shelter, either from the bleak 

 and stormy winds of "Winter, or from the bare and neglected look of a 

 place without trees. A very little thought and planning would ac- 

 complish all that is wanted. Having matured a plan for ornamentation 

 and shelter, tlie best way to carry it out is to do it piecemeal; con- 

 tinuous planting is much mure satisfactory to the man of taste than 

 making a rush at the work, and then leaving it very much to take care 

 of itself. This continuous planting, too, commends itself to the pecuni- 

 ary means of most peojjlc. 



To a large extent the farmer and amateur gardener should be his omii 

 nurseryman. As a general rule, the trees tliat are most recommended 

 and used for shelter are easily grown from seed; the requisite is to 

 know the how of growing them. At Arkona, Mr. B. Gott, the orchardist, 

 raises an erection about three feet from the gi"ound and covers it with 

 ])rush; the seeds are sown, spring up, and make a good growth even in 

 the course of one season. Let them be transplanted in due time in some 

 suitable spot, and all trees necessary for shelter are at hand. 



Wind-breaks, eitlier for shelter or ornamentation, are of great moment 

 to the fruit grower, in fact almost essential. The one tree that stands 

 out pre-eminently is the Norway spruce, (abies excelsa;) its hardiness, 

 rapidity of growth, and ease of cultivation strongly recommend it; for 

 a windy country, or where ice and snow are apt to injure the trees, the 

 elasticity and strength of the branches render them safe from damage. 

 Planted in rows for screens, ei<jht feet apart is not too close. 



