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]\fay 1st, the numbers were so so great that many of the bushes were 

 stripped, and they threatened the entire destruction of the foliage in 

 the whole plantatibn, but not appearing to fancy currant leaves. I 

 think I never saw such large numbers gathered together; the bushes were 

 literally alive with them, and the foliage disappeared in a remarkably" 

 short time. To check this wide-spread destruction, we applied powdered 

 white liellebore in pretty strong doses, say a heaped table-spoonful to 

 one pail of water, and sprinkled it over the bushes by means of a rose 

 sprinkler ; but this appeared to have little perceptible effect upon the 

 insects. We then applied a second dose, stronger than before, which 

 had the efi'ect of rendering them inactive, and finally brought the most 

 of them to mother earth. We also found that by shaking the bushes 

 we could bring them to the ground, and then by means of our broad 

 feet crush them to dust. I am sorry to say, however, that many 

 allowed them to work away unmolested, and effect a total defoliation 

 of their bushes ; people of this type are to be found in almost every 

 neighborhood. Present indications are, that the Forest Tent Cater- 

 pillars, ( Clissiocamjpa Sylvatica,) are not so numerous or so destructive 

 as they were last season, but they may still come out in large forces. 

 The beautiful warm and summer-like weather we have had for the 

 most part has had the effect of bringing into activity a large and varied 

 force of active and devouring insects. What our developments may 

 still be we are positively unable at present to foretell, but we have 

 every assurance tliat we will have enough and to spare, for we have 

 never yet seen a season when the Divine promise has not literally been 

 abundantly fulfilled, " Seed time and harvest shall not fail." 



Yesterday, the 19th inst., a delightful, warm, steady, and refreshing 

 rain visited us, and has seemed to cheer the whole aspect of nature, and 

 give a bright appearance and renewed vigor to our needy vegetation. 



THE BEURRE BOSC PEAR. 



;More than thirty "years ago the late A. J. Downing said, " among 

 Autunni pears, the Beurre Bosc proves, year after year, equally deserv- 

 ing of praise. Its branches are regularly laden with large, fair, and 

 beautiful specimens, of a tine yellow, touched with a little cinnamon 



