166 



history of Slime Fungus, 150 ; effects 

 of the Fungus on growth of roots, 151, 

 152 ; notes of observation of " Finger- 

 and-Toe " attack, 152 — 154 ; means 

 of prevention and remedy for attack 

 of, 154 — 159 ; by use of gas-Hme, 156, 

 157 ; by lime and soot for Club in 

 Cabljage, 157 ; by measures of culti- 

 vation, 158, 159 



Fisher-Hobbs' mixture, 96 



Frit Fly, 51 — 57; in Oat-heads in Aug., 

 52 ; description of maggot of, 54 ; 

 dates of successive broods of, 54, 56 ; 

 preventive measures, 57 



Frosted Orange Moth, 118—120; me- 

 thod of attack of caterpillars to Potato 

 and other stems, 119, 120 ; description 

 of moth, 120 



Galeruca tenella, 124 



Gamma Moth (see Silver-Y Moth), 31 



Garden Chafer, 6 — 9 ; recorded rava- 

 ges of, 6 ; methods of destruction 

 of, 9 



Gas-lime, 95, 15(i, 157 



Gortyna flavago, 118 



Gout Fly, 60 



Hay Mites, 57 



Hessian Fly, 61 — 63 ; screenings con- 

 taining flax-seeds (puparia) of, always 

 to be destroyed, 62 



Heterodera radicicola, 127 



Hop, 74—76 



Hop Strig Maggot, 74 — 76 ; localities of 

 attacks of, 75 ; method of prevention 

 for, 76 



Hoplocampa testudinea, 10 



Hylemyia coarctata, 61 



Incurvaria capitella, 70 

 Injurious Insects specially observed in 

 1892, iii, iv 



Knapsack sprayer, usefulness of, 22 ; 

 address of importer of, 97 



Lampronia capitella (see Incurvaria 



capitella), 70 

 Leaf-stripping of Mangolds, 161, 162 

 Lime, 155; and soot, 157; and sulphur, 



95 

 " Lettsom-root " (Mangolds), 161 



Magpie Moth, 67—69 ; description of 

 caterpillars of, 67, — of moth, G8 ; pre- 

 vention of attack of, 68 ; frequent Sloe 

 leafage, 69 



Mangold, 77—89 ; first introduction of 

 into England, custom of removing 

 leaves of, etc., 160 — 163 



Mangold Beetle (Pigmy), 77—8.3; de- 

 scription of, 77, 78; of method of 

 attack of, 78, 80, 81 ; prevention and 

 remedies, 82 



Mangold-leaf Maggot, localities and date 

 of attacks of, 83, 84 ; life-history of, 

 84 ; notes of attacks of, 85—88 ; pre- 

 vention and remedies, 89 



May-bug (see Garden Chafer), 6 



Mites (in Hay), 57 — 60 ; enormous 

 amount of, 57, 59 ; not injurious when 

 eaten in Hay, 59 



Mites (on Lime trees), see Red Spider, 

 122 



Mustard, 90—99 



Mustard Beetle, 90 — 99 ; description of, 

 91; hfe-history of, 91, 92; attempted 

 means of prevention, 92 — 94 ; to clean 

 seed from, 94 ; transported in sacks, 



94 ; dressings that were unserviceable, 



95 ; quick-lime and sulphur found ser- 

 viceable, 95 ; considerations as to use of 

 soft-soap, Paris-green, and other ap- 

 plications, 96 — 99 



Nitrate of soda, obnoxious to grubs of 

 Daddy Longlegs, 50 ; with soot as 

 remedy for Pea Weevil attack, 114 



Onion Fly, 100—106; life-history of , 101, 

 102 ; variation in, 102 ; prevention 

 and remedies, 102 — 104, — by covering 

 bulbs, 103 



Orchard Caterpillars, 104 — 106; success- 

 ful results of treatment of, 104 



Oscinis frit, 51 



Paris-gi'een, 64 ; nature of and directions 

 for use of, 96 — 98 ; procurable from 

 Messrs. Blundell, Spence & Co., Hull, 

 98 ; sprayer for distributing, procur- 

 able from Messrs. C. Clark & Co., 

 Windsor Chambers, Gt. St. Helen's, 

 London, B.C., 97 



Peas, 107—116 



Pea Weevils, 107 — 116 ; reports of injury 

 caused by, 107 — 111 ; descriptions of 

 various kinds, 111 ; habits of. 111, 

 112; to bury down before resowing, 

 114 ; nitrate of soda and soot as pre- 

 ventive dressing for, 114 ; clearing 

 beetles from waggons, &c., in harvest- 

 ing advisable, 115 



Phasdon betulte, 90 



Phorbia cepetorum, 100 



Phyllopertha horticola, 6 



Phytoptus ribis, 63 



Pigmy Mangold Beetle, 77 



Plasmodiophora brassicse, 150 



Plusia gamma, 31 



Plutella cruciferarum, 138 



Potato, 116—120 



Bed Spider, 121 — 1-24 ; on Lime trees, 

 12-2, 123 ; soft-soap and sulphur com- 

 pound useful to destroy, 124 



Boot-knot Eelworm, 127—137; plants 

 infested by, 127, 133 ; countries 

 where present, 127 ; observation of in 



