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Plate XXIV. 



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Protecting Cucurbits from Attack by Melon Flies. 



Figures 1 and 2 illustrate one of the methods employed by Oriental market gardeners to protect 

 developing cucurbits from melon-fly attack. Each fruit (in this case of Momordica sp.) is placed, 

 immediately after it has been fertilized, within a long envelope made of newspaper. (Original.) 



