FRUIT CULTURE. 



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Pig. 1512.— Rose Beetle. 



or less success. They should* 

 be applied as iearly as the 

 latter part of October, and 

 kept on until the leaves ex- 

 pand in the following spring. 



The Codling-Moth. 



This is one of the most 

 troublesome insects with 

 which fruit-growers have to 

 contend, afod is found in al- 

 most all parts of North 

 America. The early brood 

 of moths appear on the wing 

 about the time of the open- 

 ing of the apple-blossoms, 

 when the female deposits 

 her tiny yellow eggs singly 

 in the calyx or eye, just as 



stiff papier, about five or six 

 inches wide, and tied in the 

 middle with a string ; refuse 

 sorghum molasses, printer's 

 ink, and slow-drying varnishes 

 are used in a similar manner. 

 Tin, lead, and rubber troughs, 

 to contain oil, also belong to 

 this class of, remedies, and 

 have all been used with more 



Pig 1514— The Vine Pyralis. 



Fig. 1518.— Leaf attacked by the Larva) of the 

 Grape-vjne Flea-beetle. 



the young apple* is forming. 

 In about a week the -egg 

 hatches, and the tiny worm 

 at once begins to eat through 

 the apple to the core. 



The most effective method 

 yet devised for reducing the 

 numbers of this insect, is to 

 trap the larvae and chrys- 

 alids and destroy them. This 

 is best done by applying 

 bands around the trunks of 

 of the trees about six inches. 



