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FRUIT CULTURE. 



in width. Strips of old 



sacking, carpet-cloth, 



or fabric of any kind, 



will serve the purpose ; 



and, although not so 



durable, many use com- 

 mon brown paper. 



Whatever material is 



used, it should be 



wound entirely around 



the tr;ee once or twice, 



and fastened with a 



string or tack. . Within 

 such inclosures the larvae hide and 

 transform. The bands should be 

 applied not later than the first of, 

 June, and visited every eight or ten days until the last of August, 

 each time taken off and examined, and all the worms and chrys- 

 alids found under them destroyed. They should also be visited 

 once after the crop is secured. All fallen fruit should be promptly 

 gathered and destroyed. 



The Twig-Girdler. 



Fig. 1515. 



Caterpillar of the 



Vine Pyralis. 



Fig. 1516.— European Currant Saw-fly. 



*ft 



This beetle nearly amputates pear twigs during the latter half 

 of August and the early part of September. To 

 subdue the insect, all dead and fallen twigs 

 should- be gathered and burned. 



Figs. 1517, 1518.— Loopors 

 Hanging by Their Threads. 



Fig. 1519.— Imported Gooseberry Saw-fly. 



