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FRUIT CULTURE. 



Pig. 1533. — Southern Cabbage Worm 



The American Procris. 



The larvae of this destruc- 

 tive insect feed on vines in 

 flocks. While young the lit- 

 tle caterpillars eat only the 

 soft tissues pf the leaves, but 

 as they grOw older they de- 

 vour all but the larger vines. 

 They acquire full growth in 

 August. They can be de- 

 stroyed by syringing the foliage with Paris-green and water, in the 

 proportion of a teaspoonfuj to two gallons. 



, The Grape- Vine Flea-Beetle. r 



This little beetle forces itself upon the attention of grape-grow- 

 ers very prominently, in the spring season, when, it commences its 

 work of destruction by eating away the substance of the buds as 

 soon as they begin' to swell. In, three or four weeks the larva at- 

 tains full growth, when it is a little more than three tenths of an inch 

 in length. 



To destroy the 

 beetle it is recom- 

 mended to strew in 

 the autumn air- 

 slaked lime or un- 

 leached ashes around 

 the infested vines, 

 removing and de-i 

 stroying all rubbish 

 which might afford 

 shelter. In the 

 spring the canes and 

 young foliage may 

 be syringed with 

 water in which has 

 been stirred a tea- 

 spoonful of Paris- 

 green to each gallon. 



The Rose Beetle. 



This beetle, com- Fio. 1524.— Caterpillar ot 

 monly known as the Humming-bird Hawk-moth. 



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Fig. 1525. — Humming-bird Hawk- 

 moth. 



