FRUIT CULTURE, 



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Fie. 1526.— Larva of the Lime Hawk-moth. 



They re- 



Rose-bug, is very in- 

 jurious to the grape- 

 vine, the apple, the 

 cherry, the peach, the 

 plum, etc. These bee- 

 tles sometimes appear 

 in swarms about the 

 time of the blossom- 

 ing of the rose, which 

 here at the North, and 



in Canada is usually during the second week in June, 

 main about a month. < 



When numerous, these jnsects may be detached from the vines 

 with a sudden jar, falling On sheets spread below to receive them. 



They are nat- 

 urally sluggish, 

 do not fly read- 

 ily, and are fond 

 of congregating 

 in masses on the 

 foliage they are 

 consuming, and 

 hence in the 

 morning before 

 the day warms 

 they can be eas- 

 ily shaken from 

 their resting- 

 places, collected, 

 and destroyed. 

 The Imported Currant- Worm, ., 



This is the larva of one of the saw-flies, and is perhaps the most 

 troublesome of all the in- 

 sects the currant-grower has 

 to encounter. 



Currant-worms are easily 

 destroyed by using pow- 

 dered hellebore mi?ced with 

 water, in the proportion of 

 an ounce to a pailful, and 

 sprinkled freely on the 



Fig. 1527. — Lime Hawk-moth. 



Fig. 1528.— Larva of Cucullia Verbasci (Destructive 

 to many Plants!. 



