FRUIT CULTURE. 



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annealed wire, avoiding as much as possible the cutting away of the 

 bark in the necessary preparation for entering the holes. 



The American Procris. This destructive insect feeds on vines 

 in great ilocks. When very 

 young the little caterpillars eat 

 only of the tissues of the leaf, as 

 shown in the illustration, but as 

 they grow older and gain 

 strength they devour all of the 

 leaf excepting the stems. They 

 acquire their full growth about 

 the first of August. They can 

 be destroyed by sprinkling the 

 leaves with I^ondon Purple dilu- 

 ted in water, or Paris-green 

 mixed with plaster. White hele- 

 bore mixed with water, a table- 

 spoonful to two gallons is also 

 effective. '^^^ ambrican procris. 



Grape Vine Culture. In some parts of the country this is one of 



the most destructive of the ene- 

 mies of the grape vine. Both 

 the beetle and the larvae are 

 great eaters of the grape leaf. 



The eggs are usually laid on 

 the wild grape, and the perfect 

 insect, the beetle, is the only 

 one found in the vineyard. 



To destroy these beetles it is 



only necessary to spread under 



the vines strips of muslin wet 



with kerosene. Shake the vines 



and the beetles, falling upon 



the cloth wet with kerosene, 



will die instantly. Keep the 



LKAF ATTACKED BY THE GRAPB- cloths well Saturated with the 



VINE FLEA-BEETLE. oil. It Seems to be the odor 



a. Larvae on leaf; b. Larva enlarged; ^^om this simple remedy that 



c. Beetle, kills these beetles. 



