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the shoots are dewy. (2) Dust with common black pepper. (3) Skim ofE 

 the top inch or two of soil, char and replace. 



Otiwjty. — See " Gooseberries." 



Woolly Scale. — See " Scale." 



GOOSEBERRY ENEMIES. 



Sawfly (_Nematns Ribesi). — This too familiar enemy only wants to be 

 left alone to strip the bushes. I have seen them leafless by the middle of 

 summer. Eggs are deposited on the leaves in spring, and the caterpillar 

 soon hatches. Its green, black dotted, ravenous body is known to nearly 

 every Gooseberry grower. (1) Dustings with white Hellebore powder are 

 good, but this poisonous substance is sometimes used in a dangerously 

 reckless way. Put a little in the palm of the hand, place the latter beneath 

 the bush, and give a sharp jerk upwards. Syringe vigorously a day or two 

 afterwards. (2) Mix J lb. each of soda and salt in 2 gallons of hot water 

 and syringe on. (3) Dust with black pepper. (4) Skim off and char the 

 surface soil or dress it with weathered gas lime. (5) Dust with soot while 

 the leaves are dewy. 



Magpie Moth. — See " Currants." 



lied Spider.— See " General Enemies." 



NUT ENEMIES. 



Weevil {Balaminus Nucum). — This weevil, boiing a hole in the shell when 

 the nut is young, lays an egg from which a maggot hatches, and the latter 

 feeds on the kernel, afterwards making its way to the soil. (1) If possible, 

 avoid contiguity to Hazel clumps. The worst attack I have seen was near a 

 copse full of Hazel. The weevil flies from one to the other. (2) Sprinkle 

 lime beneath the bushes. 



PEACH, PEAR, AND PLUM ENEMIES. 



Feach Blister {Exoascvs deformans). — A fungus, which rarely gives 

 trouble except when the plants have been subjected to sharp winds. An east 

 wind blowing through an open ventilator will often cause a certain area of 

 an otherwise healthy tree to become affected by the reddish swellings. (1) 

 Avoid draughts, sharp wind, or cold air. Without this no treatment will 

 avail. (2) If the disease appears gradually remove the worst affected 

 leaves and encourage fresh growth. Spray with No. 7 or 8, page 79. 



Weevils. — See " Kaspberries." 



Slack My. — See " Aphides." 



Cracldng of Pears. — See " Scab." 



Canker. — See preceding remarks. 



Slug-worm. — See " Cherry." 



Winter Moth. — See " Apple." 



Laciiey Moth. — See " Apple." 



Plum Aphis {Aphis Pncni).—A very prolific and troublesome 

 pest. Eggs are laid in myriads in autumn, judging by the fact that I have 

 found ring upon ring of them laid round the spurs and about the tips of the 

 young shoots in November and onwards. (1) Late pruning clears off vast 

 quantities if the shoots are burnt. (2) See also Aphides. The quassia 

 solution, No. 4, page 78, is good. 



