202 THE MINIATURE PRUIT GARDEN 



clouded with smoky grey ; at tLe bottom angle is an 

 indistinct spot edged with shining pale grey, and with 

 four black dots in it. 



The Small Ermine (Hyponomeuta padellus). The 

 larvas of this little moth are exceediagly destructive to 

 the foliage of various fruit trees. They are about half 

 an inch long, of a dirty grey colour, changing to dirty 

 yellow when full grown, with black spots; they live 

 gregariously, spinning webs, from which they go out to 

 feed. When full fed they change to pupae inside their 

 web, spinning a slight cocoon. The moth appears 

 in July. It measures about three-quarters of an inch, 

 or under, across the fore wings, which are white tinged 

 with grey, sometimes quite grey, with three rows of 

 black dots ; the hind wings are lead colour, with long 

 fringes. The colours are very variable. The nests 

 should be cut off when the larvae or pup^ are inside, 

 and destroyed. The trees and nests may also be 

 syringed with soft soap, mixed as thickly as practicable, 

 and a little paraffin added. 



The Pear-blister Moth (Lyonetia Glerckella). The 

 larvae of this minute moth attack the leaves of the 

 pear, sometimes also of the apple and cherry, iq the 

 inside of which they live, making mines, which appear 

 as long, serpentine, blister-like lines and patches. The 

 larva is pale green, with a rusty black-coloured head. 

 There are two br&ods of them in the year — one from the 

 end of May till the end of July, and another in Sep- 

 tember and October. They go down to the ground 



