Iihsfcls, etc., Injuriou.s to tltc Penr. 



333 



first they avo wliite, Imt liecomu greenish wlieii lialf ,^ri)WD, witii a 

 darlver green dnrsal line. 



Tliere are limr pairs of cnrinus lateral prneesses. Leni^tli when 

 matirre about [ inch. 



When mature tliey crawl nul nf the leaves, and in August and 

 .September the\' spin a cocoon 

 in various crevices on the trees 

 and even on the soil. 



The cocoons, of pure white 

 silk, are pointed at each end, 

 and are edged with loose wliite 

 threads ; there may he a distinct 

 ridge ah3ng the middle. The 

 pale brown ])upa is somewhat 

 flattened. The insect renniius 

 in this stage all the winter. 



Besides ap[ile and pear, this Tineid also occurs on sloe, hawthorn 

 and mountain ash. 



I'li;. -}V.). — I'K.vi: i.i'iAi' lii.isTKii :\inTH 



{Ceil,inHlMH,( X,-il,'ll,l). 



I'KEVEXTIDX AND TkK.VT^I F.XT. 



At present there is little that can he said under tliis heading. 

 Mr. Hart found spraying with paraffin and soft soap of no use, fiut 

 he wrote to me tliat, after using arsenate of lead, " th(_' attack has not 

 beerr Ijad, though alter the creature has got between the two Livers 

 of the leaf, 1 venture to think it is safe. 



" liut just before the egg is deposited on the back of the leaf, and 

 especially if still there, I think it is effectual." 



As soon as the little moths are seen we should sijray with this 

 wash. Heavy dressings of soot and lime under attacked trees has 

 been found of service, and in gardens hand-picking the nrined leaves 

 shouhl lie undertaken. 



JIkkeiiencks. 



(ll Tlicohald. F. r. Journal South Ivrstcru AgricnlturiiJ t'olle.ne. No. S, p. 21 



(18991. 



('2) Staintoii, (I. H. ' Natural Histury of the Tineiua,' vol. 1., [i. 328 (1855). 



lol Curtis, J. Gardeners' Chronicle, \-ol. I., p. 261. 



(4l Wcstumod, J. (). Gardeners' ^Magazine of Botany, ^-ol. lit. 



(5| (?oe,-je. ' Xatiuforsehr.,' vol. X.. p. 62 (17751. 



(6| West iron, I. J. O. Cottage G-ardenev. vol. II.. p. 5;! 1 1849). 



