64 FRUIT CULTUEE. 



CRAB APPLES. 



The Siberian Crah belongs to a distinct 

 species (^Pyrus haecata and not Pyrus mains'). 

 There are several varieties, most of them ripen- 

 ing in the autumn, though some will keep into 

 the winter. They are smaller and more sj'm- 

 metrical in groAvth than the common apple, 

 and many of them are very ornamental as 

 trees for the lawn. In May the trees are very 

 gay in the profusion of their showy blossoms, 

 but when well loaded with their deep crimson 

 fruit in the autumn, no other tree can exceed 

 them in brilliancy of effect. For family use 

 a single tree will give a sufScient supply for 

 jellies and marmalades. Among the best vari- 

 eties are the Transcendent and Hyslop. 



INSECTS INJUEIOTTS TO THE APPLE. 



The Codling Moth, or apple worm (Oarpo- 

 capsa pomonella). It is a universal complaint, 

 wherever the apple has been cultivated for 

 any considerable length of time, that the fruit 

 becomes wormy, large quantities falling pre- 

 maturely, and the affected ripe fruit being of 

 little value. The coddling moth is the sole 

 cause of the injury. This insect was imported 

 from Europe early in the present century, and 



