By the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. 167 



June 21, 1796. Mr. Robinson, of Windsor, tells me that 

 the Golden Pippin trees, in the Maestrich garden there, are 

 more hurt by the insect, than any others he has observed. 

 He has few, or possibly no Codlins. 



July 10. The season has been rainy, frequent showers, both 

 day and night, have produced about an inch of rain within 

 the last ten days ; and my Apple trees have shot very vigor- 

 ously. The insect appears to be checked considerably, 

 especially on the western side, which has been the windward 

 side, during all the rain. The Apples which a week ago were 

 scarce visible, and seemed likely to drop off, have during this 

 time filled incredibly. The crop, however, will not be one- 

 fourth of the usual produce before the insect attacked them. 



It is contrary to the usual course of nature, that every cre- 

 ated entity should be wholly destroyed by another : nature 

 will, therefore, no doubt, provide some remedy ; otherwise 

 the Apple trees in this island will be destroyed : as it is, 

 they certainly will be much diminished, and the fruit become 

 dearer than formerly. 



28. Mr. Forsyth, of Kensington, has suggested that the 

 insect was probably imported by Swinton, who kept a 

 garden, at the time it was first observed, at the corner of 

 Sloane Street, and dealt largely in foreign fruit trees, parti- 

 cularly those imported from France. He says, he observed 

 it fourteen years ago, and it is certain, that it appeared very 

 early in that neighbourhood. 



The rain which has prevailed during the whole of this 

 month has stopped materially the progress of the insects, 

 and the trees have recovered surprisingly. My Codlin trees 

 will yield a moderate crop, and they have made some wood. 



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