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by strong and frequent fumigations of tobacco. There is also 

 a small insect, scarcely half an inch in length, having a 

 blackish head (known by the name of a Grub) ; this is very 

 destructive, feeding on the young fruit and leaves ; it is fre- 

 quently enveloped in a leaf. I know of no effectual remedy 

 to destroy this voracious intruder, but that of picking it off 

 by the hand, which, although it be a tedious task, must be 

 performed till a more expeditious way of removing it shall be 

 discovered. 



I am, Sir, 

 your most obedient humble servant, 



Thomas Torbron. 



Ashridgc, 24th February >, 1820. 



