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Here it feeds until the fruit is ripe ; it then leaves its quarters, and spins a 

 small white cocoon in some place at the foot of the bush, frequently 

 selecting the stool. It remains in this cocoon all the winter, and in the 

 spring makes its way to the buds, piercing them and feeding within 

 them in the manner which is so well known. The most effective remedy 

 is to pick off the infested buds or shoots and burn them, taking care that 

 the caterpillars do not escape during the operation. It has been 

 suggested that it would be useful to throw dressings of ashes, or sand 

 mixed with paraffin (a quart of oil to a bushel of sand), among the stools 

 in the winter, but I should think it was very questionable if this was of 

 any practical use. Raking away the earth and rubbish from round the 

 stocks, and then earthing them up again, has been recommended. 



Virescent Tidip.-~Mr. Saunders showed a specimen in which the 

 perianth-segments were partially virescent, and in one instance, from 

 irregular growth, the segments had been torn. The coloured portion 



uplifted with the growing stem, whilst the green portion remained 

 beneath. 



Cytisus Adami. — Dr. Masters exhibited fine specimens of this curious 

 hybrid, from Bournemouth, showing both parental forms, and various 

 intermediates proceeding from the same branch. 



Boscs Dying. — Specimens were exhibited wherein the upper shoots 

 and the stock were dead or dying. The appearances were considered to 

 be due to an overdose of strong manure. 



Melon Disease. — Further specimens were shown. Dr. Cooke remarked 

 that the Melon leaves were disfigured by the bleached orbicular spots, 

 already familiar on leaves of Cucumber and Melon. Upon these spots 

 were developed the characteristic hyphas and spores of Cercospora melon is, 

 the destructive mould already found, in so many instances, upon the 

 leaves of Cucumber and Melon. This mould evidently is widely diffused 

 over the country, and, as far as we can discover, cannot be influenced by 

 any application of fungicides, as the disease is deeply seated in the 



Fir,. 64. — Lamproxia rubiella. 



