Fruit Trees, Small Fruits and Ornamentals. 
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Grape Flea Beetle (Hallica chalybea). So called ber.iiise their thighs are very large, and 
fitted for junipinii. Tlie beetle is al)Oiit one-sixth of an inch in length, and of a dark, steel-blue 
cctlor. It eats the buds in carl>' spring, and later gnaws holes in the leaves. In May and 
June the slUKgish larvie, brown in color, may also l)e found feeding on the upper surface of 
the leaves. Spray with Fornuilas i and 2 — early for the beetles, and later, in Alay and June, 
for the grubs. 
The Grape Leaf-Hopper {Erylhroneiira vilis). Pass between the rows at night «-ith a 
torch, shaking the vines to start the insects. They will fly to the light and he destroyed. 
Plant Lice. Spray with kerosene emulsion (Formula 3). 
Apple Worm or Codlin Moth (Caifyncafisa pomonclUi ). The parent niotli of tliis insect 
deposits its eggs in spring in the bh^ssom end of the young apple, before the latter lias turned 
down on its stem. From this egg there hatches a small worm that eats its way toward the 
core, feeding and increasing in size as the apple develops, causing the fruit to drop pre- 
maturely. Appl\' Formula 1 or 2, just after the blossoms have fallen, ami before the young 
apple has turned down on the the stem ; and in case there is a washing rain afterward, reticat 
the application. Apply by means of a force-pump and spray-nozzle, throwing the liquid 
above the tree, so that it will settle in a fine mi.st. 
Curculio {Couoh-ndit-lus ntniiphnr), a great enemy of the jilum. apricot and cherr>'. 
Jar the trees. ;ind catch the insects upon sheets aufl burn or likewise destroy them. Another 
remedy is to spray the phun tree soon after blossoms fall with Formula i or 2, repeating the 
application once or twice at intervals of ten days. 
Army Worm [Lfiica ma iiiiipmu la ). This is the larva of a moth of dull l)rownish color, 
marked in the center of each fore-wing as ilh a distinct white spot. The larva is i /i inches 
long when full grown, and is striped with black, yellow and green It is present every year, 
but attracts attention only when it appears in great numbers. In seasons of serious out- 
lireak it usually appears in limited areas in meadows or pastures. After destroying the 
vegetation in the field where the eggs were laifl. it marches like an army to another field. 
If discovered before it has left these places, it can I>e confined by surrounding the field witli a 
ditch, or killed by Formula 1 or 2, or other fields may be protected I'y a ditch with vertical 
walls ill the same way, and by digging a post-hole here and there in the t-ottom of the ditch 
the'worms will fall to the bottom, and can be destroyed. See Spraying Calendar, ne.\t page. 
SUITABLE DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. 
Apples, Standard 32 to 40 feet apart each way. 
Apricots 16 to 18 
Blackberries 2 feet in row, 6 feet between rows. 
Cherries, Sweet 18 to 20 feet apart each way. 
Sour 16 to 18 ' 
Currants 4 to 5 " " ■' 
Gooseberries 4 to 5 
Nectarines 16 to 18 " " " " 
Pears, Standard 20 " " " 
" Dwarf 10 to 12 
Plums 16 to iS 
Peaches 16 to 18 " 
Quinces 14 to 15 " 
Raspberries to 7 
NUMBER REQUIRED FOR AN ACRE. 
At 3 feet apart each wa\' 4,840 
At 4 " " " " 2,729 
At ,5 '' " " " 1,745 
At 6 ' ' ' 1,200 
At 8 ■' " " " 680 
At 10 " " " " 4^0 
At 12 " " " " 325 
At 14 222 
At I.? " ' 200 
At 16 " " " " 170 
At 18 ' 135 
At 20 " ' " no 
At 25 ' 70 
At,30 " " " ■' 50 
At 32 4.1 
Al 40 " " " " 28 
To estimate the number of plants reiiuired for an acre at any given distance, multiply 
the distance between the rows by the distance between the plants, which will give the 
miuiber of s<iuare feet allotted to each iilant, anil divide the luimber of si|uare feet in an acre 
(4.1.5'io) by this miiiiber. The <|UOtieiit will be the luiiiiber of plants required. 
