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Garden Work 
Insects Injurious to Plums — 
Lackey Moth. Slug Worm. 
Winter Moth. Aphis. 
Insects Injurious to Cherries — 
Blackfly. 
As space will not permit of a full description of 
insects, injurious or otherwise, in a work of this kind, 
the reader is referred to books specially written on the 
subject, as: Insect Life , by Fred. V. Theobald, M.A. ; 
Farm and Garden Insects , by Wm. Somerville, M.A., 
D.Sc. 
CHAPTER XVI 
Plant Diseases 
This is a subject of extreme importance to gardeners, 
fruit-growers, foresters, farmers, and all those who have 
the care of plants of any kind. The Government has 
been a long time in recognizing the need of special 
facilities to carry out research work in connection with 
this important branch, but it is pleasant to hear that the 
State has at last lent its aid. It is earnestly hoped that 
much will now be done to prevent the enormous waste 
to the crops which goes on year after year from the 
attacks of diseases of various kinds. The Government 
states that there are not men sufficiently qualified to 
carry on this research work. This is indeed true, and 
it is not to be wondered at, considering the training 
such work requires, training that is severe, because only 
