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very improperly termed, a blast, caused by cold east 
winds, or something in the air which cannot be 
accounted for. After the leaves are pretty well ex- 
panded, this species feeds on the top side of them, 
which gives them a light freckled appearance. 
Red Spider. — (Acarus Telarius .) — ^This 
species of the Red Spider is well known as a 
formidable enemy to the horticultural ists. Among 
the numerous productions of its choice, those 
trees may be justly said to form a portion of 
them. These little animals are often influenced by 
fine warm weather, about the middle of February, 
or indeed sometimes sooner, if the weather is 
generally warm and serene, to awake from their 
torpor, and may be seen wandering over the 
branches of these trees with alacrity, and at the 
approach of the evening, or cold and rain, they 
retreat into their former abode, or some similar 
retirement. 
Thus they are allured by warmth to parade 
the trees for several weeks before the trees can 
afford them the least support, except they derive 
any from the scale of the bud, or cuticle of the 
branches. At this period they are not half their 
full size, and of a clear’ scai’let colour. When full 
grown they are of a straw colour, with a brown 
spot on each side. The body is of a long oval 
shape, the head and hind pai’ts more acute than 
the former one described, the body not ffat, like 
the other species, but rotunded, legs and horns 
similar to the rest of its genus. 
