no 
silken cords, may be crushed between the finger 
and thumb, so as to injure the leaf as little as 
possible, and yet sufficiently to crash the Cater- 
pillar It will be best not to pull the leaves oft, 
as it proves injurious to the buds with which they 
are connected. Neither will there be any need to 
open the leaves, as it would give too much trouble. 
The Mealy Leap Louse sometimes attacks 
the Apricot, but not generally. It will be pro- 
per when they appear, to wash the trees with the 
Mixture as directed on Plums, any time except 
when in bloom, or when the fruit is ripening. 
For the preservation of fruit, see on Peaches, 
^c. 
THE GRAPE VINE. 
Large Flat Scale, ( Coccus Vitus .) — This 
insect is most generally observed first at the time 
when the parent expands to a considerable size, by 
preparing for the reception of her young, a cotton- 
like material, in which she envelops her eggs, to 
the amount of I believe not less than a thousand ! 
at which interval, that is, about the middle of May, 
she raises herself from the branch, leaving the eggs 
among the cotton, which is very white and con- 
spicuous, betwixt the branches and the shell oi 
scale. After this the parent dies, and the young 
are brought forth about the middle of July. They 
are of an oblong shape, and wander about a few 
