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moiitlis. They feed on the foliage till it is time for 
them to retire for the dreary months of winter. 
They commence their depi'edations at the spring 
on the base of the bud, and perforate their 
way quite into its heart, so, that by the time we 
should look for bloom, the whole union of leaves 
and bloom thus attacked has fallen a sacrifice ; and 
at a more advanced state it eats out the principal 
body of the fruit stalk, leaving only the skin ; the 
remainder becomes languid and soon dies. This 
is a serious mischief when the maggots are numer- 
ous, for whatever bud they get possession of it is 
sure to perish. The presence of the depredator 
will soon be detected from the drooping' and 
withering of the young buds and shoots. 
For their Destruction. — The only plan 
I can devise for their destruction at present is to 
split off, downwai'd, the whole of the buds or 
young shoots thus infested. This will not be of 
any immediate advantage, or any service to the 
plant for the first year, as I believe each larvae 
lets the bud it first possesses suffice for its support, 
without removing to imother. It is therefore only 
beneficial by preventing the insect arriving to the 
emago or winged state, which, if permitted, it 
would establish its progeny for the ensuing spring. 
A boy would go over a great number of plants in 
a day, and gather the withered buds into a tin, 
or any vessel that would keep the maggot from 
escaping. It should be remembered to split the 
