SK MI- TflOPJC a t LIFOKNL t 
afl'unl to purducc tbimi, even Ltere where 1 existing brtween th Californian.. ,rv.l •(„ 
they aro produced. Only the rich can en.j people of ( him., Japan, am) Am-tral.u 
joy their henltli-giriiig properties. '1 lie 
middle classes, who couititute the mas-^ 
of our population, cull nut touch them at 
ruling roles 
point to one of these couiitriM its IIh or-_n- 
nol home or storting point from which it 
Los Rpivod Indeed, many orangca 
boon imported fiotnnl! the-© phic. and it 
o.ifS ii.ii-o, wuii iui|iuit>j(i 111 >ui f ni mein places. ami 
Our population is rapidly increaHtna, would not l»r wrpti-in^ to me if, lil< our 
nml pci Imps in a greater ratio than our own bmg < .(■/!•.)»< u;.,, .), th< 
orange orchard* and their production, Red Scale In J been imported in tin - nn- 
which ntmd not 1>o overlooked by the in- Dimmer, i, < , on tl - h it> • I ram die*. m 
veitigutof of this subject. , twig- of an imported tire It 1 , , tj. 
The question of transportation entfm dentlv been inti dued u.t. Florida this 
largely into this subject. It repines m.; way. 
prophet to predict that the increase of otij n* i -n.-ruirT, 
railroads and other means of tranaporto- j Prof, 1 < ii . > et.tb - that be i’,m| found ,i 
tion will continuously transcend (hr on the /-i. *i« loO'i/n,- *!»•-, I ( .. i , 
volume of our production*. 
I To lx- continued. I 
exotic species of fig. I O f. by the /’I» 
I Ituml rr>»i, that this, or an allied sp» 
might give mo some information about 
this particular insect Yours respect 
fully, O. M. Hulmkm 
Tht scale Vu-ing new to me, I imim ]i 
alolv forwarded specimens to Prof C. S 
Bitov, and from his reply, I quote the fid- 
lowing: " The ciicnlav dark-brown ai-nh 11 
but have published no description 
the mere dcaoiiption of the hcuIc with. ml 
feeble claW Slid four digitnll, the two up 
fully chnra. ten/ing the ill-tot that make I" *' J '.‘Uigv-t. f. iimia thickly «»«>«. 
it. in both sexes, in imperfect cuU.m.dmn | “ di.t.mt Ud** n«»r Use ... • h • b 
ml work." 
imperfect t'liUnmdufi 
'« sharp ajnne IWUM. I !'•*" nevtr no 
! tired Ibl* in any other aento maeel. 
"" iMf.'Muios on .. tbmat*Satifi. Form round nr c« renter 
III I him Angeles, Sail Jose, libfoniii tV.ttened slight)) i leg towards O 'dr i 
and, iinluod, iu various pmlx of Uu* State, of from a reddish to a bi» Li-i I • ' 
il is quite nutntnmii oo the orange, am! m color, paler at margin. ««• r.>>_■ fr. 
there Luawii ni Ihi “ He-t S. ole I be 0 lj of an inch hi diameter; in H r .- 
onuige lieu has but Lately been introduced ter is a «lijht drpvt.n. iu In >i *p 
and grown in California, and this pntdKu- men* .03 to d'S >f >in nob in domt . 
lar species in, therefore, nut indigenous of a bright gulden yellow, w-tha ■ u| 
• here. Where, therefore, did it e.'ioe brown cap. 
from, and how was it iiiliinlutril into the awixe* 
Stite? These are two very important Mi. Holm*- wni"* no und«i date 
qwewlioua Now, the Commercial icl:ili>ni» Aujju-l (*. *« follows A- *• gu* -i 
14 
all 
f.*i war* 
•1 you by tin. 
•> (DAI 
1 S wt f 
*p*» na 
which 
Th. r 1 
of tli€ 
1 hap# nmj r 
, Il( | r.4 . t. . • . 
/ f L 
cw. h 
A VVl A 
rys. mj Jv 
joa in g 
ii t 
r.nd order’ 
j.yj.j • 
t It' i J 
ft ply j t j| 
I.IlP 
y#t, i m [ 
V* fflR 
k.e] 
[* my Ire 
»f« in very 
ti *' 11 f 11 
t condition i 
m.l t 
bliftv gr 
nwtb. W 1 
pen tl 
reinoi i 
iargs drove 
. m. In nn 
al. I have t 
of Cl 
title] at . 
.prune at < 
| can cow- 
the U«i 
fcppl.r, 
It ia h 
" uf a string 
) twice at i 
. r*uc treat no 
■tit « 
« id salt 
d. of t 
nd take# 
and water 
lliM UitPS 
off. bu 
t the M'aie e 
>11f* IrllTw 
flit, i.ed if 
•lufi* j 
I'lnt prior to 
-n.l out i In 
a gr 
owing »» 
tag, ,a> | |re» 
more boaitii 
i l h a 
a lief. r. 
■ 1 think 
if J-Jtl 
.»h was mu. 
•i. Wl 
th salt 
od water it 
I had boon found mi fho apple trees in N«n 
THE RED OR CIRCULAR SCALE OF THE c ■' With Ho om . u .tt ..-h • il„- 
0RAN0E. fruit, leaves, and twig- •'.mm to like one 
Bv Wm, n. Ashmiu., Jo KHosvn.1.1, Fiji. *'*>«'■ ** wtl1 “ inctlier. 
Him lotutAniiciii.,— ChryHoiDjilmlus (icin' rr» kati'iiai ni-r .ut 
Riley- Manuscript notes; Cluysornphaln- I have riot been able to thorougld i w rk 
fion« Riley—Aslirui-ad Flu .iiin r <illniit-i l up this iuaeet for want d -j ■ ir, - i.s 
J87‘); ( Inysompbalus ficus Riley -Arh- i Fiom *|h ■ iuitrceei.e.i .i .hlb i• ot, tm- 
mead, I'ncifio Jhn'ul 1‘rt'RX, 1H80. there would -oem to b< >1 |ea»t the 
In September, 1871), f received tin fob : brood-, if u.t n. >re, during tin gai II 
boviug commuiiicution, with specioicna of fit t brood j.mbably luiUde s in M.iv, tin 
infested leaves, from Mr. 0. M Holmes second, from lust of July i • ..mi wee, 
Qru« 1 h., OrwgetV, KIa. f Arid. 30. !*». l " *** “•« «h"d. fmm last ol 
D.,w< Sin: Inclosed J lmml yon a.. of Sp I jtemb< ’ r lo firrtl 1,1 ' Mob ‘' 
nn orange tree infested with what appeam •»* '‘'nu-nv 
to lie n species of scale insect, which is new /■•'.■j*.—F rom 1st' >•• and. i . ,.«Vi -< Mi¬ 
lo Us down here. It spreads from tree »•. less than .<*1 of nu inch in lriigth, o.mi.I. 
tree very rapidly, and is nut confined to smooth, ict quit' twice .. lo). - s «s t>r*«d. 
the leaf, but appears upon tender dr iiMi. ”f a bright y > ilow, pi .mo. nouely incl»etl 
and thorns. As you cun see, it turns the in b..dy walls >.f d. ad female 
leaf yellow wherever it Locates itself. 1 /. uej,—le ngth of body h - - limn 01 ol 
should like to know vvlu-thcr it is an em-ii.y uu inch, n »rh i n . a- )«>■- ■ >- wnl 
.ill to be iln adcd, and, il von have liaii V yellow, "'••id. mu. I. id- ( low »r I* 
nvporiOnue with il. tlm euro. Although a . head, taing wnle-t al th-u-uin ■• ■ nl 
stranger to you, I see by the FlnruFt t»-> very short nnnl -••**. . hinder - . .• m 
rulliirixl that you have uiiido the msii t- <»|i r.iugh from niuntnuii-. .n.ull lb-shy i"b> r 
orange trees a study, and 1 thought you dea, with n few short linn-aroiiod mm. n, 
no ioilnUtrtlioaa as in (’•>•, '. '■» > •-..,• 
antenun-, tl-jointed (nut easily made out 
with mv microscoj ■, which is of a tow 
power); h**al ji.irilsbi.it and stout, nearly 
n« wide ns long; joint* 3 and A Is— wide 
and of equal *i*c; joints 4 and 5 about 
rh longer and thicker than 3 and 
would h« an improvement, and »n, y’U 
to um it in tL it way. You Uavw uiv I.. 
aidif- for lha «oer>—* of yn«r 
orange inai-cte, which will -apply a vr« 
>>r rn t-1 long f. lt hr intelligent omm 
ORANGE MARMALADE 
rh >o» medium si/* I miev oran 
SI. 
and alui three small, fmr dinn.-l letuori- 
Don t try to take the »in . • dear a. vth. 
fruit it i* Iwtter t*» hare them in sm.viler 
pieces, ajjd l>w • .ireful to take out f-veiv 
i sec<) Put the fruit into lh« earthen howl 
and eovwr it with cold water Let -tend 
twelve hours, than boil tog. lh» r until tlic 
or*!.-/# sinus ate tender, ,«(t.-r which > Id 
' ,-»s many pounds of gramiUted sugar •« 
flier. *>r. of fpnt at first. Boil llnlll tin 
nn I- look clear, and the n.nturc tin. •• n- 
i whrn a little of it ia cooled. 
rut it into auoUl earth.n or gU- jar*, 
jwhvnctml, preee bnkndicil [ns|a*r clow to 
tin inarmala.h and | "te [«| ' dipj ■ *1 m 
! the ivliite - J an ogg over th* top of the jar 
Tin county of Iasi Angnlr* apj.»ar» 
' more advantageous fk»r cv.luun** thao a»>y 
j.av* uf Siuitl.rrn California, hunt the ho i 
that (nn.l ia cheap, and 'lio l>w*i load t« 
near I lie iuark< t Ih« I - li :elw. 
Sm Uartiardino Land t*om» »ny will fm 
iviUi n golden con ter has lung hemi in «>v ‘ ' > * ii***. joint •- »*» 11 '• 1 " il "" 
cabinet, mid I have found it (iniU-injun.m'. lf 'rp «o 3 Ion,, l.air-, ih- iimu 
In u,lul,t. I have di-ignnted it |»v »-«: ' n *«»*•* ' R " <l l "‘ ,! . . 1 
the inaniisei.pt muno, f 7n ,-uii^m/i.s ff. «/, ju.nl, with Uu tnu«t and t« . outer.-.- 
oililished no description of it ;i- l;"' 1 '* above th. se I', - - mite m • 
». or- 
BL'flll- 
Un 
will.ui sight of a landine or < n 
where grap*«. porn, whrn! «IM 
angwa, otlv.-a. nut-, and all kinds «d 
. rn frutte can Is* ns; s.-d to p'l•»' ' • 
U lbibia. Ire iVteutoa, La* »U.l err 
ilivirsitj uf weds whkh ran 1* tame.) » 
rotitable aoi'ount for ill kiuda-if f.un.ili,; 
ly n tiling in colours lh« C>M .d ds-V.I 
opuig wat*i ts ma le but m.jdrisie 
hsh> d n! ol.. . H oi rhoma* Hugh** as 
Ubb.had h.s Rugby .ol 'iiT m Lo- Ang¬ 
lo*. IO«U'*d of >U K.sl IVnil' -see. U. 
property of lh" --liters 
tin.. 1 would haw lorn wo 
tt Hail Is 1 where, it now or Iu.' '■ lo 
Rugby colony, w a t* infon od. i« 
thin atul rimt« <>u flay, white th« « 
UundriMl 
white our 
that >s pr¬ 
ior a sbnsi 
iHio're < 
ii deep, mil lilt 
eal llWlkak will be 
ircwd. Tbs IV I— ph 
exd.roIf* oil these I 
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