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wards, towards that part of the apple which is lowest, and thus the trouble is 
saved of thrusting the small particles upwards through the eye of the apple, and 
a constant admission is afforded for a supply of air without labour. Having com¬ 
pleted this work, the grub returns towards the centre of the apple, where he feeds 
at his ease. And within a few days of being full fed, he for the first time en¬ 
ters the core through a round hole gnawed in the hard horny substance which 
always separates the pips from the pulp of the fruit. The destroyer now finds 
himself in that spacious chamber, which codlins, in particular, always have in 
their centre. From this time he eats only the pips, but he soon causes the apple 
to fall. Whether the fall of his house gives the tenant warning to quit or not is 
unknown, but certain it is that he does quit, and that almost immediately. He 
leaves the core, crawls along his breathing and clearing out gallery, the mouth 
of which, though before nearly closed, he now gnaws into a smooth round hole, 
which allows him free passage without hurting his fat, soft, round body. He then 
comes out, and for the first time in his life finds himself in the open air. He 
wanders about on the ground till he finds the stem of a tree, up which he climbs, 
and hides himself in some nice little crack in the bark. In this situation he re¬ 
mains without stirring for a day or two, as if to rest himself after the uncommon 
fatigue of a two yard’s march. He then gnaws away the bark a little, in order 
to get further out of the way of observation ; and having made a smooth cham¬ 
ber large enough for his wants, he spins a beautiful little milk-white silken case, 
in which, after a few weeks, he becomes a chrysalis. In this state he remains 
throughout the winter, and even until the following June, unless some unlucky, 
blackheaded tit, running up the trunk, peeping into every cranny, and whistling 
out his merry r see saw, happen to spy him ; in which case, he is plucked without 
ceremony from his retreat, and his last moments are spent in the bird’s crop. 
But supposing no such ill-fortune betide him, he will be on the wing by the mid¬ 
dle of June. 
By burning weeds in your gardens at this time of the year, you will effectually 
drive away this little moth.-— Rusticus. — Entomol. Mag. 
PART III. 
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 
I.—QUERIES, ANSWERS, AND REMARKS. 
What Works on Gardening would you recommend? —Would you have 
the goodness to inform me of the best works on the following subjects, with the 
prices of each, and where I can obtain them? 1. On the Culture of the Pine 
Apple. 2. On the Culture of the Vine. 3. On Training and Pruning of Fruit 
Trees. 4. On the Culture of Vegetables, &c. &c. If you can recommend a 
Work, on the Culture of the Melon, I shall feel obliged. Wreden on the Cu¬ 
cumber, I have recently purchased. I beg pardon for troubling you so much, 
but having commenced gardening in right earnest, I am desirous of purchasing 
the above works. J- C. Palmer. 
Davies-Street, Bulkeleg Square. 
