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QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
The best season for applying such wash or sprinkling is certainly the Autumn, 
because then the eggs of insects are laid on the bark of trees on which they 
breed. Another sprinkling or two in Spring, one before, and the next just after, 
the buds have burst, will go far to annoy and disperse the larvae.—J. Main, 
Card. Mag. 
The Cuckoo Spit Insect. —(Aphrophora spumarca.) The frothy matter 
surrounding this insect is thought to be nothing else but the sap of the plant, 
which it has pumped up into its stomach by its snout, and afterwards ejected, so 
that we may easily conceive, if any plant were to be attacked by myriads of this 
insect, how great would be the damage it would sustain.— Gard. Mag. 
The Antler Moth (Cerapteryx Graminis) is a Northern species, and oc¬ 
casionally the caterpillars commit sad ravages in pasture lands, by devouring 
the roots of grass, as related by Linnaeus, who states, that they will not touch the 
Alopecurus pratensis, nor the Trifolium pratens?. Mr Wailes has lately made 
some interesting remarks upon its habits, in the 2nd part of the Entomological 
Magazine. I well remember when Mr Dale and myself visited Keswick, in 1827, 
that the grass on a large portion on one side of Skiddaw appeared dead, and I 
found numbers of the larvae of C. graminis crawling about. I used to find the 
moths flying close to the ground towards sunset, in the neighbourhood of Nor¬ 
wich, also in meadows near Covehithe, Suffolk, and in the flowers of the ragwort 
at Inverary and Kinnordy, in Scotland .—Curtis in Brit. Ent. 
Drosf.ra Anglica. —Insects settliug upon the inside of the leaves are caught 
and retained. I have always imagined that the glands at the apex of the hairs 
emitted a glutinous secretion, which first held the insect, and, as it struggled, 
more hairs were attached, until the end of the leaf was bent down. Those who 
wish to see the leaf expanded should gather plants with buds promising to open 
the following day, and, by putting the roots in water, and placing the plant in 
the sun, they will accomplish their object 
PART III. 
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 
I.—QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
Culture of the Grey Edged Auriculas. —To a Lover of Auriculas, p. 
425, Mr. Revell is preparing an answer on the treatment of the grey edged va¬ 
rieties, which will be inserted shortly. 
Figure of a Gooseberry and Currant Bush. —To J. K. an article on 
pruning the gooseberry is prepared by Mr Bristow, gardener to C. G. Munday, 
Esq., at Burton, wherein similar illustrations will be given, which will probably 
be inserted next month, or not later than January. 
Pruning Apple Trees. —Being frequently asked for information respecting 
the pruning of standard apple trees, and not being able to give it, I have often 
thought of applying for your opinion. I hope you will not think it too much 
trouble to give me a line or two on the subject in your next number. 
July 29 th , 1833. . Wm. Claughton. 
