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White Currants, in Orkney; and at Dunrobin Castle the Gooseberry 
caterpillar is also mentioned as troublesome. At Scotswood-on-Tyne, 
in Northumberland, Mr. Grace mentions that by far the most notice¬ 
able insect occurrence of the season was the large amount of Abraxas 
Grossulariata , though the damage done by the larvae was small. 
During this season be observes the moths have been so plentiful that 
fifty specimens might be captured in half an hour ; and this abundance 
is the more remarkable as for eight previous years not a single speci¬ 
men bad been taken by Mr. Grace whilst collecting Lepidoptera. At 
Tranmere, Cheshire, it is mentioned as rather more scarce than 
usual; and near Ashford, Kent, it was noticed on the Blackthorn, but 
not in great numbers anywhere. Mr. Norgate, writing from Sparham, 
Norwich, mentions the larvie as more plentiful than usual on the 
Blackthorn ; and they are also mentioned by Mr. Fitch as in extra¬ 
ordinary abundance on Blackthorn hedges near Maldon. At Addington, 
Bucks, Mr. Matheson reports it as doing an immense amount of 
damage where not checked, and recommends careful attention to the 
hushes, and drawing the sprays through the hand as soon as ever the 
caterpillars appear, so as to remove them before they have time to 
spread over the tree. At Sedbury, West Gloucestershire, this insect 
is also mentioned as hurtful; and at Exeter Mr. D’Urban observes 
the larvae were first noticed on Ma} T 18tli, feeding on Bed Currants 
trained on a wall, and a few on Black Currant bushes; at the end of 
June they were numerous on Blackthorn in hedges; and at the end 
of August the moths appeared in unusually great numbers on the 
hedges near Dawlisli, and generally in the neighbourhood. 
26. Anthonomus Pomorum. Apple Weevil. Of this we have 
only a note from Mr. Hart, mentioning it being less abundant than 
usual at Kingsnorth, near Ashford, Kent. 
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