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CHERUY. 
Cherry Aphis. ? Myzus Cerasi. 
Mr. Hart notes that two of his Cherry trees near Kingsnorth, 
Kent, were smothered as usual with the Black Cherry Aphis, or 
Dolphin ; and although the trees were cleansed with suds, paraffin and 
water, or pure water, the fruit was of an inferior quality. Similar 
trees facing north-west on the opposite side of the house are never 
attacked, and the fruit is very fine.* 
CLOVER. 
Clover-root Weevil. Sitona puncticollis, Steph. 
On the 6tli of April I received an enquiry from Mr. R. W. Christy, 
of Boynton Hall, near Chelmsford, relatively to a small grub which 
destroyed the roots of Red Clover. He mentioned that under every 
one of about fifty diseased plants, which he had examined on the 23rd 
of March, he found two, or three, or sometimes more, small white 
grubs. Most of these were to be found at or near the tap-root of the 
Clover, and some at the extremity of the smaller roots which showed 
injury from their gnawings ; in some cases large holes had been eaten, 
and in all cases the part thus injured had turned black. 
On examination of a great many more Clover plants on the 10th 
of April, a still larger number of grubs were to be found under them; 
in some cases as many as five or six under one plant. In no case was 
a diseased plant to be found without a grub, but no grubs were to be 
found between the rows of Clover; and where the plants had died or 
withered no grubs or chrysalids were to be found. The Clover land in 
question was a large field of twenty-four acres, twelve of which were 
in Wheat and twelve Barley last year (1881); and it was observed 
that the grubs were much more plentiful on the solid Wheat land than 
on the looser Barley land. 
These grubs or larvae, when full grown, were about a quarter of an 
inch long, legless, and much wrinkled; of a whitish colour, with 
oclire-coloured head, and dark brown jaws. Some of the specimens 
. * Plum trees were much injured, from their leafage being destroyed by the gale 
of April 29th ; and when the fresh leaves were thrown out these were severely 
attacked by Aphides. Owing to the manner in which this attack causes the leaves 
to curl, it is very difficult to bring any application to bear on the insects within. 
