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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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r fragrance. In the Orchid-house the presence of a flowering plant of Den-drobium heterocarpum aureum was manifest bythe delightful scent which filled the house. To come to more general things, which how-ever lent brightness at this period of the year,Cinerarias, Carnations, Begonias, and such like,were fully represented. J. R. J. THE CODLIN-MOTH. During the past few years, more stringentmeasures have been taken than hitherto to annihi-late this dreaded pest (fig. 52) of the orchard andfruit garden ; and there is still room for continuedeffort, if one may judge from the state of manyorchards, and of the fruit sent to market. Fromthe present date till early in the month of Marchis the best time to spray the trees, while the budsare dormant, using the caustic alkali wash sofrequently mentioned in these pages. This washnot only destroys the eggs of many kinds ofinsects that hibernate under the rough bark ofthe trees, but it destroys moss and lichens, whichinfest trees in damp localities.
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FlO. 52.—THE CODLIN-MOTH : CAEPOCAPSA POMONELLA. Caterpillar highly magnified: perfect insect;cocoon, and chrysalis in two stages. It is estimated that every moth lays about 250eggs, which in a favourable season turn intocaterpillars, that eventually find an entrance tothe fruits, which fall to the ground long beforethey are of full size, with the result that quitehalf, if not a larger proportion of a crop is spoilt.Now, if this wholesale destruction of fruit canwith a little extra perseverance be lessened,surely the fruit-growers of this country would belacking in their duty if they did not use everymeans to stamp out this pest. There are severaluseful sprayers on the market to suit all kindsof customers, and I have found the wash sentout by Messrs. Campbell, of Manchester, to bewhat they claim for it; it is sent out in canisterssufficient to make 50 and 100 gallons respectively,and is moderate in price. And while touching upon this subject, it wouldbe well to consider whether our

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