. The book of the garden. Gardening. LEGUMINOUS PLANTS.—THE BEAN. 69 the bean, but to most of the order Leguminosae. These are, Sitona canina, fig. 16; S. lineata, fig. 7, and Otiorhynchus picipes, fig. 17. These attack the bean shortly after its appearance above ground, and continue to feed upon it during the whole progress of its growth. The same means must be applied as no- Fig. 18. ticed above. The. little beetles,Bru- chus granarius, fig. 9, and manus, fig. 1 *8, de- posit their eggs in the blossom, to prey afterwards on the ripe seeds. A parasitic fun- gus (Uredo fabce) yellow-b
. The book of the garden. Gardening. LEGUMINOUS PLANTS.—THE BEAN. 69 the bean, but to most of the order Leguminosae. These are, Sitona canina, fig. 16; S. lineata, fig. 7, and Otiorhynchus picipes, fig. 17. These attack the bean shortly after its appearance above ground, and continue to feed upon it during the whole progress of its growth. The same means must be applied as no- Fig. 18. ticed above. The. little beetles,Bru- chus granarius, fig. 9, and manus, fig. 1 *8, de- posit their eggs in the blossom, to prey afterwards on the ripe seeds. A parasitic fun- gus (Uredo fabce) yellow-booted bean beetle, abounds on the leaves of the bean towards the latter end of summer. Its effects do not seem to be of great consequence ; were it even so, sulphur applied as has been recently recommended for the destruction of mildew, will lessen, if not totally destroy, this parasite. The wire-worm (Cataphagus lineatus, Linn.), fig. 19, belongs to the order Coleoptera, family Elateridse. The perfect insect is about one- Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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