. Field, forest and farm; things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers. Natural history; Agriculture. THE PHYLLOXERA 285 rectly, it is true, but attacking the roots. These, done to death by the insect's sucker, cease to draw from the soil the nourishment needed by the vine. The vine-stock wastes away, and with it the leaves, which become yellow and withered. "It is not merely the foliage, then, that the phyl- loxera dries up; it withers and kills the whole Vine-pest (Phylloxera Vastatrix) », Healthy vine rootlet; b, root
. Field, forest and farm; things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers. Natural history; Agriculture. THE PHYLLOXERA 285 rectly, it is true, but attacking the roots. These, done to death by the insect's sucker, cease to draw from the soil the nourishment needed by the vine. The vine-stock wastes away, and with it the leaves, which become yellow and withered. "It is not merely the foliage, then, that the phyl- loxera dries up; it withers and kills the whole Vine-pest (Phylloxera Vastatrix) », Healthy vine rootlet; b, rootlet showing nodosites; c, rootlet in decay; d, female pupa; e, winged female, or migrant. (Hair lines show natural sizes.) Moreover, the name it bears was not invented ex- pressly for it, but was borne by another before the ravager of vineyards became known. The louse that was first called phylloxera lived at the expense of the oak-tree and took up its station on the leaves, sucking the sap from them. There you have the true witherer of leaves. The vineyard louse has there-. 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 Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915; Bicknell, Florence Constable, tr. New York, The Century Co.
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