. Commercial violet culture. Violets. PHLYCTAENIA RUBIGALIS. 223 flowering is therefore either entirely stopped or checked. Air-slacked lime thrown intO' the crown will be found beneficial. It should be thrown into the plant with considerable force and plenty should be allowed to reach the soil. Following this practice and giving the best cultural conditions possible, such as allowing plenty of air and stirring the soil, is about all that can be suggested in the line of 67.—Larvse and moths of Phlyctaetiia rubigalis. Phlyctaenia rttbigfalis. Violet plants are some- times attacked d
. Commercial violet culture. Violets. PHLYCTAENIA RUBIGALIS. 223 flowering is therefore either entirely stopped or checked. Air-slacked lime thrown intO' the crown will be found beneficial. It should be thrown into the plant with considerable force and plenty should be allowed to reach the soil. Following this practice and giving the best cultural conditions possible, such as allowing plenty of air and stirring the soil, is about all that can be suggested in the line of 67.—Larvse and moths of Phlyctaetiia rubigalis. Phlyctaenia rttbigfalis. Violet plants are some- times attacked during midsummer by the larva of a small moth. The insect has been identified for us by the Entomologist of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture under the above name. The larvae attack the leaves, destroying the softer parts and leaving only the skeleton or framework of the tissues. The illustration does not show this plainly,. 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 Galloway, B[everley] T[homas], 1863- [from old catalog]. New York, A. T. De La Mare ptg. & pub. co. , ltd.
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