. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). ii74 tioME Nature-Study Course. The blossoms and apples are always at the end of the twigs and spurs in th6 apple and do not grow along the branches, as in the cherry and the peach. Just at the side and below the spur where the apple is borne a bud is developed, which pushes on and continues the growth of the twig; and this in turn will be a spur wh
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). ii74 tioME Nature-Study Course. The blossoms and apples are always at the end of the twigs and spurs in th6 apple and do not grow along the branches, as in the cherry and the peach. Just at the side and below the spur where the apple is borne a bud is developed, which pushes on and continues the growth of the twig; and this in turn will be a spur which will bear blossoms the following year. THE CODLING MOTH. Lesson XXVHL Purpose.—To make the pupils familiar with the habits of this insect and the best way to protect fruit from its ravages. Material and method.—The lessons should begin witji a study of wormy apples, prefer- ably in the fall when the worms are still within their burrows. After the pupils become familiar with the ap- pearance of the insect and its methods of work, a prize of some sort might be offered for the one who will bring to school the greatest number of the hibernating larvae found in their winter quarters. Place these larvae in a box with cheese-cloth tacked over its open side; place this box out-of-doors in a protected position. Ex- amine the cocoons to find the pupae about the last of April; after the pupae appear look for the moths in about five days. It would be a very good idea for the pupils to prepare a Riker mount showing specimens of the moths, the cocoons showing the cast pupa skin, the caterpillar in a homeopathic vial of alcohol, and pictures illustrating the work of the insect. The pictures should be drawn by the pupils, showing the wormy apple, both the outside and the front cut in half. The pupils can also sketch from pictures given the young apple when just in the right condition to spray, with a note explaining why. Observations by pupils.— (i). Find an apple with a codling moth
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