. Success with small fruits . first appearance was in 1857. For illustration, seepage 243. In England, the caterpillar of the Pkalcena-vanaria, a similar insect,is often destructive. Whether it has appeared among us yet, I am notinformed. They fight it abroad as they do the ordinary worm. The gooseberry and currant saw-fly (Nematiis-ribesii), another pestif-erous foreigner, has made its appearance in some localities. We have, besides, a native saw-fly (Pristiphera grossidarice), whichresembles its European congener, and emulates it in mischief The larvaof this fly feeds upon both the currant a
. Success with small fruits . first appearance was in 1857. For illustration, seepage 243. In England, the caterpillar of the Pkalcena-vanaria, a similar insect,is often destructive. Whether it has appeared among us yet, I am notinformed. They fight it abroad as they do the ordinary worm. The gooseberry and currant saw-fly (Nematiis-ribesii), another pestif-erous foreigner, has made its appearance in some localities. We have, besides, a native saw-fly (Pristiphera grossidarice), whichresembles its European congener, and emulates it in mischief The larvaof this fly feeds upon both the currant and the gooseberry, but prefersthe latter. Nature is liberal, and has given us, in addition, a native gooseberryspan-worm, the larva of a small moth. These several worms, unchecked,would soon render the culture of the currant and gooseberry impossiblein the regions where they abounded; and, at first, horticulturists werealmost in despair, for the pests seemed proof against the usual insecticides Currants and Gooseberries. 243. Currant Worm and Moth.—Cherry Currants. and means of destruction. It was eventually discovered that powderedwhite hellebore was a specific remedy. Usually, it is applied unmixedwith other substances ; and pains should be taken to get a genuine article,or else it will not destroy the worms. 244 Success ivitJi Small Fruits. Mr. H. T. Jones, of Rochester, recommends the following: To one pailful of wood ashes, add one quart each of white hellebore and flowersof sulphur; mix thoroughly; apply by sifting on the bushes while the dew is onthem. I used nothing else on my plantation of over two acres last season, and wantnothing better; but it must be used daily as long as any worms are seen. I have heard that, if applied in a liquid form, a heaping table-spoonfulof hellebore to a gallon of water is a good proportion. At the meeting of the New Jersey Historical Society, it was stated bygood authorities, as the result of actual experience, that tobacco dust wouldk
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