The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

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luxurious Insects OF the Farm and
Garden" written by Mary Treat.
The insect Is called the Harlequin
Cabbage Beetle on account OF the gay.
theatrical. Hnrlcquln-llke manner In
which tho black and yellow colors are
arranged upon H. body The FIRST ac-
count OF the operations OF this very
pretty. but. unfortunately. very mis-
chicyoua bug appeared In the year
1866 from the able pen Of the late Dr..
Gideon Liucccum. OF Texas. lie says.
Year before last they got into my
garden and utterly destroyed my cab
bngcs. radishes. mustard. seed turnlps
and every other cruclform plant. Last
year | did not set any OF that order OF
plants In my garden. but the present
year. thinking they had probably left
the premises. planted my garden
with radlshos. mustard and n variety
OF cabhagcs. by the 1rnt Of April the
mustard and cnbbagos were large
enough Tor use. and I discovered that
the insect had begun on them. be-
gan picking them OF by hand and
1tramplng them under foot ny that
Imenns I have preserved my i3i cab
lngoa. but I have visited every one Of
them daily now for four months. ind
ing ON Thorn from 30 to 90 full-grown
insects every day, some coupled and
some In the act OF doposlting their
eggs. Although many have been
Matched In my garden The present sea-
son. have suffered mono to come TO
maturity. and the daily supplies OF
grown insects that have been blessed
with are immigrants from some other
garden
"Tho perfect insect liycs through tho
winter and ls ready TO deposit lbs eggs
as early as the 18th OF March. and soon
or. II II finds any cruciform plant large
enough. They set their eggs ON end In
two rows. ccmented together. mostly
on the under side OF the leaf. and gem
orally from eleven to twelve In number
In nbout six days In April -four IN
july there matches out from these eggs
brood OF larvae tng. %. resembling
the perfect insect, but having no wings.
This brood Immediately begins the
work OF destruction by piercing and
sucking the lie sap from the leaves.
IN twelve days the insects have ma
tured. They are tlmid and will run on
and hide behind the first leaf. stem or
any part OF tie plant that will answer
their purpose. The leaf that they pune
ture Immediately willis Half dozen
grown Insects will kin a cabbage In o
day.
Hitherto Il has been generally sup
poscd that the Harlequin cabbage bug
was confined to the most southerly OF
the southern states. such as Texas and
Louisiana, and II has consequently
been called by some the Texas cabbage.
bug II Is found now. however. us far
north "a Illinois"
In the above Illustration G repre-
sents the eggs. A the larya. b the puma,
and ID the complete and perfect Insect
Farmers Review.
state Floral Embloms. Tho Masaa-
chuseits floral emblem society was Or
gnniged 10 consider the claims OF an
flowers presented as candidates for a
state flower to devise means OF reach
ing the various towns OF the state and
for the purpose OF educating public SEN
tlmcnt, and urging the selection OF a
state flower. Some OF the statos have
already lcgalized their floral emblem.
Maine having selected the pine cone.
Vermont the red clover. Minnesota the,
ladies' slipper. Montana the bitter
sweet. California the yellow POPPY, and
Nebraska the golden rod. while many
andidates have been suggested for
Massachusetts,. among them being the
mayfower, the pond lily. the elm and
the columbine. Elk.
Cost OF Raising Apples.-wlth our
low-priced orchard land the minimum
cost % raising apples has not yet been
reached. IL Is not known how cheaply
apples may be grown Ia Maine, and I'M
an this feature OF the problem Is con-
sldercd It is largely guess work. The
fruit growers OF Maine are sQuarcly fac
Ing the question. and some OF MS may
live TO know how much our fertile hill
aides. under the skillml manipulation
OF the hortlculturlsis. may be made to
produce. We are just getting down to
tho question In good shape. and the
next four years are promising many in
terestlng revelations. I'D. II. Knowlton,
Secretary Maine Pathological Society.