Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-23

Garden" written by Mary Treat.
1.-THE insect is called the Harlequin |
Cabbage Beetle on account of the gay,
theatrical, Harlequin-like manner in |
which the black and yellow colors are
arranged upon it's body. The first ac-
count of the operations of this very
pretty, but, unfortunately, very mis-
chievous bug appeared in the year
1866 from the able pen of the late DR..
Gideon Liucecum, of Texas. He says:
Year before last they got into my
garden and utterly destroyed my cab
bages, radishes, mustard, seed turnlps
and every other cruciform plant Last
year I did not set any of that ORDER OF
plants in my garden. But the present
year, thinking they had probably lert
the premises, I planted my garden
with radishes, mustard and variety
of cabbages. BY the first of April the
mustard and cabbages were large
| enough for use, and l discovered that
| the insect had begun on them. l be-
gan picking them off by hand and
tramping them under foot. BY that
means l have preserved my 434 CAP
ages, but have visited every one or
them daily now for four months, find
ing on them from So to GO full-grown
| insects every day, some coupled and
some in the act of depositing their
eggs. Although many have been
Matched in my garden the present sea-
son. I have suffered none to come to
maturity. and the daily supplies of
grown insects that I have been blessed
with are immigrants from some other
garden
The perfect insect lives through the
winter and is ready to deposit its eggs
as early as the 18th of March, and soon
err. If it finds any cruciform plant large
enough. They set their eggs on end in
two rows, cemented together, mostly
on the under side of the leaf. and gen.
orally from eleven to twelve in number
In about six days in April. -four in
july there matches out from these eggs
a brood of larvae fig. al, resembling
the perfect insect, but having no wings.
, This brood Immediately begins the
, work OF destruction by piercing and
sucking the life sap from the leaves.
, In twelve days the insects have ma
tured. They are timid and will run off
|
: any part of the plant that will answer
, their purpose. The leaf that they pune
. ture Immediately willis. Half dozen
grown insects will kill a cabbage in q
day.
Hitherto it has been generally sup.
posed that the Harlequin cabbage bug
. | was confined to the most southerly Of
the southern states, such as Texas ant
= Louisiana, and it has consequent,
been called by some the Texas cabbage
!. bug. 1t is found now, however, as fal
a north as Illinois"
In the above illustration G repre-
- sents the eggs, A the larva, b the pupa
and d the complete and perfect insect
a Farmers Review.
State Floral Emblems.-The Massa
n chusetts floral emblem society was or
e ganizcd to consider the claims of al
n flowers presented as candidates for
state flower to devise means of reach
d ing the various towns of the state an
e for the purpose of educating public sen
- timent, and urging the selection of
state flower. Some of the states hav
70 already legalized their floral embler
4; Maine having selected the pine con,
N Vermont the red clover. Minnesota tn
8. ladies' slipper, Montana the bite
- sweet, California the yellow poppy, an
.. Nebraska the golden rod, while man
y. candidates have been suggested fc
=, Massachusetts,, among them being tn
mayfiower, the pond lily. the elm an
~ the columbine.-Ex.
Cost of Raising Apples.-With on
:, low-priced orchard land the minimu,
;" cost CO raising apples has not yet bee
. reached. 1t is not known how cheapl
= apples may be grown in Maine, and III
10 til this feature Of the problem is col
ne sidered it is largely guess work. I'll
a. fruit growers of Maine are squarely ia,
ing the question. and some Of us ma
st live to know how much our fertile hill
rs sides, under the skillful manipulate
e. of the borticulturists, may be made [
ar produce. We are just getting down
70 the question in good shape, and til
Nv next four years are promising many il
- teresting revelations.-D. II. Knowltol
~ Secretary Maine Pathological Society.