Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1876 — Exterminating the Bark Bouse on Apple Trees. [ARTICLE]

Exterminating the Bark Bouse on Apple Trees.

This pest of young apple trees is so numerous on many young trees that the bark is almost covered. It is known by the corpmon name of “ oyster shaped bark louse.” By entomologists it is denominated the Coccue canMforrnit—exmchiformii meaning shell shaped. These scales contain germs of tile females, which die after depositing their eggs. The eggs, which may be seen by carefully lifting the scale, are hatched in the former part of the growing season./ The young insects are very minute. They move about for some days and Uieij settle down and insert their pro-

boecis of sucker Into the bark from Which they draw their sustenance and acquire their hard coat or shell. Tbe females never leave the shell, but the males come out as small flies and hate wings. These being, in brief, the habits of the insect, it will be seen that they can only be successfrilly destroyed soon after thqy are hatched, and before they acquire their* hard and Impervious scale. One of the most effectual remedies for exterminating this enemy of apple trees cqnsista in the use of two parts of soft soap, with eight of water, to which lime enough is added to bring tbe mixture to the consistence of whitewash. This is spread over the trees, covering every limb and twig. We have in mind an orcliardist who trims the trees thoroughly and then applies with a paint brush a mixture made by boiling leaf tobacco with strong lye, until it is reduced to a pulp, and Ulen mixing with soft soap, which is applied to the apple trees. Another uses a decoction of tobacco, aloe* and soft soap, applied with a syringe. Prof. Glover, of the Agricultural Department at Washington, informs us that ho succeeded in destroying a similar insect upon the orange trees in Florida, by syringing them with a wash of soft soap, water and a little guano. This insect has its natural enemies, which destroy great numbers of thdfir; still Its Increase in some sections is alarming.— N. F. Uerald. ■!< e » —ln the Gardener’n Monthly Mr. Meehan says: Dry leaves are excellent to mix with hot-bed material, and, where practicable, should be saved for thie purpose. They do not heat so rapidly as stable manure, and in this have an advantage; as tempering the violence makes manure last doagpr more regular heat. They are excellent material to put round cold frames to protect halfhardy plants. A board is put up to the height of the frame boards and about a foot or more from them and the leaves filled in between. If the plants are some.what tender the bottom ot the frames may be filled in a few feet with the leaves. These leaves, after having been two or three years decaying, make admirable stuff for potting plants and for flowers in general. Superintexdent Johnson reports 221,¥ll scholars In Maine in 1875-a decrease of 3,000 from 1874. The average wages of male teachers last year was $36.96 per month. There was a slight increase in teachers’ wages from 1874. ComtrnrrTTis, Tabs Nones.—Every moment Jf delay makas your care more bopelees, and maclf depends on the judicious choice of a remedy. The amount of testimony in flavor of Dr. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup v ss a cun for consumption, far exceeds all that can be brought to support the pretensions of any other medicine. See Dr. Schenck's Almanac, containing the certificates of many persons of the highest respectability, who have been restored to health, after being pronounced incurable by physicians of acknowledged ability. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as these evidences will show; but the cure is often promoted by the employment of two other remedies which Dr. Schenck provide* for the purpose. These additional remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills. By the timely use of these medicines, according to directions, Dr. Schenck certifies that most any case of Consumption may be cored. t Dr. Schenck is professionally at his principal ofilce, comer Sixth and Arch streets, Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters for advice mast be addressed.