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Show Currant Bushes Injured by Larvae of Saw-Fly About as soon as the leaves are will out on the currant and goos. herry bushes they are liable to attack at-tack by the larvae or worms of the currant und gooseberry saw-lly. At first leaves are sen that are eaten full of small holes and if prompt action ac-tion is not taken there may be no h aves left on the busie s a few days later. The remedy recommended by C. I. (lilh-lte. entomologist for the Colorado Agricultural coll. ge. Is simple and effective. ef-fective. Thoroughly spray hushes with hellebore, 1 ounce In gallons of water, wa-ter, as sen as the worms are found to be present. Instead of the spray, the dry powder may bo lightly ibiMed over the leaves from a cheesecloth sink. Imported plant diM-as.s, l.olh In-ct and fungous, cost the people of the United Stales NoIio.ii'iii.ikm) annually, or So for each man, woman and child. Imported diseases are more ih-struc-tlve than they were In their native lands because tialurc's checks or pal-litlves pal-litlves usually are not Imported with the diseafies. Many tree growrs niighf well be-lieve be-lieve that we already have adopted all the tree psls of th world, but as a matter of fact there lire many times as many waiting to come over ns those which have arrived. The Introdiiollon of new plants Is very Important and should not he discontinued, dis-continued, but should he better regulated. |