Tinea, a genus of moths, the larvae of which are very destructive.

T. Daucella

Carret Moth. Head and back and upper wings reddish-brown; abdomen gray and white. Its cater-pillar is greenish-gray with black tuber-cles, and lives on the flowers and seeds of the carrot, but prefers the parsnep.

T. Padella

Small Ermine Moth is white with black dots on the upper wings. Eggs deposited in June and July, near the blossom buds of the hawthorn, eunymus, apple and pear tree; caterpillars appear in autumn, and in-close the twigs with a web. In the following spring they attack the petals and calyx. Color, dull lead with a black head. - Koilar.

T. Clerckella

Pear Tree Blister Moth. The caterpillars of this raise dark brown blisters on the leaves of the pear tree, and less often on those of the apple. The moth is active and minute, shining like pearly satin, the wings having an orange ground spotted with black and other colors. It appears in May. Mr. Curtis says, - "To check this disease, it will be advisable to wash the tree with soapsuds the end of May or beginning of June, when the moths are pairing and laying eggs for a future progeny; and if a very valuable tree be only partially attacked, the blistered leaves might be gathered and burnt as soon as any spots began to appear in August." - Gard. Chron.

T. Capitella

Triple-spotted Currant Tinea. The larvae of this feed upon the pith of the young shoots of the currant, which they attack in the spring. The moth itself is fuscous; the head with an ochreous tuft; superior wings bronzed, spotted with purple and yellow.

T. Porectella

Rocket or Gray-streak Moth, has its habits and forms thus described by Mr. Curtis: -

"During the middle and latter end of April, as the shoots of the rockets advance, it is found that the leaves adhere firmly together, and those that liberate themselves are perforated with large holes. On forcibly opening a shoot, for the young leaves are connected by silken threads, a small green caterpillar of different shades, varying with its age, is found in or near the centre feeding upon the tender leaves, and sometimes a little family of four or live inhabit the same head. The head feelers and horns of our little moth are white, the latter with a few black spots near the tips; the thorax is cream-coloured, the sides brown, upper wings lance-shaped, very pale clay brown, with whitish streaks. Perhaps the best method of extirpating them would be to search for the young caterpillars between the leaves on the first symptoms of their presence, and extracting them with a small pair of forceps, such as are used for microscopic objects; but as some might be too minute at that early period to be detected on the first search, this operation must be repeated. Pinching the maggots in the bud is also recommended as well as dusting the plants with flower of sulphur, which I fear would be of little use.

I think, however, that a portable frame might be constructed and covered with tarred or painted canvas, which could be placed over a bush or small bed of flowers, when it is attacked by insects; and it would then be easy to fumigate any plant by means of an aperture with a tube of leather or any pliable material which could be tied or plugged up, so as to keep in the smoke of tobacco, or even of sulphur, which last would in ten minutes destroy every living animal within the inclosed space." - Gard. Chron.