A correspondent writes, under date of January 13th: "Enclosed please find two specimens of what we call rose bugs and grub. We have lost a number of roses, especially Niphetos, by this so-called grub which is produced by the rose bug. Having thrown out all our Niphetos which were entirely eaten, they have now taken to a house of Perle des Jardins and we fear that in a short time we will lose all of them. We have been gathering the bugs every day for the past month, but there are so many grubs in the ground that it seems to be of no use. We have now taken to overhauling all the ground, but are bound to miss a great many. I have tried Paris green, tobacco water, hellebore, lime, soapsuds, and nothing seems to kill them except boiling or burning them".

[We could not make out from the crushed larvae sent, whether this was really the common rose-bug of our gardens, or of the more dangerous Aranigus Fulleri. However, whatever will destroy one, should be good against the other, and we shall be glad to have notes from those who have had success. - Ed. G. M].