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central fascia of fore-wings almost black and the rest of the fore- 

 wings and the hind-wings dark grey. 



(2) Acronycta menyanthidis, with black marginal area to fore- 

 wings. 



Greenflies and Apples. Of eight species of Aphides recorded 

 attacking the Apple in Great Britain only four are of general 

 importance the Blue Bug or Rosy Apple Aphis {Aj>his maHfoiice) ; 

 the Green Apple Aphis {A.pomi) ; the Oat Apple Aphis {Siphocoryne 

 avencB) ; and the Woolly Aphis or American Blight {Schizoneura 

 lanigerd). The first three are leaf, blossom, shoot or fruit feeders 

 (unlike the Woolly Aphis which usually attacks stems and roots) 

 and concerning these the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries has 

 recently issued a pamphlet, "Apple Aphides" (which maybe had 

 gratis on application to the Board), in which are described their 

 specific characters, the damages they cause to fruit-trees, their life- 

 histories, their natural enemies, and the most effective methods of 

 destroying the pests. 



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Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands. By 



Charles St John. With Introduction and Notes by Sir 



Herbert Maxwell, Bart. London and Edinburgh : T. N. 

 Foulis, 1919. Price ^i, los. net. 



St John's books on the Wild Life of the Highlands have been 

 regarded from the time of their advent, now long years ago, as 

 classics, and will doubtless always be awarded a place in the fore- 

 most rank of works of their kind. The volume on Natural History 

 and Sport, the first of the famous trio, has gone through many 

 editions, and this last is to be regarded as the edition-de-luxe, both as 

 regards its dainty get-up and the wealth of its illustrations the latter 

 from drawings by such well-known artists as Mr Edwin Alexander and 

 Mr G. Denholm Armour. The illustrations in colour (30 in number) 

 have been very successfully reproduced and add a charm to a beautiful 

 volume. Mr Alexander's portraits of birds and beasts may have been 

 equalled, but have certainly never been surpassed in artistic treatment ; 

 while his numerous charcoal sketches will appeal to all who are familiar 

 with their subjects. Mr Armour's contributions, ten in number, all in 

 colour and devoted to sporting subjects, are very pleasing and true to 

 nature. The book is edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., than whoin, 

 both as naturalist and sportsman, it would be difficult to find one more 

 suited for such a congenial task. In a felicitous preface he gives an 

 interesting sketch of St John and his life in the Highlands at a period 

 when many of its wild animals were more numerous than they are to- 



