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to be its natural enemy. Still at the same time it must be confessed 

 that it does materially affect the trees, and measures should be taken 

 to destroy it. This may be done by syringing with almost any of the 

 insecticides commonly used by the Horticulturist. 

 Among those recommended is the following : — 



Kerosine Oil, 2 gallons. 



Common Soap or Whale Oil Soap, ■§■ pound. 



Water, 1 gallon. 



Disolve the soap in water by heating, add the solution boiling 

 hot to the Kerosene (Pitch Oil) and by means of a force pump or 

 syringe, churn up until it assiimes a creamy consistency ; bofore 

 using dilvxte this with cold water. 



Emulsion, 1 part. 



Water, 9 parts. 



j^Q_ 9.— A New Ant.— -4^^ec« chartifex. N. Sp. Forell in litt. 



Among other specimens sent to European specialists an Ant 

 bearing the above name was sent. This is one of the ants that 

 appears to be mutually dependent on the scale insects for existence as 

 they are always found in common. In this case the ant lives and 

 nests on trees of Bassia latifolia, and others, in the Gardens. 



No. 10. 



Under the name of Siphonorhinus Hartii, Pocock. A myriopod 

 new to science will shortly be described. This was found by Mr. 

 Hart within the precincts of the Garden. 



No. 11. 



A short time since a single specimen of Peripatus was found by 

 an employee, within the boundaries of the Garden, and was deter- 

 mined as Feripatus trinidadensis, Sedgeioich. 



During March this year Mr. Lunt discovered these animals in 

 some numbers and subsequently more were collected, in all some 

 sixty specimens — from which it appears that they are not such a 

 rarity as has been supposed. 



No. 12. 



Vaginida occidentalis is the name given by the British Museum 

 authorities to a (slug) recently found in the Garden. It is to be 

 inchided under order Heteropoda ; sub-class, pulmonata which 

 includes " Land-snails, slugs," &c. 



