JAMA-TCA. 



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OF THE 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Vol. II. OCTOBER. 1904. Part 10. 



BERMUDA ONIONS IN JAMAICA. 



In the Bulletin for March, notes were published on the onion, 

 and it was stated that seed was being obtained through Sir D. 

 Morris, from Teneriffe. This seed, both of red and white onions, 

 has arrived, and will be distributed to applicants at the rate of 

 three-pence per ounce or four shillings per pound. Application, 

 accompanied by a remittance, should be addressed to the Director 

 of Public Gardens, Kingston, P.O. 



BEETLE PESTS. 



LEAF EATING BEETLE. 



A correspondent sent specimens of a beetle about three-quarters 

 of an inch long, of a shining black colour, complaining that it was 

 " very destructive to rose trees and several other plants, not allow- 

 ing any buds, flowers, or young leaves to come out, before they are 

 seized on and eaten off." 



Paris green was recommended as a remedy, to be applied as 

 advised in the Bulletin for July. 



The specimens were referred to Mr. E. S. Panton, Curator of the 

 Museum, who writes : — "The beetles are a very destructive species 

 of Lamellicornes (Antichira meridionalis). They often descend in 

 countless numbers on different trees and plants at this time of 

 year, sometimes entirely defoliating them. Trees that are usually 

 attacked are the Poinciana and Trumpet. At this moment they 

 are crowding on some Trumpet trees shading my coffee here. I 

 find the larva feeds on the decayed wood of the wild Calabash. 



