THE MOXTIILY BULLETIN. 39 



Resolved, That in view of the excellent and efficient work done by the 

 United States (loveninient in controlling and preparing for export the 

 shipments of bananas from the Hawaiian Islands to the United States, 

 as reported to ns by the special agent, ]\lr. Frederick Maskew, sent to 

 these islands by the Federal Government to investigate this situation; 

 and in view of tiie fact that the federal Government alone can meet the 

 exigencies of the situation, we earnestly urge that the United States 

 Government extend this diligent and etfectual supervision until it covers 

 all avenues by which the Mediterranean fruit fly may reach the niain- 

 lantl. including the mail, the ships' stores, sealed baggage and the 

 general passenger and freight traffic : and. further, that the secretary of 

 the convention be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to 

 Dr. C. L. ]\Iarlatt, chairman of the Federal Horticultural Board, Wash- 

 ington. D. C. 



(Signed) : Marshall DeMotte, Chairman; Frank T. Swett; E. X. 

 Richmond. 



Delegate to Washington, D. C. 



Resolved, That in view of the many phases of the work of the Medi- 

 terranean fruit fly and the pcssibility of its hosts being brought to the 

 mainland, as explained by the special agent, Mr. Frederick Maskew, 

 who investigated the situation, we recommend that this agent be sent to 

 Washington innnediately to in person apprise the Federal Horticultural 

 Board of the details as related to us. 



(Signed) : Marshall DeMotte, Chairman; Frank T. Swett ; E. N. 

 Richmond. 



DATE GROWING IN THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS. 



Under the above title Mr. Paul B. Popenoe has brought together in 

 excellent form a'great amount of valuable data relative to date growing 

 as it exists in the various- countries to-day. We are all familiar with 

 the previous writings of Mr. Popenoe, and know that he is probably the 

 best American authority on date growing in this country to-day. 



The book is divided into two parts and an appendix. Part 1 contains 

 the history of commercial date growing, methods of propagating and 

 growing the trees, harvesting and marketing the fruit, together with 

 profits of date growing and the uses of the date. In this part is also a 

 chapter on the food value of the date by Dr. Charles L. Bennett. Part 2 

 includes all the varieties of dates. A very important feature of this 

 division is a splendid reference dictionary for every date grower. In 

 the appendix are found the quarantine regulations relative to the 

 importation of dates into the United States and two early legends con- 

 cerning date propagation. 



The book will be of great value to all parties interested in date culture 

 in the United States, as all the important phases of this industry are 

 fully described. The work is neatly bound, contains 308 pages, and is 

 well illustrated and thoroughly indexed. It is published by the West 

 India Gardens, Altadena, California. — E. 0. Essig. 



