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and near Lauder ; and the late Dr James Hardy recorded it 

 from Coldingham. In Roxburghshire it occurs about Kelso, 

 and higher up the Tweed I have seen it near Melrose and 

 at Faldonside. South of the Border it occurs near Yetholm, 

 Wooler, Whittingham, Hamburgh, and Belford; and is 

 plentiful in old quarry holes about Scremerston, Ancroft, 

 Longridge, and near Berwick. Like the Pal mated Newt, 

 however, the Triton may be found in one pond and not in 

 the next, su^eestive of curious theories in the matter of the 

 distribution of species when we bear in mind the almost 

 universal spread of Llolge vulgaris. 



In the above notes I have confined myself almost entirely 

 to personal experience. With regard to each of our Newts 

 some reference to earlier authors might, no doubt, be made ; 

 but these would only unduly encumber a paper like the 

 present, and, for the time being, may be passed over. For 

 the same reason, only brief allusion has been made to 

 English localities, and these chiefly confined to the more 

 immediate neighbourhood of the Border. 



BOOK NOTICE. 



Manual of Fruit Insects. By the late Mark Vernon Slingerland 

 and Cyrus Richard Crosby. New York : The Macmillan Company, 

 1914. 8vo, pp. 503, and 396 text-figures. Price 8s. 6d. net. 



This useful book is one of the "Rural Manuals" edited by L. A. 

 Bailey, and though entirely devoted to the insect pests of North America, 

 may yet be consulted with advantage by the fruit-growers of this country. 

 The practical measures recommended against the numerous enemies of 

 fruit crops in the New World are equally applicable on this side of the 

 Atlantic, for most of the species dealt with belong to genera which are 

 represented in the British fauna, and hence may be assumed to have 

 similar habits, life-histories, and methods of attack. The pests are dealt 

 with systematically under the particular class of fruit they infest, and 

 undoubtedly this is the best arrangement for the practical worker. But 

 as there is a very complete index of popular, generic, and specific names, 

 the entomological specialist will have little difficulty in turning up any 

 particular species in which he is interested. The illustrations are 

 excellent, as is also the typography. A useful feature of the book is the 

 list of references given after each species, enabling the reader to find 

 further information with a minimum of trouble. The hints given in 

 chapter xv., on the use of Insecticides, are concise and practical. 



