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Tlio color effects lluis iirodiiccd in hrccdiu.i; could be distinj;nished ns soon as the 

 tirst few liundred workers were hatched or within a month after the (lueen was 

 fertilized. A hrij^lit-colored race of bees has been prcxluced by this system of 

 selection from crossins; the black native bees and the American Golden Italian 

 bee. 'J'he name IJritish (Jolden bee has been given to the new race' and a con- 

 siderable improvement in honey production has been noted. 



After the characters have been fixed in some of the offsprini,' obtained from 

 ci-ossbreeding. it has been found that " the workers of the colony that produced 

 the drones' mother show fairly accurately the characters that the drones are 

 likely to transmit." 



Sericulture in Indo-China, P. Vieii, (Bill. Econ. Indo-Vh'nic, ii. .sr/-.. D (IDOi;)., 

 Aoi. ,77, pp. i>.i!)-!>7.}. //f/.s'. 15). — A general account is given of the culture of 

 mulberries in Indo-(Miina for feeding to silkworms and of the varieties of the 

 mulberries planted for this purpose. The commonest race of silkworms in 

 Indo-China is one with several generations a year and with golden cocoons. 

 A description is also given of the diseases of silkworms and of various tech- 

 nit-al operations in connection with this industrj'. 



Silkworms of Madagascar, Gkangeon (Agr. Prut. J'aij.s ('liaiiil.s, I! {V.HIG), 

 Is! OS. lih pp. S62-36U ; .'{5, pp. J/95-502, figs. l.'i). — Notes are given on the races of 

 silkworms observed in IMadagascar and on the insect, fungus, and bacterial 

 diseases which attack them. 



On the polygamous habit of the silkworm, K. Toyama {Bui. Assoc, tieri. 

 Jiipiiii. I'JOl. \o. IIG. pp. 1-15). — The belief prevails among many silk raisers 

 in Japan that silkworms shoidd !)e kept in monogamous condition in order to 

 secure the greatest health of offspring. An experimental study of this, however, 

 showed that there is no appreciable difference in the vigor of off"spring whether 

 the male moths are mated with one or six or more females. Further studies 

 along this line are contemi)lated. 



FOODS— HUMAN NUTRITION. 



Instructions concerning trade labels under the meat-inspection law and 

 regulations, A. D. Melvin (C. »S'. Dcpt. Agr., Bur. Aiiini. Indus., pp. 6). — In 

 this ciicular, issued Dec. 10, 1906, the instructions given are intended, so far 

 as i»ossible. to coA'er the interpretation of the meat-inspection law regarding 

 trade labels and to give the tentative rulings made by the I'ure Food C'ommis- 

 sion imder the national pure-food law. 



"The essential features of a label must be placed togetlu>r in any desired 

 order without interspersing any descriptive, qualifying, or advertising matter. 

 The essential features are as follows : 



" The true name of the product. 



" The true name of the manufacturer, if given. 



"The true name of the place of manufacture, if given. 



*' The name of the manufacturer is not required under the meat-inspection 

 or pure-food laws, but if given it must be the true name. 



" Persons, firms, or corporations owning subsidiary companies having legal 

 entity may use the names of such companies, provided application has been 

 made for insiiection. and it has been granted; the inspection legend in such 

 <-ase to bear'the establishment number of the parent firm or corjioration." 



Examples are given showing the application, of the feature outlined, to labels 

 for ham. sausage, lard, lard compounds, substitutes, etc. 



Food inspection, C. D. Woods and J. M. Bartlett (Maiiic .S7(/. liiil. t.l'>. pji. 

 229-250). — This bulletin contains the text of the State pure-food law enacted iii 



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