CONTENTS. V 



Page. 



Report on vegetable pathology, H. Tryon 573 



The apple scab in western Washington, W. H. Lawrence 573 



Anthraenose of the pomelo, H. H. Hume 573 



A disease of stone fruits, L. Trabut 573 



A dangerous gooseberry disease introduced into Denmark, E. Rostrup 574 



White rot of vines 574 



The oidium of the grapevine, J. Burvenich 574 



A report on ' ' spike ' ' disease of sandalwood, E. J. Butler 574 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



Controlling the boll weevil in cotton seed and at ginneries. W. D. Hunter 575 



Experiments with the San Jose scale during 1904, W. Newell and R. I. Smith. 575 



Important step in cultural system of controlling boll weevil, W. I). Hunter... 576 



The cotton-boll weevil 576 



Some further comments on the Guatemalan boll-weevil ant, W. M. Wheeler. . 576 



The pea weevil; its development and methods of combating it, M. J. Rivera.. 576 



The cabbage moth ( Mamestra brassicse) 576 



Circular in relation to some injurious insects and plant diseases, W. B. Alwood. 577 



The raspberry-cane maggot, W. H. Lawrence 577 



The raspberry-root borer or the blackberry-crown borer, W. H. Lawrence 577 



Some common insects injurious to the apple, R. I. Smith 577 



Insects and diseases affecting the apple, R. W. Scott, jr 577 



Three common insect pests of western Washington, W. H. Lawrence 577 



The codling moth, C. P. Lounsbury 578 



The woolly aphis, B. de la Grye 578 



San Jose scale-insect experiments in 1904, W. E. Britton and B. II. Waklen.. 578 



Fall spraying with sulphur washes, P. J. Parrott and F. A. Sirrine 578 



Fall use of sulphur sprays, F. H. Hall, P. J. Parrott, and F. A. Sirrine 579 



Kerosene-limoid mixtures, C. P. Close 579 



The use of kerosene as an insecticide, S. Mottet 579 



Motive power in spray outfits, W. L. Summers 580 



Brief notes on mosquito larva 1 , H. R. Dyar 580 



Mosquitoes or Culicidae of New York State, E. P. Felt 580 



The eggs of C hilex territans, F. Knab 580 



National Mosquito Extermination Society 580 



Disappearance of the tsetse fly, J. W. Arnold 580 



FOODS — NUTRITION. 



Air, water, and food, Ellen H. Richards and A. G. Woodman 580 



Preservation of flour by cold, Balland 580 



Our foods, A. Hasterlik 581 



The proteids of wheat gluten, J. Konig and P. Rintelen 581 



Yellow bread, A. Schmid 581 



The production and consumption of meat and dairy products 581 



The phosphorescence of meat, E. Perroncito 581 



Studies of the spoiling of preserved foods, K. von Wahl 581 



The influence of sterilizing food, A. Charrin 582 



The evils of boron preservatives 582 



The nutritive value of meat extract, E. Biirgi 582 



The behavior of meat extractives in the animal body, M. Rubner 582 



Solubility of milk and casein in pepsin-hydrochloric acid, A. Zaitschek and F. 



von Szontagh 582 



Metabolism of matter and energy in an artificially nourished infant, F. Tangl. 582 



Metabolism in old age, S. Fenger 582 



Amount of carbon dioxid excreted when muscular work is performed, G. 



Koraen 583 



Factors affecting pancreatic digestion, A. Dastre and H. Stassano 583 



Periodical activity of digestive apparatus when digestion is not in progress, W. 



Boldireff 583 



The form in which glycogen occurs in organs, H. Loeschcke 583 



Experiments on glucose formation in the organs of mammals, P. Portier 583 



Is albumin transformed into fat by simple maceration ? A. Slosse 583 



Chemical composition of feces on different diet, N. P. Schierbeck 584 



