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causes which it would ha\'c been impossiljle to cover by legis- 

 lation. 



"The subject of the introduction of desirable lairds has re- 

 ceived attention in years past. As a result, all of the larger 

 islands have more or less thriving- colonies of introduced 

 game-birds of several species. The people are aroused to the 

 importance of the introduction of beneficial insectivorous and 

 song-birds, and indications point to the subject receiving sub- 

 stantial encouragement at no distant date. 



"The leaflets and circulars distributed by the Audubon 

 Society have little bearing on our local conditions, as none of 

 the birds treated are found here. However, the matter con- 

 tained in them is of general interest and stimulates observa- 

 tion and niquiry." 



NOTES. 



By Jared G. Smith. 



The bud-rot of carnations is caused by a species of Fusa- 

 riinii, and the fungus is alw^ays accompanied by a mite which 

 presumably acts as a carrier of the disease, intensifying its 

 severity by sapping the vitality of the plant. Inoculations 

 with pure cultures of the fungus indicate that the Fiisariiini 

 alone may carse bud-rot. There is considerable variation 

 among varieties in their susceptibility to infection. — F. D. 

 Heald in Proc. Nebr. Acad. Sci. 



A new exchange is "The Strawberry," a monthly magazine 

 devoted to this fruit, published by The Kellogg Publishing 

 Co., Three Rivers, Michigan. The cover bears the motto: 

 "The Lord might have made a better thing than the Straw- 

 berrv — but He didn't." 



The Hawaii Experiment Station would like to get copies 

 of Bui. No. 4, "The Cultivation of Sisal," by F. E. Conter, and 

 Press Bui. No. 6, on "Vanilla Culture." The edition of each 

 of these is exhausted. 



