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discuss all of the important insects of farm, garden and orchard at sufficient 

 length to give a clear idea of their life-histories and habits, and also the 

 best means of control, so that the book may be used as a reference work 

 both by the student of economic entomology and by the practical farmer, 

 gardener or fruit-grower." His effort has certainly been successful, with 

 the result that in addition to a well-balanced treatment of the insects 

 affecting staple crops, such as his previous work, now out of print, gave, 

 he has included insects affecting small bush and orchard fruits. The 

 well-selected references which are given under each insect to the more 

 important bulletins on that insect and its control, will prove of great value 

 to the student or to the agriculturist with a thirst for more knowledge, and 

 there are many such. 



Like our injurious insects, the author recognizes no international 

 boundary, in fact, his free annexation of our provinces is almost startling 

 at times; Nova Scotia, however, is not "Southern Canada" (p. 619), but 

 eastern. 



While the author has succeeded to a remarkable degree in his use 

 and choice of popular names, there are one or two instances where we 

 believe that the name is too long to be suitable for popular use ; never- 

 theless, we fully realize the difficulty of choosing a short name, which is 

 at the same time distinctive. The author calls Cephus pygmœus Linn, 

 the Wheat Saw-fly Borer ; this name might not be recognized by persons 

 accustomed to call the species the Wheat-stem Saw-fly or the Wheat-stem 

 Borer. Such instances serve to indicate that we are still a long way from 

 the solution of the question of populir nomenclature, and that there is 

 much careful work yet to be done by not only our own Committee on 

 Nomenclature, but by an International Committee. 



The book is illustrated by over 500 figures, which, with a few excep- 

 tions, are excellent, and their clear reproduction is due to the fine quality 

 of the paper used. With the exception of a certain number of typographi- 

 cal errors and one or two inverted figures, which are troubles from which 

 all authors are compelled to suffer at the hands of their printers, there is 

 no fault to find with the printer's share of the work. Its reasonable price 

 should make it one of the chief books of reference, especially for those 

 for whom the book is written, and we hope that the second edition will 

 soon make its appearance. C. Gordon Hewitt. 



Mailed April 9th, 191 2. 



