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arc used, will only hv a<c('])t('(l at ()\\iii'i"s risk, and sendeis will Le 

 requested to suliseribe (d such eiidorseiiiciit (in the coiisigniueiit udle. 

 W'itli a \i('W 1() ])i('veii1 iii^' pilf'ei'af^'e. it is reennmu'iided lliat small 

 inesjied wire-n(>( t Iii^ lie used fo)' the ])aekiiij4- (it lialed o()()(|s, hiiuliu^' 

 wire i>eiu^' used round the edg'es ot eases, and in order to assist in 

 identifieati(Ui all ])a(d\a<^'es shoidd contain at the toj) a card or docket 

 sliowit)}^' the name and address ot hotli scndei- and consi;^uee and 

 contents, or a lui)licatc address lalud. 



The |)re])aiation tor market ot South Atrican produce In an 

 attractive manner is a matter wlii(di will need the special attention of 

 the farmer if his artitde is to successfully compete Avith the produce 

 of other countries on the oversea market. TUit improvement should 

 comnreTJce in our local methods of marketin<>', and be the ])recursor of 

 the wider field of oversea trade so essential to the development of the 

 country. The requiremeiits of the IJaihvay Administration indicate 

 that ea( li step in the process of marketijig calls for its special atten- 

 tion as to tlie correct means of (uisuring' ultimate delivery of the 

 article, and at tlie outset (d' its journey hy rail, whether th(> article 

 he for local or oversea tiade, care in its marking', addressing, and 

 ])acking is essential. This is ot special impoitance in a country where 

 )nost of our transport is dom- hy rail, and every consignor should be 

 acquainted with the correct way (d })re])ariug his produce for 

 transport. in this res])e(t it is j)ointed out that the official list of 

 station code marks is exhibited at every station throughoiit the In ion, 

 and cojiU's may l;e ])urcliased from the railway bookstalls. 



A Dreaded Cane Disease. 



The sugai' industry of ^satal and /ulnland holds an important 

 place in South .\ I'lican enteri)rise, and it is fortunate that no ]>ests ot 

 any seri(nis iiatnic are found at ])resent in oui' cane ])lantations. But 

 the ])ossil;il it\ ct the mlioduction (d disea>e is cvci' present and calls 

 for the greatest vigilance on the ])ait of all concerned in the indu.stry. 

 We hasten to ])nblisli in this issue, theitdoic, an advance report 

 (received hy the Division of Botany from the lm])erial liureau of 

 Mycology), forwarded by Dr. (i. H. Lyman. Pathologist in charge 

 (d' the Plant Disease Survey, Pureau of Plant Industry, Ignited States 

 Dejiartmeiit (d Agiicnlt ure, on one of the most serious cane diseases 

 hitherto ie])orted, that of the Fiji disease ot sugar-cane. 



At the same lime we would take the oppoit unity oi ])oiutiiig' out 

 the important work whi< h is being' done hy the Imperial Buioau of 

 Mycology, 'i'lie ad\anee report (ui the Fiji disease, Avhi(di i^ of sucli 

 concern to our sugar growers, was nnide to this Bureau, and is an 

 illustration of its value. The prinmry object of the institution is to 

 act as an infornuition bureau and to assist in every possible way the 

 advancement of the study (d' plant pathology in the ovei'seas dominions 

 of the British Emi)ire. 'I'he Bureau keeps I'ccords of all literature on 

 mycology and plant ]ia1liologv, and undertakes the identification cd' 

 specimens: it also keejis in toiudi with current dev(do])ments in spray- 

 ing ami similar api)liances, and with recent legislation for the preven- 

 tion of plant disease. All this infoiinat ion is at the service of plant 

 pathologists in the overseas Dominions, the (Tijveruments of wdiicl.i 

 contribute to the support of the l*>ureau. 



