W> Journal of The t)BPAftfMfit^t of AoRlcuLfuJifi. 



Fruit Moth. — in lilt; latter part ot April reports of injury by this 

 sporadic pest, Acliaea leinardi. -wprc received l)y the Division of 

 Entoniok)i^y linm the Transkei. 



FenncioHs Scale at GreyUngsiiKl . — Dni'ing' -^>iil pernicious scale 

 was icund at (jreylingstad by Xursery liispeclor \ au der Vyver. This 

 nnikes a new liut nol u)iex})ecied lociiliiy tor this ])est. 



BOTANY. 



A iueetinj4 ot the cojunuttee (jf the Jiotanieal Sur\e\ was held 

 in Capetown during April, and was attended by all the officers in 

 charge of the administrative areas, and by the chief Government 

 officials connected with the survey. Sir Thomas Smartt and Mr. P. J. 

 du Toit, Secretary for Ag'ricnlture, were also present and addressed 

 the conference. The botanists in charge of the different areas 

 summarized the work which had been done in their sections since the 

 inauguration of the survey ; Dr. Du Toit, Acting Director of 

 Veterinary Educiilion and liesearch, read an important paper on the 

 })resent state of mir knowledge of the poisonous plants of South 

 Africa, and Dr. Phillips gave an account of his vehl-lmrning 

 experiments. 



AVhile in Capetown Dr. Pole-Evans discussed the whole (question 

 of fruit export with the Minister of Agriculture. He was instructed to 

 continue the investigafions in citrus fruit wastage by the Division, 

 and to extend these operations to include a fhorough investigation 

 into the wastage which has been occurring in deciduous fruits. 



In spite of the continued wet weather the citrus canker situation 

 continues satisfactory, and no fresh (outbreaks liave occurred. 



The officer in charge of the Groenkloof Experiment Station visited 

 Xatal, where he, has been making a study of pasture grasses, 

 especially Kiku>ii, under Natal conditions. Miss Stent, who has gone 

 to England on leave, intends to spend two months at Kew in the 

 study of a col'tiction of South Africiin grasses from the National 

 Jlm-baiium. 



During the month IGT ftingi have been added to the cryptogamic 

 herbarium: these include an exchange collection of Swiss fungi, 

 ])rincipally rusts. Owing to the contintied wet weather, it has been 

 possible to continue a study of the mushrooms and other fleshy fungi. 

 Numerous interesting and rare fungi have been received from corres- 

 pondents during the month, including specimens of Foli/plocium 

 niqaiiians, Morchelhi coiiicu, /'/lellorina sqiiovioso, and Tcifeivia 

 claveryi. 



Advice has been sought from the Division on the following plant 

 diseases : Die-back on apple trees (Cytospura leucostonia), apple 

 mildew (FodospJuiera leucotricha) ; various frtiit spots on apples ; a 

 number of diseases of tobacco and cotton ; early blight (Macrosporiurn 

 solani), internal broMn fleck, and Fusariam on potatoes; rose mildew, 

 milde-\\ on vegetable marrow, tomato leaf spot, bacterial disease of 

 (•al)b;ige and lieaiis, and a disease of the avocado pear. 



