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Briganti (G.). Olive-Growing in Apulia, Italy. — Agricoltnra italiana 

 illustrata, Milan, 1, no. 1, January 1919, pp. 32-57, 13 figs. 

 (Abstract in Mtklij. Bull Agric. Intetl. & PL Dis., Rome, x, no. 5, 

 May 1919, pp. 563-564. [Received 31st March 1920.] 



Among the many causes of the decline of olive growing in Italy 

 is the damage caused by the olive fly, Dacus oleae, the olive moth, 

 Prays oleellus, and a weevil, Rhynchites cribripennis. ' 



CoTTA (A.). The Stone Pine {Pinus pinea) in Italy. -L' Italia agricoh, 

 Piacenza, v, nos. 1 & 3, 15th January & 15th March 1919, pp. 10- 

 16 & 70-80, 14 figs., 1 plate. (Abstract in Mthly. Bull. Agric. 

 Intell. & PI. Dis., Rome, x, no. 5, May 1919, pp. 570-573. 

 [Received 31st March 1920.] 



An insect injurious to stone pine {Pinus pinea) is Cnethocampa 

 pityocampa, which destroys the needles and lessens the resistance of 

 the trees to beetles such as Myelophilus (Hylesinus) piniperda and 

 Hylasfes ater. 



LEGISLATION. 



Plant Legislation. — Rept. Depl. Agric. St. Vincent, 1918-1919 ; 

 Barbados, 1920, pp. 18-19. [Received 15th March 1920.] 



An amendment was passed on 24th February 1919 to the Importa- 

 tion of Plants Diseases Prevention Ordinance of 1906 under which the 

 necessary authority is given for the examination of plants, seeds, 

 etc., for pests and diseases on board a vessel in port, and to prohibit 

 the landing of these if infested, together with any goods forming part 

 of the cargo likely to be the means of introducing any fungoid disease 

 or insect pest injurious to plant life. The text of the amendment is 

 quoted verbatim, and fines up to £100 may be levied for any contra- 

 vention of the Ordinance. 



Brooks (A. J.). Efforts made to prevent the Introduction of serious 

 Plant Pests and Diseases into Saint Lucia and the Spreading 

 therein, -yl^fnc. Dept. St. Lucia, Leaflet no. 17, December 1919, 

 12 pp. [Received 25th March 1920.] 



The provisions of the Plant Protection Ordinance of 1916 are quoted 

 and the regulations are given prohibiting the importation of certain 

 plants from infested countries [R.A.E., A, v, 46]. In addition to those 

 noticed in the above reference, cotton seed or seed cotton from any 

 country or place except Grenada or St. Vincent is prohibited and 

 also any Graminaceous plants, such as sugar-cane, rice, bamboo, rye, 

 barley, oats, maize, millet, guinea corn, etc., from Trinidad or Grenada, 

 where froghoppers occur. 



Some sections of the regulations dealing with the eradication and 

 prevention of the spread of insect pests and diseases within the 

 Colony are also quoted. 



