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by it ; a 3 per cent, solution of the same insecticide seriously scorched 

 the foliage of apples and apricots, but only slightly that of pears. A 

 10 per cent, kerosene emulsion (1^ lb. of kerosene, ^ lb. of soft soap in 

 2 gallons of water) produced marked scorching on leaves of apricots, 

 but only slightly affected those of pears ; 8 per cent, and 6 per cent, 

 solutions slightly scorched plums, though a 4 per cent, one caused prac- 

 tically no scorching. London purple was tested in the following 

 combinations : (1) 3 oz. of purple, 6 oz. of slaked lime in 2-7 gallons 

 of water ; (2) 3| oz. of purple, 7| oz. of lime in 2-7 gallons of water ; 



(3) 45 oz. of purple, 9 oz. of lime in 27 gallons of water ; and 



(4) 5 J oz. of purple, 10| oz. of lime in 2 7 gallons of water ; almond 

 foUage suffered from each of these, while plums were affected only by 

 the last one. 



This report also describes the work done by the Station in organising 

 and assisting the control of various pests in different parts of Bessa- 

 rabia at the request of the authorities or of the public. Several bulletins 

 and pamphlets were published, of which some 30,000 copies were 

 distributed, while some ten new demonstration orchards were opened 

 in 1915. 



Kr\ssilstchik (I. M.). JlyroBOM MOTbineK"b h Mtpw 6opb6bi ci» Hnivn.. 



[Phlyctaenodes sticticalis, L., and its Control.] — Published by the 

 Bio-Entomological Station of Bessarabia. Kishinev, 8 pp., 

 1 table of figs. N. D. 



In this bulletin a short and popular account of the life-history and 

 control of Phlyctaenodes {Eurycreon) sticticalis, L., is given, the moth 

 being described and figured. 



Arkhipov (P.). ripoMbiiijneHHafl KyjibTypa ujMnoBHMKa Kani} noASon. 



[The industrial Cultivation of Rose Trees for Grafting.] -«Cafll> 

 M OropOflT3.» [Orchard and Market -Gar Jen], Moscow, xxxii, 

 no. 10-12, October-December 1916, pp. 210-223. [Received 

 10th April 1917.] 



Melolontha is a serious pest of roses, particularly near oak-forests, 

 and in these situations it is better not to attempt to grow them. Ly- 

 mantria dispar, which destroys the young shoots, can be successfully 

 controlled by smearing the eggs with kerosene and by spraying in 

 summer with Paris green (| lb. of green in about 60 gallons of water). 

 The rose aphis can be controlled by spraying with quassia decoction 

 for which an extract of Quassia amara, not of Picraena excelsa, should 

 be used. 



Galkov (V. P.). M3T> Ha6/iK)AeHlM, CBfl3aHHbix"b ci> n6noHHOM nnoflo- 



WOpKOil. [Observations conn^ctaA W\{h. Cydia pomone' la, L.]-- 

 Published by the Entomological Bureau of the Zemstvo of the 

 Govt, of Kursk, Kursk, 1917, 9 pp., 2 figs. 



The first part of this paper describes the value of woodpeckers in 

 destroying caterpillars and cocoons of Cydia pomonella. The two 

 species prevalent in the government of Kursk are Gecinus canus and 



