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of the book, as they are well drawn and accurate, and should 
enable any one, whether with Entomological knowledge 
or not, to recognize their subjects, without difficulty, in the 
field. 
An account is given of the combined Entomological and 
Mycological conference, at which were discussed various 
questions relating to the Madras Agricultural Pests and 
Diseases Act and the Rome Phytopathological Conference. 
Then follows the Chairman’s opening address, in which the 
present state of Entomological knowledge in India is com- 
mented on, and many practical hints regarding the labelling 
of specimens and keeping of exact records are given. Various 
questions that need solving are briefly mentioned by way of 
stimulating research. 
The various insects are treated of under the following 
headings :—(1) Pests of Hill Crops ; (2) Miscellaneous ; (3) 
Leguminous Field Crops ; (4) Oil Seeds ; (5) Malvacez ; (6) 
Non-Malvaceous Fibre Plants ; (7) Sugar Cane, Paddy, and 
other Cereals, Grasses, and Fodder Crops ; (8) Fruit Trees ; 
(9) Palms ; (10) Garden Plants ; (11) Drugs and Dyes; (12) 
Cruciferous Crops ; (13) Other Vegetables and Condiments ; 
(14) Insect Pests of Stored Products. 
Under these headings all the principal crops of India are gone 
over in detail, with a list of recorded pests divided into such 
sections as leaf-eaters, stem-borers, sucking-insects, &¢., for 
each plant. The discussion on each pest is given. With so 
large an amount of work to get through in so limited a time, 
it is obvious that these discussions could not be very full, and 
there is inevitably a good deal of matter which contains very 
little information, but, nevertheless, the main facts concerning 
each insect seem to have been brought to light with great 
success. As many of the insects treated of are pests of several 
distinct crops, there is a considerable degree of repetition, 
but this is reduced to a minimum. 
The name of each speaker is given in the margin opposite 
to his remarks. A very full index is given. 
The notes on control methods are often meagre, except in 
the case of insects, which have received a good deal of attention 
from Entomologists. This is unfortunate, but it is probably 
