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flower buds and stems. In the white variety, Rosa rugosa alba, larvae 

 were found in a half-grown state within the flowers on 22nd July. 

 Adults were first observed puncturing the buds on 10th June ; on 

 28th June, eggs were found deposited within the hips about 1 or 2 mm. 

 below the surface. The eggs hatch in from six to ten days, and the 

 larvae at once bore into the seeds. Egg-laying punctures can be 

 distinguished from feeding places in that they are blackish and covered 

 over. Two or three larvae are usually present in each hip, and reach 

 maturity about the middle of September. They then enter the soil 

 and pupate in the following spring. 



Methods of control include hand-picking the infested hips early in 

 August, cultivation round the bushes in late autunm and early spring, 

 spraying the adidts with lead arsenate, and in the case of R. rugosa alba,. 

 hand-picking the dried flower-buds before 1st August. 



Leonard (M. D.). The Immature Stages of Tropidosteptes cardinalis^ 

 Uhler (Capsidae, Hemiptera). — Psyche, Boston, Mass., xxiii, no. ]^ 

 February 1916, pp. 1-3, 1 plate. 



Adults of Tropidosteptes cardinalis were first observed on 

 the leaves of ash near Cornell Insectary in Jime 1908. Injury resulted 

 in the formation of yellow spots on the foliage and in severe cases the 

 leaves became crumpled up. Observations on the immature stages 

 were made during 1914 and 1915. First-stage nymphs were found on 

 23rd May, and fifth-stage nymphs on 4th June. The winter is passed 

 in the egg-stage ; the eggs are probably inserted during late summer 

 into the smaller twigs. A description of the nymphal and adult stages 

 is given. 



Weiss (H. B.). The Coccidae of New Jersey Greenhouses. — Psyche^ 

 Boston, Mass., xxiii, no. 1, February 1916, pp. 22-24. 



This list includes : — I eery a purchasi, Mask., on acacia, orange and 

 lemon ; Orthezia insignis, Dougl., on coleus, gardenia,, verbena, citrus, 

 chrysanthemum, tomato, etc. ; Pseudococcus citri, Risso, on coleus, 

 citrus, ferns, fuschia, tomato, geranium, etc. ; P. adonidum {hngispinus, 

 Targ.) on ferns, citrus, palms, dracaena, etc. ; P. pseudonipae, Ckll., on, 

 Kentia and Cocos ; Ceroplastes cirripediformis, Comst., on citrus ; 

 C.floridensis Comst., on citrus and oleander ; Eucalymnatus tessellatus,. 

 Sign., on palms ; Coccus hesperidum, L., on bay trees, oleander, 

 begonias, palms, orchids, etc. ; C. longidus, Dougl., on citrus, ficus, 

 euphorbia, and ferns ; C. pseudohesperidum, Ckll., on orchids ; 

 Saissetia hemisphaerica, Targ., on palms, ferns, oleander, orchids, 

 citrus, etc. ; S. oleae, Bern., on camellia and citrus ; Diaspis- 

 boisduvalii. Sign., on palms and orchids ; D. homeliae, Kern., on 

 pineapple, latania, etc. ; D. {Aidacaspis) zamiae, Morg., on Cycas 

 revoluta ; Hemichionaspis aspidistrae, Sign., on ferns, aspidistra, 

 pandanus, and orchids ; Fiorinia fioriniae, Targ., on camelHa, palms, 

 figs, and orchids ; Aspidiotus britannicus, Newst., on bay trees ; 

 A. cyanophylli. Sign., on palms, orchids and ficus ; A. hederae, ValL, 

 on orchids, palms, cycads, ivy, citrus, etc. ; A. rapax, Comst., on bay 

 trees, palms, and camellia ; Chrysomphalus aonidum, L., on palm, 

 pandanus, ficus, citrus, etc. j C. aurantii, Mask., on citrus, palms, and 



