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floridensis), with the question, “Is this the Fluted Scale or White 
Seale of California?” and we have referred to a number of these send- 
ings in the early volumes of InsEcT LirE. Up to the end of May 
Icerya purchasi had not been found in the United States east of 
the Rocky Mountains. On the 2d of June, however, we received 
undoubted specimens of this insect from a large orange- grower in Hills- 
boro County, Fla. He wrote that upon the 26th of May he found 
the insects very thick upon two small trees. Their abundance upon 
these trees would seem to indicate that the species will thrive perfectly 
well in the climate of Florida, and unless active remedial measures are 
at once taken, the orange-growing industry in Florida is threatened 
with great damage. We have advised the gentleman mentioned con- 
cerning the best remedies, and the matter will be investigated by an 
agent of the Division, who has gone to Florida. From the present out- 
look it seems as though it will not be difficult to stamp the insect out, 
and the introduction of the celebrated Vedalia cardinalis into Florida 
will probably not be necessary. 
Recent Publications of the Division.—]n the pursuance of a scheme by 
which a number of the most important of the insect enemies of crops 
will be treated of in circular form, for use in correspondence in case 
of emergency, Cireular No. 4, new series, of the Division, treating of 
the Army Worm, was published early in June. This insect was 
treated in advance of others of quite as great importance on account 
of the fact that the present is an Army Worm season in many of the 
eastern States. ‘These circulars are to be brief and well illustrated, 
and are to contain a short summary of the life-history of the particular 
insect or insects under consideration, together with a full account of 
the remedies advised. 
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 19, of the general series of the Department, 
is entitled ‘Important Insecticides: Directions for their Preparation 
and Use.” The bulletin was written by Mr. Marlatt and contains in 
18 pages a full but compact account of the preparation and means of 
application of the most important insecticides which are recommended 
by the Division. 
Bulletin 32, now in press, contains the reports of the field agents of 
the Division for 1893. It is a continuation of a series of these reports, 
the previous numbers being Bulletins 30, 26, 23, and 22. 
New Edition of Hubbard's ‘Insects Affecting the Orange.’’—The edition of 
the report on the insects affecting the Orange by Mr. H. G. Hubbard, 
which was published in 1885, was exhausted within a year or two, so 
great was the demand from orange-growers for information of this 
character. Mr. Hubbard resigned his commission under the Division 
