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there is as yet no evidence of any damage ever havimg been done in the 

 State of California. 



GERMAN PHYLLOXERA LAWS. 



It may be of interest to reprint Mr. Max Leichtlin's rules for import- 

 ing plants to Germany, as published in the Illustrated Monthly for Gen- 

 eral Interests of Horticulture. The directions are specifically for Eng- 

 land, but will applj^ to America equally as well : 



" Whoever wishes to import plants from England must instruct the 

 nurseries to ship plants in cases, not in baskets, to pack each plant with 

 its root ball separately and tightly, so that they will not shake and 

 loosen, and to enable the inspector to examine without injury to the 

 contents. Ship through Use Sutton & Co., parcels express, or Best, 

 Eiley & Co., Holborn Viaduct, London, or any of their agents in the 

 country who connect with Vlissingen. All freight suffers delay at Vlis- 

 singen. Let the shipper mark packages with the needed address of 

 consignee, in care of T. T. Niesseu, general agent, Kaldenkirchen,and 

 prefix before consignor's domicile the word 'aus' (from), which are re- 

 quired custom-house formalities. If the consignees live in Heilbronn, 

 the address should be 'f. i. N. N., ans Heilbronn, care of T.T. Niessen, 

 general agent, Kaldenkirchen.' Finally consignee must write to T. T. 

 Niessen, Kaldenkirchen, explaining that he is ready to pay for the 

 phylloxera examination expenses and give him instructions how to for- 

 ward, whether by freight, express, or mail." 



Mr. Leichtlin says that he knows from experience that in following 

 these directions as given the forwarding of plants will be swift, prompt, 

 and reasonable. Anj' further information on the subject he says he 

 will give with pleasure if needed. 



KEROSENE EMULSION AGAINST THE CABBAGE-WORMS. 



In our report for 1883, in summing up the different remedies which 

 may be used against cabbage-worms, we mentioned the fact that for 

 several years we had advocated the use of kerosene emulsion and stated 

 thafcwe were satisfied that it would prove of practical application in the 

 field. In Bulletin No. 11 of this Division are recorded experiments by 

 Mr. Webster, undertaken at our direction, which were favorable in their 

 results. In accordance with this 1883 suggestion, Mr. F. E. Anderson, 

 of the Pension Office in Washington, undertook to apply the emulsion 

 upon his cabbages at his place, near Washington, and he has reported 

 to us in full his results. They have not been published previously, 

 through inadvertence, and we take this occasion to give them in his own 

 words : 



In accordance with vour expressed wish to have a memorandum of my experience 

 with kerosene as a destroyer of the Cabbage Worm, I now send you such a sketch as 

 my memory affords. 



