yO2 MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 



seriously interferes with convenient storage. The lack 

 of specialization further increases the duties of librarians 

 and those who are responsible for the provision of 

 references on diverse subjects. 



As already intimated, there are now in existence several 

 publications of the summarizing type which assist in 

 overcoming the difficulties pointed out in the previous 

 paragraph, but these cannot do everything. It is impos- 

 sible for any journal to abstract every article that is 

 published, and if this be so it follows that a critical 

 examination is necessary. Very often this is wanting in 

 the case of summarizing journals, and good papers some- 

 times get neglected whilst worthless ones are placed on 

 record. It is felt that an effort should be made in the 

 future to confine information bearing upon each great 

 tropical industry to specialized journals, and that the 

 various branches of scientific work should, as far as 

 possible, be published centrally. 



In the sections of this paper which follow, an attempt 

 has been made to outline the various media through which 

 facts relating to the principal tropical industries obtain 

 circulation. Perusal of this section will make it very 

 evident how great is the overlapping amongst agricul- 

 tural publications, but the notes which are given should 

 serve a useful purpose to those who desire to know of 

 the best publications to keep in touch with in connection 

 with the principal industries. It may also prove useful 

 to those who intend writing on any subject connected 

 with the crops mentioned, since it provides a guide to 

 the principal sources of reference. 



Though it is by no means regarded as complete in 

 this respect, the information is based on the systematic 

 examination of publications by the writer in the prepara- 

 tion of articles for the Agricultural News (the fortnightly 

 review of the Imperial Department of Agriculture in the 

 West Indies), the notes are therefore the result of first- 

 hand experience. 



Rubber. 



Two of the principal trade journals representing this 

 industry arc the India Rubber Journal, published in 



