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  bloom. 
  The 
  older 
  and 
  stronger 
  aphides, 
  and 
  the 
  eggs 
  of 
  the 
  red 
  spider, 
  

   were 
  not 
  killed 
  by 
  the 
  flour 
  paste. 
  To 
  deal 
  with 
  the 
  latter, 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  

   necessary 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  second 
  application, 
  seven 
  or 
  ten 
  days 
  later, 
  in 
  

   order 
  to 
  reach 
  the 
  mites 
  that 
  emerge 
  from 
  the 
  eggs. 
  In 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  five 
  

   experiments 
  against 
  red 
  spiders 
  on 
  hops 
  with 
  flour 
  paste 
  at 
  the 
  rate 
  of 
  

   8-100, 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  that 
  from 
  99*8 
  to 
  100 
  per 
  cent, 
  were 
  killed. 
  This 
  

   paste 
  solution 
  is 
  exceedingly 
  cheap. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  used 
  successfully 
  

   against 
  red 
  spiders 
  on 
  beans, 
  chrysanthemums, 
  hops, 
  cucumbers 
  (in 
  

   greenhouse 
  and 
  field), 
  pumpkins, 
  pears, 
  prunes, 
  roses 
  (in 
  field), 
  and 
  

   violets 
  (in 
  greenhouse 
  and 
  field). 
  The 
  chrysanthemum 
  leaves 
  may 
  

   become 
  spotted 
  if 
  spraying 
  is 
  done 
  too 
  near 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  blooming. 
  

   Flour 
  paste 
  was 
  not 
  satisfactory 
  when 
  used 
  upon 
  greenhouse 
  roses 
  

   and 
  carnations 
  or 
  field 
  sweet 
  peas. 
  To 
  prepare 
  the 
  flour 
  paste, 
  mix 
  a 
  

   cheap 
  grade 
  of 
  wheat 
  flour 
  with 
  cold 
  water, 
  making 
  a 
  thin 
  batter, 
  

   without 
  lumps, 
  or 
  wash 
  the 
  flour 
  through 
  a 
  wire 
  sieve 
  with 
  cold 
  running 
  

   water 
  and 
  make 
  up 
  to 
  one 
  gallon 
  of 
  water 
  to 
  each 
  1 
  lb. 
  of 
  flour. 
  With 
  

   constant 
  stirring 
  to 
  prevent 
  burning 
  and 
  caking, 
  cook 
  until 
  the 
  paste 
  

   is 
  foniied. 
  It 
  will 
  be 
  necessary 
  to 
  add 
  sufficient 
  water 
  to 
  balance 
  loss 
  

   by 
  evaporation. 
  Ineffective 
  spray 
  is 
  due 
  to 
  insufficient 
  cooking. 
  

   When 
  overcooked, 
  the 
  paste 
  hardens 
  when 
  quite 
  cold 
  and 
  cannot 
  be 
  

   easily 
  mixed 
  with 
  water. 
  Usually, 
  overcooking 
  is 
  not 
  disadvantageous. 
  

   In 
  the 
  spray 
  tank 
  the 
  paste 
  tends 
  to 
  settle, 
  and 
  the 
  solution 
  must 
  be 
  

   agitated 
  to 
  ensure 
  good 
  results, 
  but 
  it 
  shares 
  this 
  slight 
  disadvantage 
  

   with 
  most 
  materials. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  most 
  effective 
  spreader 
  for 
  lime-sulphur 
  

   and 
  nicotin 
  sulphate 
  sprays, 
  is 
  easily 
  obtainable, 
  and 
  has 
  no 
  odour 
  

   like 
  fish-oil 
  soap. 
  Used 
  alone 
  at 
  a 
  strength 
  of 
  8-100, 
  it 
  is 
  effective 
  

   against 
  several 
  leaf-feeding 
  mites 
  and 
  some 
  very 
  delicate 
  aphides. 
  

   From 
  observations 
  made 
  during 
  four 
  months, 
  it 
  seems 
  possible 
  that 
  

   flour 
  paste 
  may 
  be 
  useful 
  as 
  a 
  spreader 
  for 
  lime-sulphur 
  for 
  scale-insects 
  

   and 
  fungi, 
  and 
  as 
  a 
  " 
  sticker 
  " 
  for 
  arsenicals. 
  

  

  Prohibition 
  of 
  Removal 
  of 
  Certain 
  Diseased 
  Plants. 
  — 
  Proclamation 
  of 
  

   the 
  Governor 
  of 
  South 
  Australia, 
  Adelaide, 
  15th 
  May 
  1913. 
  

  

  The 
  Governor, 
  with 
  the 
  Executive 
  Council 
  of 
  South 
  Australia, 
  by 
  

   virtue 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  " 
  The 
  Vine, 
  Fruit 
  and 
  Vegetable 
  Protection 
  

   Acts, 
  1885 
  and 
  1910," 
  prohibit 
  the 
  removal 
  of 
  citrus 
  trees 
  or 
  the 
  fruit 
  

   of 
  citrus 
  trees 
  from 
  any 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  into 
  a 
  stated 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  

   Murray 
  Valley 
  (25 
  miles 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  the 
  river), 
  and 
  also 
  declare 
  that 
  

   no 
  citrus 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit 
  shall 
  be 
  removed 
  between 
  the 
  areas 
  described 
  

   unless 
  examined 
  by 
  an 
  inspector 
  and 
  declared 
  free 
  from 
  red 
  scale 
  

   (Aspidiotus 
  coccineus), 
  and 
  all 
  such 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit 
  must 
  be 
  despatched 
  

   in 
  new 
  cases 
  or 
  packages. 
  Such 
  consignments 
  on 
  arrival 
  at 
  their 
  

   destination 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  re-examined 
  by 
  an 
  inspector 
  before 
  delivery 
  to 
  the 
  

   consignee. 
  

  

  Important 
  Amendments 
  to 
  Codling-moth 
  Regulations. 
  Fruit 
  Removal 
  

   Regulations 
  (Proclamation 
  No. 
  20 
  of 
  1913). 
  — 
  Agric. 
  Dept. 
  

   of 
  Union 
  of 
  S. 
  Africa, 
  Pretoria, 
  no. 
  16, 
  6th 
  May 
  1913, 
  10 
  pp. 
  

  

  By 
  Proclamation 
  20 
  of 
  1913, 
  Proclamation 
  No. 
  38, 
  dated 
  the 
  22nd 
  

   February 
  1912, 
  is 
  superseded 
  and 
  repealed. 
  The 
  regulations 
  applying 
  

   to 
  vines, 
  grapes 
  and 
  mango 
  trees 
  are 
  unaltered, 
  while 
  the 
  change 
  with 
  

  

  