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  been 
  discovered, 
  and 
  he 
  considers 
  that 
  burial 
  of 
  the 
  infested 
  grapes 
  

   still 
  constitutes 
  the 
  most 
  effective 
  remedy, 
  though 
  the 
  Department 
  

   of 
  Agriculture 
  recommends 
  spraying 
  with 
  Paris 
  green. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  next 
  chapter 
  the 
  author 
  describes 
  the 
  proposals 
  which 
  have 
  

   been 
  put 
  forward 
  for 
  the 
  prevention 
  of 
  the 
  importation 
  of 
  Phylloxera 
  

   into 
  the 
  vineyards 
  of 
  Astrachan. 
  In 
  1911, 
  many 
  vineyards 
  round 
  

   Astrachan 
  were 
  investigated 
  for 
  Phylloxera, 
  the 
  total 
  number 
  of 
  vine 
  

   stocks 
  examined 
  being 
  over 
  150,000, 
  but 
  no 
  traces 
  of 
  Phylloxera 
  were 
  

   found, 
  and 
  accordingly 
  the 
  import 
  of 
  vine-stocks, 
  etc., 
  from 
  other 
  

   parts 
  of 
  Russia 
  and 
  from 
  abroad 
  has 
  been 
  prohibited, 
  except 
  from 
  

   places 
  also 
  free 
  from 
  these 
  pests. 
  

  

  Besides 
  Polychrosis 
  hotrana, 
  the 
  following 
  pests 
  were 
  also 
  observed 
  

   on 
  vines 
  in 
  1912, 
  without, 
  however, 
  great 
  damage 
  being 
  done 
  by 
  

   them 
  : 
  the 
  beetles, 
  Rhynchites 
  betuleti, 
  Epicometis 
  (Cetonia) 
  hirta 
  and 
  

   Lethrus 
  cephalotes, 
  and 
  a 
  hawk-moth, 
  Pergesa 
  elpenor. 
  

  

  Edwakds 
  (J.). 
  Celery 
  Disease. 
  — 
  Gardeners' 
  Chron., 
  London, 
  Iv, 
  no. 
  1420, 
  

   14th 
  March 
  1914, 
  p. 
  189. 
  

  

  At 
  Birriew, 
  Wales, 
  celery 
  was 
  seriously 
  attacked 
  by 
  the 
  Dipteron, 
  

   Acidia 
  heraclei, 
  in 
  the 
  autumn 
  of 
  1913. 
  As 
  Cnicus 
  arvensis, 
  (creeping 
  

   or 
  corn-thistle) 
  is 
  commonly 
  attacked 
  by 
  A. 
  heraclei, 
  it 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  

   allowed 
  to 
  become 
  abundant 
  in 
  the 
  neighbourhood 
  of 
  celery 
  plants, 
  

   as 
  had 
  happened 
  on 
  this 
  occasion. 
  

  

  Hempel 
  (A.). 
  A 
  Lagarta 
  do 
  Milharal. 
  [The 
  Millet 
  Caterpillar]. 
  — 
  

   Fazendeiro, 
  S. 
  Paulo, 
  vii, 
  no. 
  3, 
  March 
  1914, 
  p. 
  110. 
  [Received 
  

   17th 
  October 
  1914.] 
  

  

  The 
  larva 
  of 
  Remigia 
  repanda, 
  ¥., 
  which 
  has 
  been 
  known 
  in 
  Brazil 
  

   for 
  at 
  least 
  12 
  years, 
  has 
  recently 
  appeared 
  in 
  many 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  country 
  

   and 
  there 
  is 
  reason 
  to 
  fear 
  a 
  general 
  invasion 
  of 
  this 
  serious 
  pest. 
  

   The 
  larva 
  chiefly 
  attacks 
  graminaceous 
  plants, 
  especially 
  guinea 
  grass, 
  

   millet 
  and 
  sugar-cane, 
  and 
  has 
  several 
  generations 
  in 
  the 
  year. 
  Planta- 
  

   tions 
  should 
  be 
  kept 
  very 
  clean 
  and 
  all 
  weeds 
  and 
  rubbish 
  where 
  the 
  

   adults 
  are 
  hkely 
  to 
  oviposit, 
  should 
  be 
  removed. 
  A 
  useful 
  insecticide 
  

   consists 
  of 
  2 
  lb. 
  of 
  Paris 
  green 
  in 
  100 
  gallons 
  of 
  water 
  to 
  which 
  is 
  added 
  

   2 
  lb. 
  of 
  soap, 
  4 
  lb. 
  of 
  sugar 
  or 
  10 
  lb. 
  of 
  molasses 
  to 
  increase 
  the 
  adhe- 
  

   siveness. 
  The 
  Paris 
  green 
  should 
  be 
  of 
  good 
  quality 
  and 
  contain 
  at 
  

   least 
  50 
  per 
  cent, 
  of 
  arsenic. 
  When 
  pasture 
  land, 
  guinea 
  grass 
  or 
  

   other 
  dwarf 
  crops 
  are 
  attacked, 
  spraying 
  with 
  Paris 
  green 
  {1 
  part 
  in 
  

   1,000 
  of 
  water) 
  is 
  sufficient. 
  If 
  the 
  attacked 
  crop 
  is 
  of 
  small 
  value, 
  and 
  

   especially 
  if 
  the 
  pests 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  chrysahs 
  stage, 
  its 
  destruction 
  is 
  strongly 
  

   advised. 
  The 
  attack 
  of 
  the 
  pest 
  can 
  be 
  Hmited 
  in 
  a 
  single 
  plantation 
  

   by 
  ploughing 
  one 
  or 
  more 
  trenches 
  round 
  it, 
  making 
  their 
  inner 
  walls 
  

   as 
  nearly 
  vertical 
  as 
  possible. 
  A 
  Hne 
  of 
  quickhme 
  laid 
  all 
  round 
  the 
  

   plantation 
  is 
  also 
  a 
  good 
  method 
  of 
  protecting 
  it 
  from 
  invasion. 
  When 
  

   a 
  plantation 
  of 
  millet 
  is 
  invaded, 
  the 
  caterpillars 
  advance 
  rapidly, 
  but 
  

   if 
  taken 
  in 
  time 
  a 
  large 
  amount 
  of 
  the 
  crop 
  may 
  be 
  saved 
  by 
  cutting 
  

   down 
  the 
  plants 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  line 
  of 
  march 
  and 
  digging 
  trenches 
  in 
  

   their 
  way. 
  ,, 
  n. 
  

  

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