200 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
in a very short time there may be two broods of insects in the year, and 
this is a point we should like to see cleared up. Our correspondents 
should now be on the alert, as if flies are now coming out they should be 
prevented from laying more eggs if possible. We must point out that itis 
not a question of culture, as the fly would continue to thrive on the best 
grown plants if not exterminated.—Ep. ] 
My experiments on the Cattleya fly took, a week ago, a rather unlooked 
for finish, in so far that I killed the insects before I really had finished my 
experiments. Tepid water had, I found, no effect on them, but cold water 
syringed on them prostrated them considerably. They seemed to be 
easily destroyed by introducing a lighted candle (Price’s night lights) to the 
place where they are. I had them ina large glass case, and put into it one 
evening one of these candles standing in a basin of water (not an original 
idea of mine) ; the following morning I found them all dead in the water. 
Like most insects they seem to fly towards any light that is near them. I 
think this process would be a cheaper and also safer remedy than repeated 
smoking. 
D. R. Rappart. 
I think that the Dendrobium beetle comes to the surface if the plant is 
immersed in water, but, of course, there may be more varieties of this 
insect than I have seen. 
Promenade, Ms 
Liscard, Cheshire. 
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OBITUARY. 
WE regret to hear of the death of Mr. Bruce Findlay, Curator of the 
Manchester Royal Botanical Gardens, which took place at his residence, at 
Old Trafford, on June 16th, at the age of 61 years. Mr. Findlay was 
appointed Curator in 1858, having previously passed some time in Messts: 
Rollisson’s Nurseries, at the Royal Gardens, Kew, and afterwards a5 
foreman at the Botanic Gardens of Hull and Sheffield. In 1875 he wae 
appointed Secretary of the Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society, 
and his work in connection with the great Whitsuntide Show a 
Manchester, in which Orchids form so important a feature, is well know? 
In 1881 he was presented with a testimonial, consisting of an address 
- with a gold watch and chain, with a cheque for £1,000. Mr. Findlay has 
been in failing health for some time from an internal complaint. He was 
interred at Stratford Cemetery on June 19th. : 
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