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Mr. Beckwith said that he had applied a fertilizer and salt in Dela- 
ware for Cabbage and thus prevented Cutworms, as he proved by a 
check experiment. 
Mr. Alwood uses tobacco also in fertilizers as insecticides. 
Mr. Smith presented the following paper: 
NOTES OF THE YEAR IN NEW JERSEY. 
By JOHN B. SMITH. 
During the spring of 1890 the larve of the Clover-leaf Beetle, Phyto- 
nomus punctatus, appeared in great numbers and threatened to become 
seriously destructive. A fungoid disease opportunely attacking them, 
the vast majority were killed off before they were more than half grown. 
Some few escaped, however, and the threat of injury was repeated dur- 
ing the spring of 1891. The numbers were not so great, however, and 
the fungus disease stepped in as before, destroying the larve before 
they had done serious injury. 
Complaints of twig blight in apple were made early in the season, | 
and on investigation two coleopterous insects were found to be con- 
cerned in it. One of these, the larva of Hupogonius tomentosus, bored 
through the center of the new wood, or rather that made during the 
‘previous year, and killed the twig. The beetles appeared in June. 
The other was a small Scolytid,probably Hypothenemus, which made short | 
galleries in the extreme tip of the twigs infested by the Longicorn larva. 
It is probable that this attack is secondary, and not made while the wood 
was sound. 
Some discussion was had at our last meeting concerning the points 
of the tree attacked by the larva of Saperda candida. This led me to 
observe carefully during the present season, and I find that while in 
quince the attack is almost exclusively at the base of the tree, in apple 
and pear, any part of the trunk and even the larger branches may be 
attacked. ‘The larve are more numerous at the base, as arule, but the 
other localities are not by any means exceptional. I know that no other 
larvee were concerned, because I cut out pupz and imagines as well, 
and am certain of my facts. 
Peach borers, the larve of Sannina exitiosa, are now largely treated 
by mechanical coatings to the trunk. The favorite means is the one 
recommended by me in the bulletins of the station and at farmers’ meet- 
ings. Itis simply athick whitewash with Paris green and glue added. 
I have never discouraged the use of other mechanical coatings, but have 
taken great pains to explain that no remedial results must be expected; 
that the measure was protective merely. The use of paint, as sug- 
gested by Mr. Alwood, does not find favor, owing to a fear that injury 
may result to the tree. 
Blackberry insects have been particularly observed; but as I have 
already described these, a mere mention here is all that is needed. 
