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pests: V, Organized insect societies, ants, bees, and wasps: VI, Galls— 
and gall insects; saw-flies; caprification; parasitism: VII, Some inter- 
esting insects of various orders: VIII, Insects vs. flowers; entomophilous 
and entomophagous plants. 
Spraying for Plum Curculio in Ohio.—Mr. J. 8. Hine, in the Journal of 
the Columbus Horticultural Society for September, 1891, records the 
results of spraying with Bordeaux mixture for different fungous diseases 
of fruits and of Paris green and London purple for the Cureulio. He 
found that where plum trees were first treated with the Bordeaux mix- 
ture the foliage was not damaged by subsequent spraying with Paris 
green in the proportion 3 ounces to 50 gallons of water. Mr. Hine ad- 
vises, however, the addition of 3 pounds of lime to the above amount. 
Testimony concerning the Value of Entomological Work.—A most inter- 
esting pamphlet entitled “‘Examination of Mr. James Fletcher, Ento- 
mologist and Botanist tothe Dominion Experimental Farms, before the 
Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization,” July 4, 
1891, has just reached us. It is a parliamentary document and its title 
well indicates its contents. Mr. Fletcher’s testimony was particularly 
strong and places the value of entomological work upon a very high 
footing. He spoke very highly of the work done in this direction by 
the Government of the United States and said that he expected before 
long to be able to devote the whole of his time to Entomology. — 
Entomological News.—This interesting periodical, the inception of 
which we announced some two years ago, is now beginning its third 
volume. It is peculiarly well adapted tothe use of amateur entomolo- 
gists and contains each month an article upon elementary entomology. 
Its summaries of current entomological literature are very valuable to 
the working entomologist. With each number of late there has been 
published a full-page phototype of some striking insect. 
