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much more than compensate for the disadvantage mentioned. For 
instance, the homologies once accepted, how much better it would be 
to call the sclerite named terebra by Prof. Smith, at once plainly, the 
mandibular galea, especially since the use of the word terebra alone is 
confusing and necessitates the use of the same qualifying adjective. 
With the parts of the labium there is naturally less reason for uni- 
formity of nomenclature from the fact that the halves of this organ are 
so frequently consolidated. Yet even here the nomenclature should 
convey the homologic idea. Just as we say “maxillary palpus” and 
‘labial palpus” why should we not say ‘maxillary galea” and “labial 
galea” instead of ‘“‘galea” and ‘‘paraglossa”? 
Bulletins on Spraying with Insecticides and Fungicides.—Following the 
lead of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and other experiment 
stations and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Michigan and 
Pennsylvania stations have fallen into line and issued each a bulletin 
on spraying against insects and fungous diseases. 
The Michigan station publishes, under the title ‘‘ Insecticides and 
Fungicides,”* a bulletin of 26 pages by Mr. L. R. Taft, horticulturist of 
the station, devoted principally, however, to fungicides. The combined 
use of fungicides and insecticides is reported as satisfactory under the 
proper conditions. 
The Pennsylvania station bulletint is by Mr. George C. Butz and 
bears the title “Information on Spraying Fruits.” 
These bulletins are of the practical order, furnishing directions for 
the preparation and application of the principal chemicals used against 
insects and plant diseases, without entering, to any extent, into the 
details of experiments. 
Insects which burrow in the Stems of Wheat.t—Under this caption our 
agent, Mr. F. M. Webster, summarizes the history and developmentof, and 
remedies for, the Joint Worm, the Wheat Straw-worm, the Wheat-stem 
Saw-fly, the Grain Bill-bug, the Stalk Borer, the Wheat-stem Maggot, 
and the Companion Wheat-fly. All the articles are well illustrated, and 
the bulletin as a whole is well calculated to interest grain growers. 
- Insecticides and Fungicides. By L. R. Taft, Michigan Agricultural Experiment 
Station, Agricultural College. Horticultural Department. Bulletin83. April, 1892. 
[pp. 26, figs. 11.] 
t Information on Spraying Fruits. By George C. Butz. Pennsylvania State Col- 
lege Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 19. April, 1892. [pp. 13, figs. 6. ] 
{Bulletin of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Second Series. Vol. v, 
No. 4. April, 1892. . 
