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A paper on the cultivation of Ficus elastica is promised shortly. 

 The Quince-scale, Aspidiotus cydonide is identified as a pest on 

 Castilloa elastica in Nicaragua, and the boring longicorn beetle, 

 Taeniotes scalaris var suturalis is also identified as a pest to the 

 same tree. 



Godown pests of various kinds are treated of, as are some of the 

 inferior classes of rubber, chiefly African. 



The Museum authorities ask for samples of produce of various 

 kinds. 



There can be no doubt that the Institute and its Journal will fill 

 a want in collecting and distributing information on commercial 

 subjects in this large port. 



H. N. R. 



