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on the wild apple of Europe, P. malus, the fruit of which is about an 

 inch in diameter and of fair quality. The hardiness of both these 

 varieties has been established. Many of the best crosses on P. baccata 

 and P. prunifolia have been recrossed in the hope of obtaining fruits of 

 larger size and better quality, but there is as yet not much proof that 

 they are sufficiently hardy to endure the climate of the north-west. 



A list of the crosses of P. baccata and P. prunifolia is given in the 

 bulletin, together with the size and quality of the fruit in each case. 



OFFICIAL CIRCULARS AND NOTICES. 



The following statement shows that, 

 Prevalence of Animal ^cording tc > the information in the possession 

 Diseases on the of th e Board on June 1st, 191 1, certain dis- 

 Continent. eases ot animals existed in the countries 



specified : — 

 Austria (week ending May lyth). 



Anthrax, Sheep-scab, Swine Erysipelas, Foot and Mouth Disease 

 (166 Hofe). 

 Belgium (fifteen days ending April 2,0th). 



Anthrax, Blackleg, Foot-rot, Rabies. 

 Bulgaria (nine days ending May yth). 



Blackleg, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Sheep-pox, Sheep-scab, 

 Swine- fever. 

 Denmark (month of April). 



Anthrax, Foot-rot, Swine Erysipelas, Foot and Mouth Disease (one 

 case). 



France (month of April). 



Anthrax, Blackleg, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Sheep-pox, Sheep- 

 scab, Swine Erysipelas, Swine-fever. 



Foot and Mouth Disease (216 "etables" in 119 "communes"). 

 Germany (on May 15th). 



Glanders and Farcy, Swine-fever, Foot and Mouth Disease (12,394 



infected places in 3,224 parishes). 

 Holland (month of March). 



Anthrax, Foot-rot, Swine Erysipelas, Foot and Mouth Disease 



(138 outbreaks in 9 provinces). 

 Hungary (on May 10th). 



Anthrax, Sheep-scab, Swine Erysipelas, Swine-fever, Foot and 



Mouth Disease (61 "cours"). 

 Italy (week ending April 2nd). 



Anthrax, Blackleg, Glanders and Farcy, Rabies, Sheep-scab, Swine 



Erysipelas, Foot and Mouth Disease (1,068 cases entailing 16,408 



animals). 



Montenegro (sixteen days ending April 15th). 



Foot and Mouth Disease (54 provinces infected entailing 484 



animals). 

 Norway (month of April). 



Anthrax, Blackleg. 

 Roumania (nine days ending May 13th). 



Anthrax, Dourine, Glanders and Farcy, Pleuro-pneumonia, Rabies, 



Sheep-pox, Swine Erysipelas, Foot and Mouth Disease (4 cases in 



t "commune"). 



