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The Museum Gazette 



General Treatment ; the second deals with some well-known 

 pests considered under the three headings of Life-history, 

 Mode of Attack, and Remedies. 



The publishers have courteously allowed us to reproduce 

 one of the illustrations. It depicts the eggs of the Lackey 



Moth arranged in the characteristic ring-like band round a 

 twig. Curiously enough, the author makes no reference to 

 this moth in the text, though its larvae are well-known pests 

 in orchards, especially of apple, where they spin web nests. 



Though in no sense a complete guide to the subject, Mr. 

 Martin Duncan's book should be of service to gardeners and 



