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public realizes that it is no longer necessary to keep persimmons until 

 they are pulpy and over-ripe before they are fit to eat ; for until the 

 persimmon can be pared and eaten without a spoon, it will never 

 take the place in public estimation that it deserves. M. L. H. 



Pests, destructive, insect and fungus, scheduled by the Board of 

 Agriculture. By H. C. Long (Gard. Chron. Sept. 28, 1912, p. 241). — 

 The 17 pests scheduled are dealt with in separate articles as follows : — 



1912. Oct. 1. — Narcissus Fly. Merodon equestris. 

 Nov. 2. — Wart Disease of Potato. 



Dec. 7. — American Gooseberry Mildew. 



1913. Feb. 1. — San Jose Scale. 

 March 1. — Brown Tail Moth. 

 March 15. — Vine louse. 



April 26. — Gipsy Moth. 



May 3. — Potato Moth. 



May 24. — Black Knot. 

 June 7. — Nun Moth. 

 Aug. 16. — Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 

 Sept. 6. — Cucumber Canker. 

 Sept. 13. — Large Larch Saw-fly. 



Oct. 4. — The Colorado Beetle, 

 and are to be continued. — E. A. B. 



Phrynium Lubbersii. By A. Heydt (Gartenflora, vol. lxi. pt. 

 xviii. pp. 405-406). — Phrynium Lubbersii is a decorative house plant, 

 of easy culture. It resembles P. setosum, but the leaves are pale 

 yellow, with pale green markings. — S. E. W. 



Platyclinis latifolia. By A. Heydt {Orchis, vol. vi. pt. vi. 

 pp. 102-103). — Well grown in shallow pans, is very decorative, as the 

 panicles are covered with sweet-smelling flowers. — S. E. W. 



Piuns flexilis (Bot. Mag. tab. 8467).— W. North America. 

 Family Coniferae, tribe Abietineae. Three, 40-80 feet high. Leaves 

 in bundles of five. Cones ovoid, 3-4 inches long. — G. H. 



Podocarpus, A New. By R. Pilger (Not. Konig. Bot. Berlin, 

 vol. v. No. 50, p. 299 ; Jan. 1913). — Describes the characters of a 

 new species of Podocarpus, for which the name P. Roraimae Pilger is 

 proposed. It was discovered on Roraima at a height of about 

 1900 metres above sea. It is related to both P. macrostachyas 

 and P. olcifolius, although easily distinguished from them. — R. B. 



Poga oleosa Pierre. An Oil-yielding Tree from Cameroon and 

 Gaboon. By A. Engler (Not. Konig. Bot. Berlin, vol. v. No. 50, 

 pp. 294-298 ; Jan. 1913 ; 3 figs, in the text). — Poga oleosa, one of 

 the Rhizophoraceae, was first discovered by the missionary P. Klaine 

 at Libreville in West Africa. The tree reaches a height of 25-50 



