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Honeysuckle, The. By W. Dallimore (Garden, No. 1617, p. 347 ; 

 15 11 1902). — The Honeysuckles met with in gardens may bo readily 

 divided into two distinct groups by their habit of growth and manner of 

 flowering. The difference in growth lies in one section being climbers, 

 requiring the aid of something wherewith to support the branches, and 

 the other being of a bushy habit. The climbing ones, most of which 

 have been known under the generic name of Caprifolium, are well 

 represented by two British species, Lonicera Caprifolium and L. Peri- 

 clymenum. Of the numerous cultivated species and varieties of Honey- 

 suckle selections and descriptions are given. — E. T. C. 



Honeysuckle, The. By G. {Gard. Mag. No. 2551, p. 613; 

 20/9/1902). — An account of the species of Lonicera commonly cultivated, 

 but chiefly concerns the Honeysuckle of the poets, whose songs on the 

 sweet flower are liberally quoted. 



Beautiful illustrations of the Japanese Honeysuckle (L. japonica) and 

 L. Periclymenwn accompany the article. — W. G. 



House-Sparrow, The. By John Percival (Jour. Bd. Agr. vol. ix. 

 No. 3, 1902, pp. 338-342). General observations on the food, habits, and 

 distribution of Passer domesticus, are given ; and the author also sets 

 forth a scheme of rules for sparrow [and rat] clubs which can be amended 

 or curtailed according to the peculiar requirements of the district. 



B. N. 



Insecticides and Fungicides, The Chemical Composition of. 



By J. K. Haywood (U.S. A. Dep. Agr. Bur. Chem. Bull. No. 68, pp. 1-62, 

 1902). — This work deals with the chemical composition of the various 

 insecticides and fungicides, a number of which are now obtainable in 

 various countries ; together with the methods of analysis employed, and 

 some discussion as to whether such compounds are injurious to plants 

 or will serve the purpose for which they are intended. 



The insecticides and fungicides are considered in the following 

 order: — (1) Paris greens; (2) London purples; (3) insecticides and 

 fungicides other than Paris greens and London purples, that contain 

 arsenic, copper, or both ; (4) soaps ; (5) hellebores ; (6) pyrethrums ; 

 1 7) mixtures containing borax ; (8) mixtures containing free phosphorus ; 

 (9) tobacco extracts ; (10) miscellaneous solid insecticides and fungicides ; 

 (11) miscellaneous liquid insecticides and fungicides. — B. N. 



Insect Pests and Remedies. By C. A. Keffer (University of 

 Tennessee Becord, January 1903, p. 55). 



Common Caterpillar. — Spray with Paris green, 4 oz. to 50 gallons of 

 water, or burn them on the branch. 



Basket Worm. — Strong washes (soap or carbolic acid), cases of fine 

 screen wire round trees, applications of coal tar — preventives. Once in 

 the tree, the only thing is to cut them out. 



Woolly Aphis. — Heavy applications of tobacco-dust to roots of trees. 



San Jose Scale. — If taken in time, spraying with 25 per cent, solution 

 of kerosene or petroleum and water. Spray evenly and quickly, but stop 



