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Cephalotaxus drupacea. By W. B. Hemsley (Bot. Mag. tab. 8285). 

 — Nat. ord. Conifer ae ; tribe Taxeae ; China and Japan. Tree, dioecious, 

 10-35 feet high ; leaves yew-like, male infloresence globular, 1^-2 lines 

 wide ; female flowers solitary ; seed ovoid, 1J inch long, outer coat 

 thick and fleshy, brown. — G. H. 



Cereus amecamensis. By N. E. Brown (Bot. Mag. tab. 8277). 

 — Nat. ord. Cactaceae. Mexico. Herb with succulent stems, branching 

 from the base, 3-5-angled, f-lj inch thick, pale green ; flowers 

 white, 6-7 inches across. — G. H. 



Chenopodium amarantieolor. By D. Bois (Le Jard., vol. xxiii. 

 No. 531, p. 103). — A plea for a new vegetable, as a substitute for Spinach. 

 It was discovered thirty years ago in a semi -wild state near Marseilles, 

 and is at its best during the summer, when spinach has seeded. Un- 

 fortunately it requires a warm climate, and only flourishes south of 

 the Loire, but it might be forced in this country. — F. A. W. 



Cherry Fruit Fly. By M. Houssy (Le Jard.," vol. xxiii. No. 534, 

 p. 151 ; May 20, 1909). — By the ingenious contrivance of breathing through 

 two apertures at the lower end of its body this larva is able to bury itself 

 without being suffocated in the juicy part of a cherry, the head being 

 armed with a hook, by which it tears up the pulp before absorbing it. 

 The fruit thus attacked becomes soft and squashy, and falls off. The 

 only known way of combating this pest is to pick the cherries up and 

 burn them, or to feed chickens at the roots of the trees, where the 

 insects pupate and bury themselves in the ground for the autumn and 

 winter. In May the shining black and yellow fly emerges, and lays its 

 eggs on the young fruit. — F. A. W. 



Cherry Leaf Scorch, Gnomonia erythrostoma. By T. W. Kirk, 

 F.L.S., and A. H. Cockayne (Dep. Agr., N.Z., Leaflet No. 51).— This 

 leaflet deals with the pest which is known in Europe on cherry leaves, 

 and has appeared at Taranaki. The remedial measures suggested are 

 burning diseased leaves and spraying the young growth with Bordeaux 

 mixture. — M. C. C. 



Cherry, New. By W. A. Taylor (U.S.A. Dept. Agr. Year Book, 

 1907, p. 307 ; plate). — Lambert, a new cherry reputed to have arisen 

 from a cross between Black Heart and Napoleon. — E. A. Bd. 



Chrysanthemums (Le Jard., vol. xxiii. No. 533, p. 137; May 5, 

 1909).— The official list issued by the Soc. Nat. de Hort. de France, Section 

 des Chrysanthemes, of the best varieties of Chrysanthemums, in thirteen 

 groups. — F. A. W. 



Cider-making 5 . By J. Knight (Jo nr. Dep. Agr. Vict.; June 1909, 

 pp. 347-367). — Deals with the composition of the various Victorian grown 

 apples tested for cider-making, as to percentage of juice, specific gravity, 

 possible alcohol and acidity. Cider mills, racks, etc., are illustrated. 



