NOTES AND ABSTRACTS. 



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a powdering of pyrethrum powder just above the woollen bandage will 

 banish the pest completely. Pyrethrum powder may also be scattered 

 among the stems of any plant attacked by ants with good effect. 



M. L. H. 



Aphididae of Illinois, with Notes on some of the Species, 



List of. By J. J. Davis {Jour. Econ. Entom. iii. pp. 99; figs.). — 

 This paper is a continuance of that noted in Jouenal E.H.S. xxxvii, 

 p. 612.— i^. J. C. 



Aphelandra Fascinator (Bot. Mag. t. 8398).— Tropical South 



America. Family, Acanthaceae; tribe, Aphelandreae. Under-shrub. 

 Leaves elliptic, to 8 inches long, semi-glabrous, dark-green above, 

 with silvery bands along the midrib and main nerves. Spikes, dense. 

 Corolla brilliant scarlet, tube 1^-2 inches long. — G. H. 



Apion, with Notes on Related Forms, An Injurious North 



American species of. By F. H. Chittenden {U.S.A. Dept. Agr., 

 Bur. Entom., Bull. 64, pt. iv. Jan. 1908; 1 fig.). — Certain European 

 forms of Apion are sufficiently abundant to receive common English 

 names, among which are the clover weevil, the Dutch clover yellow- 

 legged weevil, the tare or vetch weevil, the popular name indicating the 

 insect's food preference. None of the i\.merican species have 

 hitherto been recorded as injuring useful plants, but in 1899 records 

 were received of injuries to forage plants by Apion griseum Sm., and 

 in 1903 Dr. Edward Palmer furnished specimens of Apion colon Sharp 

 collected at Alvarez, San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, on a species of wild 

 bean.— F. G. J. 



Apple * Carrington.' By W. J. Allen {Agr. Gaz. ,N.S.W. vol. 

 xxii. pt. vi. p. 522; 1 coloured plate, 2 figs.). — ' Carrington Eed ' is 

 more valuable than Carrington streaked. It is an early apple, thriving 

 in sandy loam in the coastal districts. It is prolific, bearing on the 

 tips, and is proof against American Blight. The fruit does not keep 

 well.— 5'. E. W, 



Apple Culture in Ohio. By F. H. Ballou {U.S.A. Exp. Stn., 

 Ohio, Bull. 217; May 1910; 17 figs.). — Years ago, when soils were 

 virgin and insect pests a rarity, apple-growing was very prosperous in 

 this State, but with the advent of difficulties it fell into a very neglected 

 condition. Great attention is now being bestowed on its reconstruction, 

 and this bulletin deals with the subject very fully, both as to the plant- 

 ing of new orchards and the renovation of old ones. Eemarkable 

 instances are given of success in the latter direction. See also Bulletin 

 224 of December 1910, dealing with the rejuvenation of orchards in 

 this State, mainly as regards spraying experiments. — A. P. 



Apple, Insect pests and diseases of the {U.S.A. Exp. Stn., 



Maine, Quart. Bull. vol. x. No. 3; Sept. 1911; 2 plates). — The neces- 

 sity of thorough spraying with good-quality materials properly mixed is 



