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Fig Tree, The. By A. de Mazieres {Rev. Hori. de VAlg. July 1913, 

 p. 253 ; plates). — Describes the cultivation of the Fig in Algeria. 

 The preparation of the soil, watering, manuring, propagation, capri- 

 fication, pruning, and harvesting are all treated of, and there is a 

 section on the parasites and diseases of the Fig. — M, L. H. 



Flowers in 1913, Importation of {Jour. Bd. Agr. vol. xx. No. 10, 

 p. 890). — ^The value of the fresh flowers imported into the United 

 Kingdom in 1913 was £288,728, as compared with £220,863 in 1912. 



A. S. 



Fruit and Vegetables in 1913, Importation of {Jour. Bd. Agr. 

 vol. XX. No. 10, p. 889). — ^The quantity of potatos imported into the 

 United Kingdom was considerably more than in 191 2. The imports 

 from all countries, except the Channel Islands, increased in 1913 

 compared with 1912. The chief countries in this trade are Germany, 

 Holland, France, and the Channel Islands. The other vegetables- 

 imported were mainly onions and tomatos. 



With regard to the fresh fruit, there was a falHng off in the imports 

 of apples, apricots, peaches, cherries, grapes, lemons, and strawberries. 

 There were increases in the imports of bananas, currants, gooseberries, 

 nuts, oranges, pears, and plums. — A. S. 



Fruit Culture in Normandy. By J. Porter {Jour. Bd. Agr. 

 vol. XX. No. 10, pp. 860-865, fig.). A brief account is given of com- 

 mercial pear culture in Normandy. — A . S. 



Fruit-fly, Life-History of Mediterranean. By H. H. P. 



Severin {Jour. Econ. Entom. vi. p. 399 ; Aug. 1913 ; figs.). — ^The life- 

 history in Hawaii was worked out on the tropical almond {Terminalia 

 Catappa), and a list of thirty-eight fruits liable to attack is given. The 

 following are said to be immune : Artocarpus incisa, Citrus medica 

 var. limonum, Morinda citrifolia, Morus nigra, Punica granatum, 

 Tamarindus indica. — F. J. C. 



Fruit-fly, Mediterranean, Trapping the. By H. H. P. and 



H. C. Severin {Jour. Econ. Entom. vi. p. 347; Aug. 1913 ; figs.). 

 This is an historical account of the use of kerosene in trapping the 

 Mediterranean fruit-fly. The use of this material is regarded as 

 absolute waste of time. — F. J. C. 



Fruit-fly, Peruvian. By C. H. T. Townsend {Jour. Econ. 

 Entom. vi. p. 345 ; Aug. 1913). — ^A new species of fruit-fly {Anastrepha 

 peruviana) , attacking a great variety of fruits on the Peruvian coast, is 

 described. Peach, guava, and cherimoya are among the fruits likely 

 to be infested. Lead arseniate, applied before the fruits begin to ripen, 

 is said to be a good spray. — F. J. C. 



Fruit-growing, Progress in, since Union. By P. J. du Toit, 

 Agriculture {Agr. Jour. Cape G. H. vol. vi. No. 4, p. 601 ; Oct. 1913). 

 Fruit. — Under this head the writer notes as follows : — 



" We have a most favorable climate, suitable soil, and regular 



