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NOTES AND ABSTEAOTS. 



Acalyphas, New Hybrid. By H. A. Sandhack (Rev. Hort. 

 April 16, 1911; pp. 175-177; 3 illustrations). — Description of several 

 hybrids produced between the offspring of A. Sanderiana (kispida) and 

 A. Godvseffiana and other species of the genus with decorative foliage. 

 A. Camphanseniana cornpacta, leaves margined bright yellow and some- 

 times spotted therewith, flowers mignonette coloured. A. Ravenae, . 

 flowers greenish white. A. Dorothae, flowers of a striking green colour. 

 A. Kalbreyerae, flowers fine yellow. A. Werneriana, very long inflo- i 

 rescence, warm rose colour. A. Ledieyiiana bears only male flowers in j 

 long strings. — C. T. D. j 



Afforestation in Scotland. By Lord Lovat and Captain Stirling j 

 of Keir {Trans. Roy. Scott. Arbor. Soc. vol. xxv. pp. 91, 3 maps, 1 

 plate; 1911). — The value of this important contribution is that 

 it deals with all the details incidental to the afforestation of a | 

 special area (Glen Mor). It is a serious attempt to grapple with | 

 economic difficulties in afforestation, and although these difficulties are 

 those met with in a Highland area, their exhaustive treatment cannot 

 but be helpful in carrying on those preliminary surveys so necessary 

 before undertaking large schemes of afforestation. The contents of 

 tlie work are quoted here as they indicate briefly the topics discussed, i 

 Chapter I., General: a central forest authority, its first duty; method] 

 of procedure ; survey of Glen Mor (the maps show the suggested 

 scheme on a large scale). Chapter II., Local economics; wintering; 

 rates. Chapter III., Detailed survey of Fort Augustus block, treat- 

 ment of sheep farms and deer forests, wintering of sheep and deer inj 

 plantations, shootings on moor and low ground. Chapter IV., Eentj 

 and other charges: rent and rates. Chapter V., Workmen's dwellings | 

 and tenure of holdings: amount of employment; labour supply, houses! 

 and tenure of land, offices and buildings, &c. Chapter VI., Controll 

 and management: the scheme, foresters, organization. Chapter VII., 

 Finance and employment : expenditure, realization of timber, table of! 

 work, wages. Chapter VIII., Stocking of the ground. Chapter IX., 

 Sketch of working plan. Chapter X., Utilization of existing woodland 

 produce. Chapter XL, Conclusion. — W. G. S. 



Alfalfa Leaf- Weevil, The. By E. G. Titus {U.S.A. Bip. Stn., 

 Utah, Bull. 110; Sept. 1910; 2 maps, 1 chart, 14 plates).— This weevil 

 belongs to a group that feed upon leguminous plants. Several species 

 have been introduced into the United States and Canada from Europe. 

 It is a small brown beetle 3 -16th of an inch long. The eggs are laid 

 during spring and early summer in the stems and on leaves and buds. 



