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(3) whether an overdose would injure the pine. The YVahiawa 
Pineapple Co. kindly supplied the fruit for the experiments. One 
fruit was treated with a regular dose of the Commercial Cyanide. 
Two other infested pineapples were treated with a regular and 
double dose, respectively, of the C. P. grade of cyanide. One 
fruit, used as a check, was left untreated. In the first instance 
the mealy bugs were found decidedly alive at the end of the opera- 
tion. The pines fumigated with the C. P. Grade, in both the 
usual and double dose, had all the bugs dead after fumigation 
and the fruit uninjured. Moreover, these two fruits together 
with the unfumigated specimen remained in a closed box for 
about two weeks afterwards with interesting results. The two 
fumigated pines were in an excellent state of preservation, barely 
showing signs of ripening. Whereas the unfumigated fruit was 
ripe and almost rotting where most heavily covered with bugs. 
The evidence, tho by no means conclusive as yet, seems to sug- 
gest the probability that fumigated pineapples will stand a longer 
journey than those not so treated. The experiment needs repeti- 
tion before definite conclusions are drawn, and seems well 
worth it. 
Staff. — In anticipation of three steamers, including the Ala- 
meda on the 8th, it became evident that, unaided, Mr. Smith and 
I could not attend to the work. With the subsequent consent of 
your President I enlisted the services of Mr. D. B. Kuhns, a 
graduate student of the Normal School, for two days. At the 
lecture I gave to this class in the Normal School Mr. Kuhns has 
each time impressed me more favorably than the previous as em- 
bodying the elements for making a fine naturalist. He has been 
a member of the Hawaiian Entomological Society ever since its 
existence became known to him, and eagerly seeks an opportunity 
to work along natural history lines. I commend him favorably 
to your attention, should the Board be in need of an assistant. 
Respectfully yours, 
Jacob Kotixskv. 
Assistant Entomologist. 
Many varieties of chillies (Capsicum annuuin) are grown in 
Roumania. The young plants (raised in seed-beds) are set out 
on light soil, in warm positions, at distances of from io to 18 
inches apart. With the exception of abundant applications of 
water (which have a great influence on the yield of fruit) and 
occasional hoeings, the crop receives little attention. The chillies 
are very popular with the Roumanians, being eaten in the green 
state and as salads, as well as cooked, and as condiments with 
meat. — The Agricultural News, Barbados. 
