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fore consigned to the flames all the 22 parcels that came. We 
are firmly determined to admit none but absolutely clean turnips. 
Greedy Scale. — This pest has made six attempts to enter the 
Territory during October, but was foiled each time by fumiga- 
tion of 42 parcels and burning of another of the fruit upon which 
it was stealing the ride. 
Chestnut Weevil. — By courtesy of a customs official our atten- 
tion was brought to a lot of 10 cases of chestnuts consigned to a 
Japanese firm that was heavily infested with the grubs of a chest- 
nut weevil. When the manager of the firm was informed that 
some action would have to be taken he readily consented to carry 
out whatever instructions we may issue. After some deliberation 
it was decided that thorough boiling in hot water would destroy 
the weevils and save the edible portion of the fruit to the owner. 
In our presence this was carried out the next day. 
Other Possible Pests. — By means of fumigation and flame we 
also blocked the way at the point of entry to the following: 
Weevil (Curculionid) on ginseng; borers on orchids; scale bugs, 
centipede and roaches on another lot of orchids, and Coleopterous 
borer in herbs from the Orient; 7 species of scale bugs (red, yel- 
low, San Jose, cottony cushion, lecanium and 2 species of snow 
scale (Chionaspis) ) and one of white-fly (on cut flowers) from 
the Coast. 
Pineapple Quarantine. — The Board regulations, as they at pres- 
ent stand, prohibit entirely the importation of pineapple plants 
from Australia. But pineapple growers and others interested ex- 
pressed eagerness to import new varieties, since at the time the 
bars were raised, there was practically but one variety in the coun- 
try. The question was brought to a focus when a citizen made 
application for permission to import plants of the rough-leaf vari- 
ety from Australia. Your president referred the matter to me 
for consultation with plant pathologists, since the prohibiting 
regulation was passed in order to prevent the possible importa- 
tion of fungus disease. After consulting both Mr. Lewton-Brain 
and Dr. Wilcox as well as a prominent pineapple grower I reached 
the conclusion that it is desirable to introduce new varieties of 
the plant, that the prohibitive measure is no longer tenable in 
view of the quarantine facilities of the U. S. Experiment Station 
kindly placed at our disposal by Dr. E. V. Wilcox, and our own 
improved facilities for fumigation and disinfection of such im- 
ports. In view of these circumstances I addressed your presi- 
dent presenting these facts to his consideration and advising a 
modification of the regulation of pineapple plant importation in 
accordance with these facts. 
OTHER INSECT MATTERS. 
Beneficial Insects. — After several days collecting we dispatched 
a large collection of useful insects, principally ladybirds, to Dr. 
F. Silvestri, the eminent Italian Government Entomologist at 
