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plants much better and be effective for a much longer 
period. The experiments were made with tlie cucumner 
and similar plants which are attacked by the belted cu¬ 
cumber beetle, (Diabrolica balteata) and it was found 
that in regions where prickly pears are obtainable the 
method is excellent to prevent damage by insects with 
habits similar to those of the belted cucumber beetle, such 
as the twelve-spotted cucumber beetle, etc. s 
BULLETINS OF INTEREST TO NURSERYMEN 
The Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Bermuda. By E. A. 
Back, Entomological Assistant, Mediterranean Fruit Fly 
Investigations. Pp. 8. Contribution from the Bureau of 
Entomology. December 18, 1914. (Department Bulletin 
161.) Price, 5 cents. 
This bulletin discusses the history of the fly in Ber¬ 
muda, the life history of the insect, and the possibility of 
eradicating it from Bermuda; the bulletin is oi interest to 
entomologists. 
Quassiin as a Contact Insecticide. By William B. 
Parker, Entomological Assistant, Bureau of Entomology. 
Pp. 8, fig. 1. Contribution from the Bureau of Ento¬ 
mology. (Professional Paper.) December 31, 1914. 
(Department Bulletin 165.) Price, 5 cents. 
The results of an investigation to determine the most 
.suitable solution of quassiin lor use as a spray lor the 
control of the hop aphis are discussed in this bulletin. 
Soil Survey of Habersham County, Georgia. By David 
D. Long, of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, and 
E. C. Hall, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Pp. 
48, tig. 1, map. (From F. 0. Soils, 1913.) Price, 15 cents. 
Soil Survey of Jones County, Georgia. By David D. 
Long, of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, and G. 
A. Crabb, L. L. Brinkley, Risden T. Allen, and E. J. 
Grimes, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Pp. 44, 
tig. 1, map. (From F. 0. Soils, 1913.) Price, 15 cents. 
Norway Pine in the Lake States. By Theodore S. 
Woolsey, Jr., Assistant District Forester, District 3, and 
Herman II. Chapman, Professor, Yale Forest School. Pp. 
\ pis. 6. Contribution irom the Forest Service. (Pro¬ 
fessional Paper.) December 4. 1914. (Department Bul¬ 
letin 139.) Price, 10 cents. 
The manuscript describes the life history of the Nor¬ 
way pine, its requirement upon soil, moisture, and cli¬ 
mate, its rate of growth and yield, and the best methods 
for its management. ; 
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The Hoxsie Nurseries. Incorporated, was 
charter by Secretary of State J. Fred Parker. The con¬ 
cern is to engage in a general nursery business at Hoxsie, 
in Warw ick, R. I., and is capitalized at $10,000. The in¬ 
corporators are Ralph M. Greenlaw, Charles E. Tilley and 
Edward J. Moons, all of Providence. 
T. J. Maney. R. M. Sayre and Fitzhugh McGrew have 
tiled incorporation papers w ith the secretary of state. 
They expect to do a nursery business in Geneva, N. Y.. 
under the name of Maney & Sayre. The capital slock is 
$30,000. 
FLOWERING CRABS 
Much attention has been paid to these plants at 
the Arboretum where they are arranged in two 
groups. The original group is on the right-hand 
side of the Forest Hills Road going towards the gate. 
The situation is not a good one, the space is very lim¬ 
ited, and a few years ago a second collection was es¬ 
tablished at the eastern base of Peter’s Hill. The 
plants here are smaller than those in the original 
group but the number of individuals and of species 
and varieties is much greater, and here will be found 
specimens of all the Crabapples that the Arboretum 
has been able to obtain. The study and proper com¬ 
prehension of these plants are full of difficulties, for 
many of the species hybridize so freely that seedlings 
raised from seeds of cultivated plants rarely produce 
the original type, and wild plants or seeds from 
isolated wild plants of the Old World species are al¬ 
most impossible to obtain. The common Apple-tree 
of orchards even is now generally believed to be a hy¬ 
brid between the tw T o European species; the so-called 
Siberian Crabs of American pomologists are suppos¬ 
ed to be hybrids between the Common Apple and the 
Siberian Malus baccata, and the number of other var¬ 
ieties supposed to be hybrids is large, including two 
which have already appeared in the Arboretum. 
One of the handsomest of all Crabapples, Malus 
fioribunda , is one of the earliest to flov T er. As it 
grows in this country it is a broad shrub, with a trunk 
dividing at the base into several large branches. The 
pink flowers, which are deep rose color in the bud, 
turn white before the petals fall and are produced in 
the greatest profusion. The dark green foliage is 
abundant but the yellow or orange-color¬ 
ed fruits, which are not much larger 
than peas, make little show. The origin 
9 ! this plant is uncertain; it was first sent to 
Europe from Japan but it is not a native of that 
country where it was probably introduced from 
China, although it does not appear to be known in 
China now in a wild state. By some authors it is 
considered a hybrid between two of the species of 
northern China, although it bears but little resem¬ 
blance to its supposed parents. The largest speci¬ 
mens of this Crabapple wall be found in the neighbor¬ 
hood of the Administration Building. A plant which 
is evidently a hybrid of M. fioribunda appeared spon¬ 
taneously in the Arboretum several years ago and 
has been named Malus Arnoldiana. It has much larg¬ 
er pink flowers and larger fruit than M . fioribunda , 
and in flower is one of the most beautiful of all Crab¬ 
apples. 
The Crabapple of eastern Siberia, Mains baccata, is 
a tall narrow tree with white flowers on long, droop¬ 
ing stems and very small yellow fruits from which 
the calyx falls before the fruit ripens. There is a fine 
