whe . | . 
has been authorized to report to Washington for special work on this subject in 
cooperation with the gas experts of the Federal Horticultural Board and of the 
Bureau of Chemistry. 
W.W, Yothers has poniwene participated during this month in a series of 
“better fruit" meetings conducted throughout the State of Florida. His particu-— 
lar subject has been "Methods of increasing | the amount of bright fruit." 
C, L, Marlatt spent.a.week at Cocoanut Grove, Fla., inspecting the work of 
the station established by the Bureau at Miami under Wlessra. G. F, Moznette and — 
A, C. Mason; and visiting the experimental work under way, chiefly in connection 
with -the avocnds orchards in various parts of Dade County, Very efficient means: 
of control have been worked out for two or three of the serious insect enemies 
of this new fruit crop, particularly the red spider, scale insects, and thrips, 
_ EXTENSION: WORK “IN. ENTOMOLOGY 
is A. Hyslop, “Entomologist in Charge 
Mortimer D, Leonard-has .been’ appointed special field agent to carry on 
extension work ‘in the control of truck-crop insects in New York State. 
Max: W, Reeher, special field agent in Cereal and Forage Insect investiga 
tions, who was draf tea into the Army on August 27, 1918, has since been dis-. 
charged, He was reappointed! in this branch of the aes as a scientific as- 
sistant, effective January 2, 1919. 
Douglas R, Royder has been appointed an entomological inspector in sweet-— 
potato weevil work, effective January 2, 1919, 
Charles F, Stiles. who has been employed in Bega tn work in Oklakomel 
resigned on February 18, | . | 
Warren D, Whitcomb, a scientific assistant in Oriental peach-moth work, 
who resigned to enter the Army, has since been discharged and has been a reappoint 
ed in this branch of the Bureau as a scientific assistant. 
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LIBRARY 
Mabel Colcord, Librarian 
New Books 
Baker, 0, E. Atlas of American agriculture, Pt. 5. Thi Grops. Sec, A, )CGpram- 
28 p., illus. Washington, 1918, 
Camacho, Carlos. Funjicidas e insecticidas mas usados para co-batir las enfer- 
medades de las plantas, Ed, 5. 18 ii Coren de policia sanitaria ve- 
jetal) Santiago de Chile, 1918, 
Camacho, Carlos; El gusano de la manzana Geraint. cote Linn, ) (cya ia 
pomonella,:Linn,) 18 p., illus. (Servicos de policia sanitaria vee 
Estacion de patiolojia vejetal) Santiago de Chile; 1918, 
Chile, Estacion de patolojia vejetal, Carlos Camacho , ‘Director, El gueand del 
poroto (Pegomyia chilensis), Thy Disgaea ages Santiago dé. Chile, Loins 
Chile, Servicos de policia sanitaria vejetal, Carlos Camacho , Director, La 
cochinilla nigra del olivo Saissetia: otaee Bern, Lecanium Oleae, 2 peg 
illus, Barcelona, Rs Py oe 

