August 2, 1909 
Received. 
We are indebted to the New Zealand 
Department of Agriculture for the 
following publications i— 
Division of Biology and Horticulture— 
Report, 1908. 
Bulletin No. 13, the Gum-tree Scale 
Bulletin No, 14, Diseases of Turnips 
Bulletin No. 20, Eelworms 
Bulletin No. 21, Parasitic Plants 
‘Bulletin No. 22, Fruit-Flies 
Bulletin No. 23, Bacterial Diseases of 
Plants : 
and Fruit- 
Leaflets for Gardeners 
growers, No. .26—Cicada and _ other 
Species. 
Leaflets for Gardeners and Fruit- 
growers, No, 27—Cineraria and Chry- 
santhemum Fly. 
Leaflets for Gardeners and Fruit- 
growers, No. 28—New Zealand Peach 
Moth. 
Leaflets for Gardeners and Fruit- 
growers, No. 33—Verrucosis of Lemon 
and other Citrus Trees. 
Leaflets for Gardeners and Fruit- 
growers, No. 34—Two Fungus Diseases 
of Gooseberry 
Leaflets for Farmers, No. 78— Diseases 
of Field Crops and Forage Plants. 
Leaflets for Farmers, No, 79—Sand- 
binding Grasses. . 
_ From the Forest Department of New 
South Wales we have received Vol. IV., 
Part 5 of ‘The Forest Flora of New 
South Wales, beautifully illustrated, 
Albert Molineux Scholarship. 
In regard to the above, Mr. W. L. 
Summers, Secretary Advisory Board of 
Agriculture, writes us as follows :— 
“ Herewith please find copy of letter 
we are addressing to all members of the 
Bureau, This letter explains itself, and 
‘I shall be glad if you can give publicity © 
There are many~ 
to the object in view. 
farmers, orchardists, &c., in the district 
* throughout which your paper circulates, 
who are not connected with the Bureau, — 
‘but who have derived great benefit from — 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
the work of the late Mr. Molineux. I 
think those who know of what he has 
done during the 40 years since he first 
started to write on agricultural matters 
will agree with me that to no one man is 
more credit due for the present prosper- 
ous condition of South Australian Agri- 
cultnre than to Mr. Molineux. The 
establishment of one or more scholar- 
ships at Roseworthy will enable the sons 
of producers to obtain the benefits of 
three years training at that institution, so 
that those who give to the fund will not 
only assist in commemorating in a 
worthy manner, the services of our late 
friend, but also will be helping tc advance 
the agricultural interests of the State.” 
[Copy of letter.] 
Department of Agriculture, 
Adelaide, July 5, 1909. 
Dear Sir,— 
Yon have doubtless seen notices | 
of the death of our late friend Mr. Albert 
Molineux. In connection therewith it 
has been suggested that the members of 
the Agricultural Bureau and _ other 
organizations with which he was con- 
nected for so many years should com- 
memorate in some suitable way the 
valuable services rendered by him to the 
agricultural community. 
The members of the Advisory Board 
of Agriculture are of opinion that the 
most appropriate memorial would he a 
permanent ‘Albert Molineux Scholar- 
ship’ at the Roseworthy Agricultural 
College. To establish such a scholarship 
to be offered for competition every third 
year would require about £800, while for 
£1,600 two such scholarships could be 
offered. In. view of the fact that for 
- over 40 years Mr. Molineux was an 
earnest advocate of scientific methods of 
agriculture in all its branches, the Board 
- is of opinion that a,.scholarship to enable 
young men to secure a training in 
scientific agriculture would be asingularly 
appropriate recognition of his work. 
lt is not necessary to refer in detail to 
Mr, Molineux’s work. Suffice to say 
to say that he was founder, and for man y 
years Secretary, of the Agricultural 
Bureau; he was one of the first to 
advocate the use of fertilisers, fallowing, 
5 
and mixed farming; to his persistent 
advocacy of the value of Bordeaux. 
Mixture for the prevention of scab in. 
apples and pears, shothole in apricots and 
other fungus diseases, and of arsenic 
sprays for suppression of codlin moth our- 
fruitgrowers are largely indebted. 
In these circumstances the Board feels 
that it ig justified in asking each and) 
all interested in our agricultural indus- 
tries to contribute to the proposed fund. 
All subscriptions should be sent to the: 
‘Secretary Advisory Board, Department. 
of Agriculture, Adelaide,’ and the Board 
appeals for liberal and prompt response 
as the members would like to be in a 
position to announce the successful issue 
of the movement at the September Con™ 
_ gress of the Agricultural Bureau. 
Yours sincerely, 
W. L. Summers, 
Secretary Advisory Board of Agriculture. 
Some idea of the extent of the farming’ 
enterprises in the Argentine may be 
gathered from the number of live stock 
owned by Senor M. Cobo. On his. 
estancia there are 12,000 pedigree 
Lincoln sheep, about 3,000 of which are 
rams, and 4,790 shorthorn cattle, besides 
a number of well-bred Jerseys, and a stud 
of 1,150 Cleveland and Olydesdale 
horses, 
Bickford’s 
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eating insects, including Codlin Moth, 
Potato Bug, Curculio Beetle, Apple 
Root Borer, etc. 
Does not burn the foliage’ - 
Gives rise to no poisonous dust 
No danger to the sprayer | 
Adheres firmly to the leaves 
Mixes with water in any proportion 
One pound of Paste makes 30 gallons 
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No Lime Required. 
