February  4,  1904. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
The  Winter  Moth  (Cheimatobia  brumata). 
Probably  tliis  is  tlie  most  pertinacious  and  malignant  insect 
that  the  British  fruit  grower  has  to  combat.  Timely  measures 
are  necessai’y,  and  not  only  that,  but  persistent  effort  "is  essential 
in  order  to  keep  the  caterpillars  from  increasing  should  eggs  have 
unfortunately  been  laid  in  spite  of  greasy  bands  attached  round 
the  stems  of  the  trees.  The  wingless  females  and  winged  males 
appear  as  early  as  the  middle  of  October,  and  it  is  advisable  to 
keep  on  the  “sticky  bands”  till  even  April,  for  about  the  end  of 
March  the  sirring  brood  of  the  Winter  Moth  appears,  and  also 
the  wingless  females  of  the  March  Moth.  It  is  necessary,  there¬ 
fore,  to  re-grease  the  bands  occasionally  during  the  winter. 
normal  period  of  hatching  in  the  case  of  eggs  of  the 
Av  int0r  IVfotli  is  about-  tho  niiddlo  of  JVIarcli  (6ggs  being  mostly 
laid  by  the  end  of  December),  and  the  young  caterpillars  (or 
larvae)  do  enormous  damage  if  left  unchecked  in  their  depreda¬ 
tions  upon  the  growing  buds  and  leaves.  In  bad  infestations 
Female  (wingless).  Male  (winged). 
The  Winter  Moth. 
they  may  entirely,  strip  trees  of  their  foliage.  To  destroy  egg 
colonies  and  larvae  where  only  small  orchards  or  fruit  gardens) 
require  to  be  treated,  a  kerosine  emulsion  is  recommended. 
Where  broad-scale  treatment  has  to  be  resorted  to,  at  a  paying 
rate  agaimst  the  caterpillars,  Paris  green  is  found  to  be  best. 
For  liquid  application,  i.e.,  to  be  sprayed  as  a  niLst  on  the  trees 
the  amount  recommended  is  “  not  more  than  from  2oz  to  4oz  in 
40gals  (forty)  of  water  or  |-oz  to  -Jpz  in  4  gals  of  water,  to  be 
applied  as  a  fine  spray  by  means  of  a  force-pump.” 
Book  Notices. 
A  Glossary  of  Botanic  Terms. 
This  is  the  latest  book  produced  by  Mr.  B.  Daydon  Jackson  who 
recently  retired  from  his  post  in  the  Kew  Herbarium,  and  the’ pub¬ 
lishers  are  Messrs.  Duckworth  and  Co.,  London.  Advanced  students 
of  botany  will  have  often  experienced  doubt  as  to  the  application  of 
some  botanic  terms,  or  may  liliely  enough  have  had  need  for  a 
reference  to  refresh  the  memory,  and  it  is  to  help  botanists  (amateur 
and  professional)  in  these  instances  that  this  book  has  been  furnished. 
It  will  be  an  invaluable  auxiliary  to  students  in  the  science  of  botany'. 
It  is  arranged  alphabetically,  and  three  instances  which  we  choose  will 
show  its  significance  directly ; 
Aposp'ory  (Creek  =-  seed),  suppression  of  spore-formation,  the 
prothallus  developing  direct  from  the  sexual  generation. 
ula,  pi.  Trabec  ulse  (Latin  =  a  little  beam),  a  cross-bar  ■ 
(1)  the  transverse  bars  of  the  teeth  of  the  peristome  in  mosses  •  (2) 
plates  of  tissue  forming  partial  septa  in  the  micro-sporangium  of 
I  soetes;  (3)  the  lacunar  tissue  in  Selaginella,  between  the  cortex  and 
the  central  bundle. 
Chro  mosomes.  fibrillar  bodies  of  definite  number  formed  duriim 
nuclear  division,  dividing  by  fission  into  new  groups,  and  contributing 
to  form  the  daughter  nuclei. 
The  price  of  the  book  is  6s. 
Natluie  study.  Messrs.  Duckworth  announce  that  “  Eton 
Aature-btudy  and  Observation  Lessons,”  by  M.  D.  Hill,  M.A., 
1  X  1  ’  ^'t’bb,  F.L.S.  (numerous  illustrations  from 
.''ketclie.s,  photograph.s,  Ac.)  will  be  issued  in  two  parts,  3s.  Cd. 
net  each.  I  art  I.  is  ready  \  part  II.  shortly. 
Veitch  Memorial  Fund. 
At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  trustees,  held  on  January  26, 
it  was  decided  to  offer  the  large  silver  medal  for  distinguished 
services  to  horticulture  to  Sir  Thomas  Hanbury,  K.C.V.O.,  in 
appreciation  of  his  munificent  gift  of  the  garden  and  estate  at 
Wisley  to  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society;  and  a  similar  medal 
to  Professor  Daniel,  of  Rennes,  in  recognition  of  the  valuable 
results  obtained  by  his  experimental  researches  on  grafting.  It 
was  also  decided  to  make  a  further  grant  of  £25  to  the  Bindley 
Library. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
The  next  meeting  of  the  committees  will  take  place  on  Tues¬ 
day,  February  9,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  Buckingham  Gate,  West¬ 
minster.  The  annual  general  meeting  of  the  Fellows  of  the 
society  will  also  be  held  in  the  Drill  Hall,  at  3  p.m.,  on  the  same 
date.  Fellows  attending  the  meeting  are  invited  to  inspect  the 
new  hall  now  building  in  Vincent  Square.  At  a  general  meeting 
held  on  Tuesday,  January  26,  119  new  Fellows  were  elected, 
amongst  them  being  the  Lady  Hindlip,  Lady  Wynford,  and  Sir 
John  Aird,  M.P.,  making  a  total  of  172  elected  since  the  begin¬ 
ning  of  the  present  year. 
Royal  Botanic  Society,  London;  Great  Exhibition. 
It  is  proposed  that  a.  horticultural  exhibition  shall  take  place  in 
the  month  of  June  this  year,  under  the  auspices  of  the  society,  in 
the  new  exhibition  grounds  of  the  society,  situated  in  the  centre 
of  their  beautiful  gardens  in  Regent’s  Park ;  the  exhibition  to  be 
open  for  one  week  or  possibly  longer.  The  proposed  scheme 
embraces  horticulture,  forestry,  botany,  educational  methods, 
Nature-study,  and  a  special  section  for  Colonial  produce.  In 
addition  to  the  exhibition,  lectures,  conferences,  and  con¬ 
versazione  are  in  course  of  arrangement.  The  President  of  the 
R.B.S.  is  Major  His  Serene  Highness  the  Duke  of  Teck.  All 
communications  respecting  the  gardens  and  exhibitions,  Ac., 
should  be  made  to  Mr.  J.  Bryant  Sowerby,  the  Secretary. 
Professor  Sargent's  Tour. 
Professor  Charles  S.  Sargent  and  his  son,  A.  R.  Sargent,  the 
landscape  architect,  have  recently  returned  from  a  tour  of  over 
six  months’  duration,  chiefly  spent  in  Russia  and  Siberia.  Leaving 
New  York  on  May  9,  the  land  of  the  Czar  was  first  entered 
on  August  1,  and  some  weeks  were  spent  in  the  Crimea.  Siberia 
was,  entered  by  the  Chita  branch  of  the  railway,  and  twenty- 
eight  days  were  spent  in  the  train.  The  vast  forests  of  Siberia, 
as  well  as  the  broad  steppes,  were  most  impressive.  Farming  in 
Siberia  is  very  primitive,  and  agricultural  implements  were  most 
crude.  W’ooden  ploughs  are  used,  drawn  by  twelve  yoke  of  oxen. 
American  implements  were  being  introduced,  however.  The  soil 
is  wonderfully  fertile,  and  with  proper  cultivation  would  easily 
suppy  the  world  with  wheat,  so  vast  is  its  area.  Many  bulbs, 
seeds,  and  dried  specimens  were  secured  in  Manchuria,  as  also  in 
Korea.  The  visit  to  Korea  was  of  special  interest,  for  it  had 
never  been  studied  by  any  botanist,  and  the  collection  of  seed.s 
and  plants  secured  there  is  expected  to  produce  some  marvellous 
varieties  unknown  to  Western  floriculture  and  arboriculture. 
Other  places  visited  included  Java,  Singapore,  and  a  call  at 
several  Chinese  ports.  Java  was  truly  named  the  garden  of  the 
world,  the  vegetation  both  there  and  in  Singapore  could  only  be 
likened  to  huge  hothouses,  or  conservatories  of  Nature,  both  thfe 
foliage  and  flowering  plants  being  magnificent.  What  impelled 
Profassor  Sargent  to  undertake  this  trip  (says  a  writer  in 
“  American  Gardening  ”)  at  his  somewhat  advanced  age  was  the 
phenomenal  success  attending  the  trip  of  Messrs.  James  Veitch 
and  Sons’  (London)  traveller  to  Central  China,  extending  to  the 
Chinese-Thibetan  frontier,  and  the  desire  that  America,  and  more 
especially  the  renowned  Arnold  Arboretum,  should  not  be  back¬ 
ward  in  attempting  to  secure  some  of  the  many  treasures  still 
awaiting  discovery.  As  a  result  of  the  trip,  Mr.  Sargent  sent 
home  some  8,000  specimens  of  bulbs,  seeds,  or  plants,  which 
should  yield  many  striking  novelties  for  the  adornment  of 
American  gardens. 
