Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-23

insecticides for Use in Hawaii" BY
u. l.. Van Dine, EntomologIst Ha !
wall Agricultural Experiment sta.
ton; J. e. Smith Special Agent in
Charge: Honolulu.
suggestive little treasise, well ii.
Illustrated:
"One of the greatest hindrances to
agriculture in these Islands Is the raw.
ages of insect pests. The songs of the
ancient Hawaiians often refer to the
roses once grown, but the roses exist
today onIy in song and in the memory
of kamaainas. Their growing was
abandoned because of the destructive
work of the japanese rose" beetle
(Adoretus umbrosus).
Watcrmelons and musk melons are
a luxury, a good watermelon bringing
fifty cents to one dollar the fruit
stands in Honolulu. These products
could be raised in certain sections, in
quantities great enough to bring them
within the reach of every table. Were
| IL not for the attack of the melon
| fly" (DaCus Cucurbitae).
MIR. Van Dine describes biting" in.
sects common here as the Japanese
beetle the cut worms lpeelua, or poke
wOrmsD, grasshoppers, and the olinda
bug cara migus fullerD. The suck.
ing" bugs, as mealy bugs, scale insects,
plant lice and plant hoppers.
One Of the plant lice called the
green fly" (Aphis) has done much
| i,,s -,
manager of one of our plantations esti.
mates a loss of $4,000 "on a single
plantation through the destructive
work of the cane borer. the larva of "A
beetle (SphenOphOrus obscurur).
Generally speaking. the measures
taken in combating the injurious in
sect pests of field crops must he pre-
lcautiOnary, an effort TO prevent their
becoming established. rather than at
tempting a remedy afterwards But
when a pest Is established and its
work Is serious, the use Of insecticides
| is in many cases feasible"
Formulae for insecticides are given.
and methods of spraying. A cheap and
easily prepared spray for scale insects
ID given On pp. ZU-Sl.
| Persons writing to the station for
help in combating pests, should send
specimens Of the injurious insects.
with parts of each plant, showing what
damage they are doing, and attach TO
each specimen the name Of sender and
locality. Whenever possible, the
locality will be visited by the ento-
mologist and personal advice given
!. :. !.
THE Right Side of the Car" BY John
un Lloyd, author Of "Etidorpha."
"Stringtown on the Pike" etc; clio.
.! KS in, 80 PIP: Richard G. Bad.
ger 4 Co., Boston. From the au.
thor.
A rather pathetic little sketch de.
signed as a slight tribute to woman.
hood" and, before publication, read by
the author to me Cincinnati WOman's
Club.
| The narrator of the tale Is the only
layman among party of physicians
and their wives who are travelling as
eXcurslOnists from the East to ,..e
| Rocky Mountains.
In the course OF the Journey, the
director OF the excursion receives
telegram from physician. asking that
a patient of his, a beautiful young girl,
be allowed to accompany the party, so
the layman Is chosen as the girls spe.
cial attendant. He Is annoyed at first,
but gives away to curiosity and finally
grows interested in his charge.
..'She may have been under fifteen.
She may have been over twenty.
saw enough to enable me to guess OF
her past and to read something of her
future. The maiden was surely tread.
ing the path that leads to silence.
| Although sat out Of the range OF
her vision, my steady, earnest gaze
drew the girls attention; for a mo.
lment she glanced at me, smiled pleas.
!antly, and then turned back again,
looking diagonally through the window
into the northwest"
| So the boys go by as the girl ga2es
ont OF the window into the northwest"
So the days go by as the girl gazes
out OF the window. Tell me why you
gaze so steadily through the window"
he asks.
81 am looking for my home" she an
swers.
Finally they approach the girls
home, and all the beauty OF it's noun.
tain scenery falls into view. Look
said; see the marvellous wonder
cloud that has risen above the hoI1.
zon."
| She leaned towards me,-even
against me--end shot Quick glance
through my window pane. Tacoma!