4 AUGUST 1917, Page 10

INSECT PESTS.

[To THE EDITOR OT THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sie,—The Board of Agriculture have issued excellent leaflets, with good illustrations, describing the life-histories of insect pests and giring preventive and remedial measures to be used against them. I should advise all "amateur gardeners" to procure these. The three voluntes of leaflets, bound, at Is. per volume, are to be hail by applying to tho Board of Agriculture.—I am, Sir, &es

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