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A USEFUL little text-book for beginners, and an excellent reference book for practical farmers. The three parts into which the book is divided are judiciously arranged. The first gives in a clear and distinct manner the rudiments of entomology, and forms, therefore, a useful introduction to the second part, which describes some of the most common insect pests whose ravages cause so much loss to the farmer and gardener. This loss may be very much modified if the simple precautions and remedies contained in the book are adopted. The appendix in a few pages gives most useful information about mites, ticks, &c.; not true insects certainly, but which, by attacking our domestic animals, and even man himself, cause an immense amount of irritation, inflammation, and consequent loss. Farmers, gardeners, and all interested in rural economy will do well to carefully study its pages.
Farm and Garden Insects.
By Prof. Wm. Somerville. Pp. viii + 127. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1897.)
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Farm and Garden Insects. Nature 55, 605 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055605a0
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