OF WASHINGTON. 1 3 



books, containing drawings that were made as long ago as 1850, 

 and a letter that T. W. Harris at one time wrote to Glover pro 

 posing that they work together. 



Upon a question from Mr. Schwarz, Dr. Gill stated that 

 Glover's works should be regarded as publications, because they 

 were put in permanent condition and copyrighted. Mr. Dodge 

 stated that fifteen complete sets were issued and distributed to 

 institutions and individuals. Prof. Glover commenced with the 

 Orthoptera and then followed with the Diptera and the Hete- 

 roptera. Mr. Schwarz stated that Glover's works were not 

 recognized as publications, and Dr. Dyar had correctly omitted 

 them from his catalogue. Mr. Dodge replied that Dr. Hagen 

 recognized them as publications. Mr. Schwarz stated that 

 Glover named but one insect during his lifetime, and this species, 

 Psylla nigripennis, he named only by accident. Dr. Gill re 

 called that at one time Glover had asked him to take up the study 

 of spiders. Upon a question from Mr. Schwarz as to what be 

 came of the specimens from which Glover made his drawings, 

 Mr. Dodge replied that Glover had no use for specimens after he 

 had drawn them. Glover refused absolutely to use any ade 

 quately prepared material for his work ; besides, many speci 

 mens came from collectors, and were returned to them. Mr. 

 Schwarz said that he could still recognize some of Glover's 

 specimens in the old collection of the United States National 

 Museum. 



Mr. Schwarz then read the following : 



THE COTTON-BOLL WEEVIL IN CUBA. 



(Anthonomus grandis Boheman.) 



By E. A. SCHWARZ. 



Many years ago Dr. Juan Gundlach found Anthonomus 

 grandis in Cuba, in the central portion, near Cardenas, and in 

 the western. portion, near San Cristobal, but no information on 

 its mode of life or food-plant was furnished by him. In the year 

 1892 Mr. Eduardo Ferrer, one of the most prominent agri 

 culturists of Cuba, planted at Cayamas, in the southern portion 

 of the province of Sta. Clara, two small fields of Egyptian 

 cotton, the two fields being about two miles distant from each 

 other. One of these was attacked by the Anthonomus as soon 



