Dec, 1902.] Occurance of the Cigarette Beetle. 331 



occurring in upholstery the most convenient treatment is to apply 

 benzine and gasoline, but of course due precaution against the 

 possibility of any flame coming in contact with the fumes must 

 be taken. The firm in question are to be commended for their 

 attitude in the matter, as they were anxious to make good any 

 injury that could be traced to their own factories or to negligence 

 on their part. The fact that no furniture in their establisnment 

 has shown injury from this insect, along with the fact that the 

 furniture was in their possession for so short a time, makes the 

 conclusion very certain that the infection was not due to their 

 rooms or factory being infested. The insect as recognized in the 

 larval stage is a small, coiled grub, nearh* white in color, the 

 head marked with brown patches, cspecialh- on the lower por- 

 tions. The adult is a minute hairy beetle, about one-eighth inch 

 in length. 



Specimens in the department collection have been received 

 from Prof. J. C. Hambleton, who found them at West Jefferson. 

 Mr. Dury reports them in Cincinnati, and a recent Bulletin from 

 the division of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, reports 

 them as destructive in cigarette packages and other tobacco pro- 

 ducts in Cincinnati. 



The fact that this insect occurs in a great variet}' of materials 

 renders it of great importance. Its first destructive appearance 

 being noted in packages of cigarettes gave it its name ; but it has 

 been observed in a great many different articles, such as starchy 

 foods, cotton goods, silk, plush, upholstery, etc. 



THE FLORA OF LITTLE CHICKEN ISLAND. 



John H. Schaffner. 



On the 22nd of last June, I paid a visit to the Hen and Chicken 

 Islands which lie in Canadian waters beyond North Bass Island. 

 After landing on the Hen Island there was time enough to visit 

 only one of the three " Chickens " which accompany the " Hen." 

 This was the one farthest south-east, known as Little Chicken 

 Island, the other two being called Big Chicken and Chick Island. 



Little Chicken Island is a nestling place for the common tern, 

 and the higher part of the surface was covered with tern nests, a 

 few of which contained young birds. The island is a rocky reef 

 covered with coarse drift pebbles. The central part is simply a 

 ridge of large, loose pebbles, without vegetation of any kind, and 

 around this is a zone of herbs reaching to the water's edge, with 

 a good- sized bunch of willow^s on one side, none of which are 

 much over six inches in diameter. 



