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beat to the earth the wasp or Ichneumon fly that chances to buzz near 

 his ear while purveying for its young, or even to scald out or drown 

 out too many of the pugnacious humble bees that fertilize the blos- 

 soms of his clover fields. 



It is not always possible for us to distinguish at sight between use- 

 ful and noxious insects, but where the distinctions are broadly marked 

 it is to the interest of the tiller of the soil, especially, to make himself 

 familiar with them, in order to preserve from destruction the species 

 that are incapable of injuring him and which, as a rule, more or less 

 directly serve him. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE. 



T. W. Gaunt, Maryville, reports a list very similar to that adopted 

 by the A. M. Pomological Society and the names were amended to cor- 

 respond with that list. 



The following is the list of revised names : 



APPLES. 

 NAME REJECTED. NAME ADOPTED. 



American Golden Pippin American Golden . 



American Summer Pearmain American Summer. 



Carolina Red June Carolina June . 



Chenango Strawberry Chenango. 



Cooper's Early White Cooper's Early. 



Coxe's Orange Pippin Cox's Orange. 



Danver's Winter Sweet Danver's Sweet. 



Duchess of Oldenburg Oldenburg. 



Early Eed Margaret Early Margaret. 



Hubbardston Nonesuch Hubbardston . 



Jewett's Fine Eed Jewett'sRed. 



Kentucky Eed Streak Kentucky Red . 



King of Tompkins County Tompkin's King. 



Kirkbric'ge White Kirkbridge. 



Large Yellow Bough Sweet Bough. 



Marquis of Lome Lome. 



Marston's Red Winter Marston's Red. 



Otoe Red Streak Otoe. 



Pleasant Valley Pippin Pleasant Valley.. 



Pyle's Red Winter Pyle's Winter. 



