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In a few days these eggs hatch into little legless grubs which absorb 

 the juices of the worm and develop at his expense. In a few weeks 

 the tomato-worm stops feeding— its body being literally full of the grubs. 

 When full grown, these grubs bore holes in the back of their host and 

 crawl through the skin and escape. As soon as they are on the out- 

 side, they begin spinning white silken cocoons, which are the objects 

 frequently mistaken for eggs. Within these cocoons they change to 

 the pupa state, and in about a fortnight emerge as four-wisged flies 

 like those by which the original eggs were laid. 



Tomato-worms, affected by these parasites, seldom live to change 



to the pupa state, and never, so far as known, complete their transfor- 



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mations. 



But these little parasites do not always have things entirely to their 

 liking, for they are themselves subject to the attacks of a still smaller 

 parasite which destroys primary ones — differing both in form and color. 

 These secondary parasites, as they are called, are quite different from 

 the species of primary parasite which attacks the tomato-worm is called 

 by entomologists Apanteles congregatus. It is a black, while the sec- 

 ondary species may be either yellowish-brown or brilliant-bluish green. 



Any one can get these parasitic flies by enclosing some of the co- 

 coons in a box or other receptacle. — Clarence M. Weed in Am. Garden. 



CIDER AND VINEGAR MEN. 



The meeting at Chicago last week was a very successful one, the 

 attendance being large, the display of implements larger than ever and 

 the membership roll increased to a figure never before reached. The 

 officers elected are as follows : President, G. W. Hilliard, Brighton, 

 111.; Vice-President, S. C. Hassler, Louisiana, Mo.; Treasurer, A. R. 

 Whitney, Franklin Grove, 111. ; Secretary, L. R. Bryant, Princeton, 111. 



Resolutions were passed as follows : 



Resolved, That we are heartily in favor of laws against adulteration of foods 

 and for honest goods, requiring all articles to be honestly branded and sold for just 

 what they are; and that we earnestly desire the honest and intelligent enforcement 

 ot such enactments. 



Rrsolved, That we give our hearty support to the movement in favor of a gen- 

 eral uniform national law against adulteration, and urge the Congressmen from our 

 respective districts to give this subject their earnest attention. 



The convention is to meet in St. Louis next year. Executive com- 

 mittee to fix date. 



