WHOLE VOL. APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY HOWARD 67 



When The Practical Entomologist ceased publication, Walsh and 

 Riley were not satisfied to let it drop, and they started in September, 

 1868, The American Entomologist, which, although it contained no 

 suggestion of its economic character in its title, was nevertheless 

 largely devoted to applied entomology. The first number contains on 

 its first page a leading and explanatory editorial which is addressed 

 " To the Agriculturists and Horticulturists of the United States." 

 Whereas The Practical Entomologist was not illustrated. The Ameri- 

 can Entomologist contained many illustrations, most of them admir- 

 ably drawn by Riley. Whether the journal was a financial success 

 I do not know, but it was a very useful journal and not only very 

 sound from the scientific point of view, but very practical. It is true 

 that it contained many articles that did not relate to applied ento- 

 mology, but its general character was highly economic. Walsh and 

 Riley would not have produced a work which was not of this character. 



It was published at St. Louis under Riley's immediate eye. 



With Volume 2, the title was changed to The American Entomolo- 

 gist and Botanist. Walsh died in November, 1869, and Dr. George 

 Vasey,' a well known botanist, was associated with Riley in the 

 editorship. 



With the publication of the twelfth number of Volume 2 (Decem- 

 ber, 1870) the journal was discontinued. The leading editorial in 

 that number stated that its publication was simply suspended for 

 one year. But it seems that it was not jMSsible to start it again. 



As has been shown, Riley's work in Missouri ceased when he was 

 appointed Entomologist to the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture (succeeding Townend Glover) in June, 1878. As has also been 

 shown, he resigned this office in March, 1879, ^^^^ ^o^ two years 

 worked in Washington as the Chief of the United States Entomologi- 

 cal Commission. During this interval he revived the journal under the 

 title " The American Entomologist : an Illustrated Magazine of Popu- 

 lar and Practical Entomology." One volume was published and was 

 labeled "Volume 3, Second Series Volume i," and elsewhere as 

 *' Vol. I, New Series." Twelve numbers were published between 

 January and December, 1880. It was published by the Hub Pub- 

 lishing Company, of New York, at a price of $2.00 a year. I am not 

 sure about the subscription price for the first two volumes, but in 

 the number for December, 1870, occurs the notice that the publishers 

 will furnish the volume complete and nicely bound for $2.50 per 

 copy. 



* Afterwards for many years the Botanist of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. 



