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taminated finger nails and knife blades will ever avail to weaken 

 the conviction of Schoeffer that the sting of the curious insect 

 •alone was the occasion of a very close call for the loss of his arm 

 and perhaps for the loss of his life. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



American Monthly Microscopical Journal : Vol. XII., Nos. 6 — 9 (June — 

 September, 1891). 



The Microscope : Vol. XI., No. 11 (July, i8gi). 



Journal of Mycology : Vol. VII., No. i (September, 1891). 



Botanical Gazette : Vol. XVI., Nos. 6 — 9 (June — September, 1891). 



Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club: Vol. XVIII., Nos. 7— 9 (July- 

 September, 1891). 



Anthony's Photographic Bulletin : Vol. XXII., Nos. 12 — 18 (June 27 — 

 September 26, 1891). 



West American Scientist : Vol. VII., Nos. 60 — 62 (May — September, 

 1891). 



Insect Life: Vol. III., Nos. 9 — 12 (June — August, 1891). 



Psyche: Vol. VI., Nos. 183 — 186 (July— October, 1891). 



San Francisco Microscopical Society: Proceedings, June 4 — September 16, 

 1891. 



Scientific Association of Staten Island : Proceedings, June — September, 

 1891. 



School of Mines Quarterly : Vol. XII.. No. 4 (July, 1891). 



Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1891, Part 2. 



Journal of Cincinnati Society of Natural History: Vol. XIII., No. 3 

 <October, 1890); Vol. XIV., No. 2 (July, 1891). 



Bulletin of the Essex Institute : Vol. XXII. , No. 12— Vol. XXIII., No. 6 

 ■(October, 1890— June, 1891). 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History : Vol. XXV., Parts 

 I, 2 (May, 1890— May, 1891). 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society: Transactions, 18S9, Part 2. 



American Museum of Natural History. Annual Report (1890-91). 



Kansas City Scientist: Vol. V., No. 7 (July, 1891). 



Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada: Bulletin No. 11 (May, 1891). 



Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station : Bulletins Nos. 28 — 

 31 (June — September. 1891). 



Alabama Experiment Station: Bulletins Nos. 25 — 27 (April, May, 1891). 



Iowa Experiment Station: Bulletin No. 13 (May, 1891). 



Brooklyn Medical Journal: Vol. V., Nos. 7— 10 (July— October, 1891). 



Indiana Medical Journal: Vol. X., Nos. i — 3 (July — September, 1891). 



