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1736-7. CottInson AND Bartram.—Darlington’s Memorials of Bartram and Mar- 
1749. 
1802. 
1804. 
1806. 
1807. 
1807. 
1815. 
1819. 
1819. 
1822. 
shall, p. 85. 
Remedy for insect that annoys plums, apricots, and nectarines. 
Id.—p. 93. 
An account of the destruction by an insect of plums and nectarines. 
Id.—p. 120. 
Advice against the planting of sloes, as they are “liable to be bitten with the 
same insect as the rest of our stone fruits.” 
Katm, Perer.—Travels into North America.<Foster’s English Translation, 
2nd Edition, London, 1772, p. 44, vol. 2. 
Under date of May 18, 1849, writing of New Jersey: ‘‘The grass in the meadows 
is likewise consumed by a kind of worms, and other species cause the plums to 
drop, before they are half ripe.”’ 
Burton, Bens. Smirx, M. D.—On the Natural History of North America. 
Letter to M. Lacépéde of Paris. Philadelphia, October 31, 1802.<In 
Philosoph. Mag., vol. 22, p. 204, 1805. 
“‘The unripe fruit of the peach is greatly injured by a species of curculio; but 
the insects most pernicious to this tree are two Lepidopterous insects of the genus 
Xygena Fabr. These while in the larval state destroy the bark of the root.” 
Footnote, p. 208. 
Titton, JamMES.—Curculio.<Willich’s Domestic Encyclopedia, vol. 3, p. 116, 
1804. 2. Extr. Papers on Agr., vol. 2, pp. 15-19, 1809. 
Probably earliest extended account of the plum curculio. 
MELSHEIMER, FRED. VAL.—Catalogue of Insects of Pennsylvania, p. 28, No. 
589. 
Lists as Curculio persicz, and states, lives in Malus persica, the larva under bark. 
Oxtvrer.—Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, vol. 5, p. 19, 1807. 
TitT0N, JAMES.—Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agricul- 
ture, vol. 1, pp. 34-38, Appendix. 
Several correct facts about the feeding habits of the curculio, its mode of propa- 
gation, and peints in its life history, with various recommendations for control. 
Tritton, JAmMEs.—Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agricul- 
ture, vol. 1, p. 192. 
Letter from Dr. Tilton to Richard Peters, esq., dated Nov. 16, 1807. Mentions 
destructiveness of curculio to peaches, and includes extended account of this 
insect. 
Peck, W. D.—Insects which affect oaks and cherries.<Memoirs Agr. Soc. 
Mass., Agr. Journ., 1819, p. 312. 
Description of curculio as Rhynchenus cerasi, with figure of beetle. 
Muss, JoserH E.—Entomology.<American Farmer, vol. 1, no. 16, pp. 124- 
125, July 16. 
Account of observations and experiments. 
THacHER, Dr. James.—The American Orchardist, p. 109. 
An extract from Domestic Encyclopedia. Article by Dr. James Tilton, Wil- 
mington, Del. Gives principal points in life history of the plum curculio and 
mentions several remedies. 
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