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I'lll'; AMI'.KU'AN ICN'IOMOI.OC.lS'r. 



Slid of tlu' one great book of Niitiirc, (i|)cn 

 111 .ill. Ill rcspfft of scale iuHccls il is oUcn 

 |ianluii,iMc, |ici;iiiM' lu'iH'Ssary, lo naiiif ,1 

 Hpnic:. I Kiiii llif li'inalc scalf aliinc willi 

 (111I 1 li.ii.M In i/lii)', llic iniilr m llir iic\vl\ 

 li.ili hill l.ii va, lull lliis should oiily In- (lone 

 wliin- ilic Irmalf siak' is i|iiiU' cliaraiici 

 islic, 



\\ r ilii not hold oursi'lvi's rcspoiisililc 

 (ill mil mamisri'iiil naiiu- adiiplcd bv Mr, 



.VsllllUMil w llli ll, wllilr 1 nll\ illirlll li> lisr 

 ill a caliiiu'l, uill pi()li;ilily li;ivi' In It ir 

 ji'clcd ii|iiin iiiiiii raicrul sliidv 01 iiinni mii 

 plrlr Llinu Irilj'r nl llir :.r\ll.il i li.il;ii Iri'.. 



W'r iiiiiiiuiiu (■ Willi r\luiiu' rrnni llir 

 diMlli, on lln- .•()lli ol Si'|ilriiiliii, nl Jaiiili 

 Hull, of l>all,is, I'rNas Mr iliril wliilr rii 

 Ham'd nil an r\ plni iiij; i'\|uilil inn Inl I'lnl. 

 ('niH-, III Willi. iic.r t'n., I'l'Na'.. llr \\:is 

 not mil) niir nl llic Im".1 (iillrrlnis .mil 

 ohsci'Vurs nl insci Is, lull |iin\ril liiinsrll 

 oiu- of till- most inlcllim'nl and siici cssliil 

 colii'i'toi's in olhcr di'pailincnls of Naliiial 

 Si;ii'lUfs. lie alsn |Uil)lislud .1 iiiiiiil'ci nl 

 ai'lii'lt's on liiilanical ami H('oln(;i(al,.is well 

 as cnliuunloi.;!! al siiJiji'i is. We knew liiiii 

 1 liii'lU as .111 rii|niunlnj;isl, .mil \vr ll.lVf 

 raii'lv, il i'\iM, iiui willi .1 111, 111 wliii rniii 

 liini'd inmc lilii lil.ilh krrli |in\M i-. nl nil 

 st'iv.ilinii willi skill in luiumliiij.', ,ind |Ui'- 

 Si'l'\iu(; llir lunsl drill .III' nil',. misiiis. His 

 agfd giandiuniliii .mil hi-, rliildn'ii haxr 

 oiil' silU'i'i'i.' s\ iii|i.illi\ 111 thru lu'ii-.n I'liicnl. 



1';|,,M1,|VY I'OU I ' AllllAlM, wnUMS. Of all 

 111!' in.iiw Inpli .il ii'iiu'dics lli.il lia\i' lu-cn 

 Irii'il lof llu- liuiHulril I '.ilili.ij;r wniin siiiii' 

 il lirsl lu'j^an to spir.iil n\ ci llic 1 niiiilr\ .iiid 

 In pl.iN li.ivoi Willi mil c.ililiagc liclds, lew, 

 il anv, li.ivc i',i\cn cnlirc satisfaclion. il 

 is s.ifc In s.i\ ili.ii llic most satisfactory 

 icniciU sn lai disinxcrcd IS in the use ol 

 ryiclhnim. W c ucic llic lirsl to apply 

 this in I ,'^;'i), lull did iinl 1 aic lo icconi 

 iiiciid 11 imlil liiiilici c\pci inu'iils had been 

 m.idc, riu'se we li.ue made the luesent 

 year, ami c.iiised In he made hv .1 niimlier 

 of our .ii;ents and cm 1 cspondenls. The 

 j;cncr.il c\perienci' is most tavoralile, and 

 ue unhcsit,ilim;lv rci lUiimciul il ini .ill llie 



different worms .-iffeelini; the leaves of our 



1 alili.ii'.i- pi. ml, 



l'\i;r: I'll HUM mik iiiI' Scki-.w Worm. — 

 W'r piililish ill llic 1 iiiiciil iiiiiiilii 1 ail .irli 

 llr linm III Kilp.illiik nil llic Si lew - 

 wniiii uliiili well illiisl i.ilcs llic lerrilile 

 wniiiids wliii li lliis iiisci 1 is 1 apalilc nl in 

 llicliii|.',, iinl iuil\ nil aniin.'ds in 'l'c\as, lull 

 oil hlimaii |ieinj;s. ( )iie ol llic luiisl iiii 

 pml.iiil discoveries ineidenlal In the unik 

 nl llir |l. S. l''.nlniiiolo)',ii .il ( 'miimisinn 

 uliiili uc liaxc 111. llic diliiiij.', llic \c.ii is 

 lli.il r\ icllii mil iii.iN' he SIICI csslidU' em 

 pln\cil .i(',.iiiisl this pcsl .il'.o, I'lol, j. r. 

 Slelle, niie nl llie aj^eulsol llie ('oiuinis- 

 sinii, thus writes fnuii San Man os, 'I'exas : 



I liavr jiisl iiiaili' :i illsriivny llml CiUiiuU 1)0 

 olliciwisi' III. Ill 111 vast liu|uulaiii'i' li> 'I'rxas : 

 rvK'lliiiiiu !■. .1 iii'M'i l.iilinn rcMirily liir llu' no- 

 liiiiiiiis Si'icwwiii III. 'I'lic a|i|ill('aliiiii Is iiiatlr 

 liy sliii|ily iliisliiijf a lllllc ul llir iliv powiliT over 

 llir siiir ; llir wiiiin lirinn an ail lirrallirr, suoii 

 l.iki". ill llir I'llril ami ilirs. 



V \i 111 lliis liiiir llie irnirilirs till Srirw worm 

 ill i'rxas liavr liren dillier arsenic or calniurl. 

 I lir liuiiu'i iilwavs leaves a serliuis son', while 

 llii' l.illri iilirn lines (lie same lliiUK, ami when 

 .ilipliril 111 vuiiMK ralviis always |ui)iliu:es saliva- 

 tion r\ irllii mil Ir.ivrs no iiniili'.is.iiu rllrrls. 



( )\ irnsi 1 ION IN liir i'ou ruuiD.i';. — 

 I'rnl. ('. II. heniald in his notes on /'/w.v- 

 I'/i/rris aii)^it/i/<isii<itiit makes some iiUeresl- 



in(^ lads as In the oviposition of ihis 

 molli which is (Ulc of those spei ies ill 

 uliii 11 llie eggs !U'e deposileil singly, lie 

 desi'iilu's the process as follows : 



" Slie IhiKriril aliinit, on tlir ii|iiirr siile ol llie 

 leal loi a lilllr limr, llu'ii slaiuliii^ ovei ami in a 

 line willi llie iiiiiliili, slie ilr|iosil('il an egn on 

 llir iiiiilrili, aliiuil oiie-tliiul llie ilislaiiie lioiii llir 

 mil. Ill some cases only one r^;); was ilr|iosileil 

 on a Iral, in ollieis, two; Inil in llir lallri easr 

 llie s<'roiul enn was ile|uisilril in llie same iiiaii- 

 lUM as llu' lirsl, Init at a lliinl ol llie ilislaiire 

 Iloiu llle opjiosile riiii ol ihe le.ll." 



W'c w ish some one i mild siu ceed in oh- 

 scrxiiii', llic liimc i oniiunn Iniiii nl nxipnsi- 

 liiui ill these moths, vii., where the llallen- 

 ck\ ci;};s are so rennlarlv and ln'autifnllv 

 laid in l.iii'.c, Ir.iiislin cnl halclies or long 

 row s, upon the lea\ cs ni lu'.im lu's ol plants. 

 •*■ *■ 



I'Ai II ,\Ni;i s \\'.\Nii'i>. .\. W . Latimer, 

 i'',ufaiil,i, .\l.i., is desirous nl cvchanring 

 with inlleilnrs in I'airope ,ind nl the I'a 

 1 ilic coast. 



