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Diseases of Cotton,"' and whik- none of the diseases treated are strictly 

 eutomological all who have studied the insects of cotton will find mat- 

 ter of interest in this jnunphlet. Xine distinct pathological troubles 

 are described and ftyured. the root ^all produced by Anguillulida- being 

 the only one of animal origin. 



Noctuidae from the Death Valley — We publish in this number some 

 descriptions of new Xoctuidu' from the Death Yalley, by Prof. J. B. 

 Smith, which were prepared too late for use in the general report on 

 the insects of the Death A'alley published in connection with Dr. Mer- 

 riam's report. The plate accompanying- this descriptive paper is from 

 a photograph made by Prof. Smith, and is in the nature of an experi- 

 ment in this line of illustrating. There is included in the photographs 

 a very pretty species of Antaplaga, which we have named after Mr. 

 Koebele, who did the insect collecting of the expedition, and a descrip- 

 tion of the species is therefore added to Prof. Smith's paper. 



