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female, with the size of the same autl of the egg, and remarks on the 

 various organs, including those of generation and the spermatic fluid. 

 The parasite can not be introduced except in earth from infested regions, 

 and it appears that a great deal of moisture is required to complete its 

 development. Dr. Soltwedei's article is merely preliminary and does 

 not suggest any remedies. — T. T. 



THE IMPORTATION OF OCNERIA DISPAR. 



We are greatly interested to learn from the New England Farmer of 

 July 13 that the larvse of this well-known European insect, which is a 

 rather large bombycid moth, have made their appearance in the town 

 of Medford, Mass., feeding upon "everything from garden vegetables 

 to oak leaves." The identification seems to have been made by Mrs. 

 Fernald, and consequently can not be questioned. 



In the latter part of July we received from Mrs. K W. C. Holt, of 

 Winchester, Mass., some young caterpillars on Mulberry and Apple 

 which we take to be the larvse of this insect. The importation at this 

 late date of such a conspicuous species is of great interest. 



ANOTHER LEA:^-H0PPER REMEDY. 



Mr. George West, of Stockton, Cal., according to the Vineyardist of 

 July 15, has given the plan of feeding oft' his grape leaves by sheep, as 

 a remedy for the grape-leaf hopper, a full test. Last fall, after the crop 

 had all been gathered, he turned 3,000 head of sheep into his 600-acre 

 vineyard, and in a short time they had eaten every vestige of foliage 

 oft' the vines, leaving them completely bare. This year there has been 

 no sign of the hopper. 



A CABBAGE -MAGGOT EXPERIMENT. 



An experiment with lime and liquid manure for the Cabbage Maggot, 

 made upon a large scale by Mr. D. M. Dunning, of Cayuga County, N. 

 Y., has resulted in the perfect success of the liquid manure and a partial 

 success of the gas-lime. 



HOW OFTEN HAS THIS BEEN NOTICED? 



In a half-grown Cecropia larva, found August 7 upon Birch in the 

 grounds of the Department of Agriculture, the left-hand tubercle on 

 the back of the first abdominal segment is entirely wanting. There is 

 not the slightest trace of it. The right-hand tubercle is as large as 

 usual, and in every other respect the specimen is normal. 



OBITUARY. 



We are pained to learn of the death of Dr. Anton Ausserer, which 

 occurred July 20 at Graz, Germany. Dr. Ausserer was a prominent 

 worker in arachnology, and, in addition to a number of shorter papers, 



