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CHAPTER XIX 



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LETTERS TO DR. J. FLETCHER 195 



Dr. Voelcker's gas lime pamphlet Honorary membership 

 of Entomological Society of Ontario Ostrich fly " Silvertop " 

 in wheat The "Crowder" Mill or flour moth Shot- 

 borers Progress of Agricultural Entomology Paris-green 

 as an insecticide End of Board of Agriculture work 

 "Manual of Injurious Insects" Fruit-growers' associations 

 Lesson book for village schools Entomology lectures 

 in Edinburgh Stem eel-worms Miss Georgiana's insect 

 diagrams Mr. A. Crawford's death in Adelaide Diamond- 

 back moth Insects survive freezing Resigned post of 

 Consulting Entomologist of R.A.S.E. Finger and toe 

 Baroness Burdett Coutts Gall and club-roots Currant 

 scale Mustard beetle Professor Rilev. 



CHAPTER XX 



LETTERS TO DR. J. FLETCHER (continued) AND TO DR. 

 BETHUXE . 



(Fletcher} Foreign authorities in correspondence Dr. 

 Nalepa's books Silk moths Red spider Formalin as a 

 disinfectant Professor Riley's resignation " Agricultural 

 Zoology" by Dr. Ritzema Bos Ground Beetles on Straw- 

 berries Timberman beetle Proposal to endow Agri- 

 cultural lectureship in Oxford or Cambridge Legacy 

 of ^5,000 to Edinburgh University Woburn Experi- 

 mental Fruit Grounds Insects in a mild winter Index 

 of Annual Reports "Recent additions" by Dr. Fletcher 

 Proposed book on "Forest Insects" conjointly with Dr. 

 MacDougall. (Bcthune) Proffered help after a fire Eye 

 trouble Locusts in Alfalfa from Buenos Aires Handbook 

 of Orchard Insects Rare attacks on mangolds and straw- 

 berriesPressure of work Death of Dr. Lintner Sympathy 

 to Mr. Bethune. 



CHAPTER XXI 



LETTERS FROM DRS. RITZEMA BOS, SCHOYEN, REUTER, AND 



NALEPA, MR. LOUNSBURY AND MR. FULLER . . 232 



(Ritzema Bos) Stem eelworms Cockchafer Root-knot eel- 

 worm Black lady-bird feeding on Red spider Eyed 

 lady-bird Professor Westwood on larvae of Staphylinidae. 

 (Schoyeii) Explanation of resignation of R.A.S.E. work 

 Wheat midge Hessian fly Wasps San Jose scale Mr. 

 Newstead's opinion. (Renter) Hessian fly Accept reports on 

 Economic Entomology Norwegian dictionary received and 

 successfully used Antler moth Paris-green pamphlet 

 Swedish grammar Work on Cecidomyia by Reuter Forest 

 fly "Silver-top" in wheat probably due to thrips. (Nalepa) 

 Gall mites. (Lounsbury) Boot beetle First report from 



