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Mass. (King), and on Callistemon lanceolatus at Cambridge, 

 Mass. (King), 



6. Dactylopias longispinns Targ. 



On ferns and several other plants in the U. S. department 

 greenhouses at Washington, D. C. (Comstock), on ferns and 

 other plants in New Mexico (Cockerell) ; also in greenhouses 

 in Ohio, on Cycas revohita in the Springfield Natural History 

 Museum, Mass. (Dimmock), on palms, Coleus and fern at 

 Lawrence, Mass. (King), in greenhouses in Europe. Signoret. 



7. Dactylopins pseadonipae Ckll., 1S97. 



Described from specimens found on leaves of palms in a 

 California greenhouse. Previously found in a Michigan green- 

 house and published as D. nipce Mark. (Ckll. and Perg.) ; al.so 

 on palms at Lawrence, Mass. (King). 



8. Dactylopins nipae Mask. 



Found in the tropical greenhouse of the Harvard Botanical 

 gardens, Cambridge, Mass., food plant unknown (King). 

 This is a verj^ common species living out of doors in Europe. 



9. Dactylopins vitis Newst. 



This is very destructive to greenhouse plants in England. 

 Cited sometimes as Coccus vitis. 



(To be continued.) 



Letters from Thomas Say to John F. Melsheimer, 

 1816-1825.— VI, Vn. 



Washington, Dec? 12*!* 181 7. 

 My dear Sir. 



Since I had the pleasure to see you I continued my walk to 

 Baltimore & thence by the steamboat conveyance to Philad? , 

 without the occurence of any incident worth}^ of note — After 

 myarrival in Philad^ M*: M9 Clure,' (of whom I spoke to you, 

 when I was at your home) invited me to accompanj- him on a 

 journey to Florida, this invitation you may be sure I thank- 

 fully accepted, so that here we are thus far upon our journey 

 to that promised land, not flowing with milk & honey it is 

 true, but abounding in in.sects &c which are unknown, & if 



* See proper spelling in next letter. 



