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THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



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Mr. Jlicl-iium, Cohimhia, Mo. — The wonns you found 

 at the root of a decaying apple tree, are the larva; of the 

 Three banded crane tly (Tipula tricittata, Say), a large 

 species wliiili we liave lired from larva; found in similar 

 situatiiins. Ymi mcd nut fear they will trouble you. 

 Tlicv c/:ui lianllv bo loiisiilcred injurious. 



pel ti 



Cane 



L Klnrishiiij , 

 liirc-s oh your 

 iid of an inch 

 a ratlier large 

 iiiLc species of 

 t'U t(. IVdintcii 



always burn the wood which lie primes, 

 these and other eggs that thev contain. 



us, all.l ilricd ali.l >lin\,lr,| ^| i,^ ..) ;Im !: ^uii.l- 



hcud.'d Applc-tlrr-l,..lir , V. . . -,,, ,. Ill 



sending iiLsccts you .^llouUl lanrpal Unui l.H,.-,.h into 

 a box, and it will be to your advantage in futiu-e to 

 number each specimen you send, and retain duplicates 

 that are numbered correspondingly. 



Cresylic Soap — Jiio. A. Fettingill, Bunker Hill, 

 llls.~\on can obtain this soap of the St. Louis Coal 

 Tar Company, 324 North Third street, St. Louis, Mo. 



I. Ml uilh tlii.s ail■edi.^case; 

 ■■it scarcely seems possible 

 be cause of the ' yellows ' 

 111 of such a close observer 

 \vs ' ' of the peach tree is, 

 lity, and ac-.(,nling to our 



nr\r-cl;il.lr ..ri-ill, tllOUgh 



f- atlrrii,! \\iili it are more 

 ■rt- tluin !iiv hralthy trees. 



That our readers may 

 appcar.ance of a tree ati 

 the above cut [Fig. 77 



ood idea of the 

 s, we introduce 

 ts, iibove, a dis- 



lures in 

 iiiado by 

 ily) long 

 i within 



Ililliard, JirigUon, 

 ]ilaccdin two 'rows. 

 . "11 the canes of Tour 



III.' ICiifv.lid (Platii- 



4i>i>!<->t\vi^ Itn 



and I i.i.ilirr. ..ji h.iili i.car. .Iin 



two or three year old tree . The 

 ually break off by the wind." 



