THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



147 



-al I 



das-AVastc vs. Ciirculio— //. 0/ Centnilia, Ilh.— 



You say that Mr. Wells of Troy, N. Y., in the Jiri- 



euUiiral Rtpm-t of the Patent Office for 1860, p. l20, 



'< shows lliat the Ammonia water or Gas-waste, wliich 



is iieniiittccl to ko to loss at nearly all Gas-works, if 



proporlv apiilicil, will ilr-tniv ai.i. iupxiou,- i'lM'i-t- in 



the.£ri-'>uii.l:" «li.'iviiiioii vou l,a~ 



klet'lii- (;:i-wa-.tr u|...n .■arlh wh 



larvip, an. I liiii- ■ -d.-liMV ai mi.' 



crop lit till' l.illl' Tin 1 ,' ' \\'i 



paprry.iu .|ii..!. . 1 ' : ,, ! ;' ,; ■ 



makes aii> mi ': : ■ 



him. but tliai ih I,,. . ,,.,_. 



in" l"''-li |Hil !,.;;;i : . 1:,, ,i_. 1,; 



3Iassa.-liii-.li-: ■|1,:-, v.-..i.inr. 



Iferencc > if ...iir-.'. . \ . i\ ua- .■.. 



timlaK'""! inark.i l.iiMli.ii- (.a-- 



hlimau iialurc i- liiiniaii iialur.', 



virtues of whatever they are an 



this interested party, however, 



Gas-waste will "destroy all ii. 



ground, 

 a conip. 

 soda , ( i ' 

 tode^tr.' 



tailor i., ~ 

 nosed ..l.| 

 whieh N\a-. 



as an lii-i .■ 

 trust t.) .Mi- 

 Egg^ ol 



eomnii.ii appli'- 

 99 of X.. a V'l 

 nuniliers ar..iii 

 them .111 pai;.' 1 

 nfShii.iiiaii. Ill- 

 trees a nuiiili. T 

 whether an i 1111 

 We think il w 

 used hot. lh..nj 

 ment on a l.-w 

 withiiut iniui-\ 

 he-hnl l..'l.ar 

 siu-est ni.i.l.- ..|- 

 the seions IV.i- .-i 

 hear vour linj;.-; 

 Wm. L. i'l, 



hut only tha 



pip-tree f'lani-iouse, ag-ain 



uh;,i, J/o — The apple twigs which 

 ■ nith the little hiaek e-'s of the 



1, ■■insects" seat- 



tli.' -ame as those 



a, -M.i. See above, 



dccayiiiti^ ItarU — -f 7'. 



lered over yciui 

 sent by Mr. WW 

 Funguses amoug < 



Whelplnj, South Pau, Jlh.—lh. 

 as you say, were found among dci/a\ini; ..ak-liaik. :.j.- 

 pear to u"s to be fuugiuses of some kin.i ..r ..tliir: Uni 

 Ihcy may possibly be tubers on the root of some plant. 

 Hot heiiig specially learned in Botany, wo seut your 

 specimens to a good botanist for his opinion, but as yet 

 have received no answer to our inquiries. Most botan- 

 ists are as i^'mn-ant as «.■ .-an.li.llv ai-knnwledge our- 

 selvestn 1..- ..f th.- natiiial lii-t..i-v \,( lliat very difficult 

 group, till- luni;ii-i'«. wli.tli.i- lar-,-. ni.-<lium-sizcd or 

 microsc-i.i>i.-al!x -mall. 

 »rus-slore Fesis- ' I/. .- '. ^'. r-^-''. \r.,— 



iug «pI1s — 



water, by devouring the dead organic ma 

 it contains. They seem to thrive best in unc 

 and we noticeil miieh woody fibre and sediniei 

 the speciinen> which vnu s.-iif A f'niu- iir : 



thing else iind sel.l. 



G. Brodhead, /• 



find in your well. : 



Small (;all>. 



are quite new to 

 tenth incli long, . 



. lla> 



of: 



la I Score 

 in the bark of the 

 I'lease send us, if 

 I time to time dur- 

 ay watch their de- 



Yuynesmlle^ Wartr/t. 



a uumbi 1 

 bug— ha \ I 

 long to th. 



but that w,- .-..uM 11., I 

 to which thevl.il..n-.- 

 beetle state. We ha 

 leading N. A. auth..i-i 

 J. Ii. i^econte. thai a 

 same family (/'■ 

 attacks capsii-iiin. : t 

 therefore, this i- 1 



Synonyms—. . 

 /mis Archipptts, .--julili 

 •>a of No. 2— is the sa 

 the latter 1 



, 1 r.), commonly 



111 all probability, 



.: I- •;...il.lingyou. 



II ,. l>. C.—Da- 



Inuiiril.v ligured on page 



Iiiuiais ph'.cippvs, Linn. , 



wouiuled bark ot the peach-tree, the row of 

 pecuKar appearance when located upon this 



: being but a synonym of the former. 



Flat-headed Apple 



Manhattan^ A'aiata.^ — I'll.- li.n-.-r^ \\ h 

 which you found in tli.. l..\vii- l.n 

 tree, as high as five I'.-.l IV.na the r. 

 above named. The Ijc^t nut hud of 

 tacks, is by thoroughly soaping your 

 of the year. 



Borer— 7;. /: ,l/,„/„ 



