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Maryland Academy of Sciences and natur- 
alist of the city parks. In 1885 he was ap- 
pointed assistant in the Division of Hnto- 
mology of the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture, remaining in Washington until 
1888, when he was appointed entomologist 
to the State Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion of Minnesota, publishing his first bul- 
letin in this new office July 3, 1888. 
His first entomological experience in the 
State of Minnesota was one of great interest 
and importance, and his vigorous and in- 
telligent action in the face of a great emer- 
gency fixed his standing as a most useful 
officer firmly in the minds of the Minnesota 
farmers. An enormous swarm of the Rocky 
Mountain locust or western migratory 
grasshopper had settled down in Ottertail 
County. By Lugger’s advice and energetic 
field work, backed as he was by a public- 
spirited and intelligent governor (Hon. W. 
R. Merriam, now director of the U.S. Cen- 
sus) who personally guaranteed the funds 
necessary for the campaign, the hordes of 
destructive insects were annihilated and 
great damage was averted. 
From that time to the time of his death, 
nearly thirteen years, Lugger’s work was 
most active; his publications were fre- 
quent, and he gained the profound respect 
of his constituents and of the scientific 
men of the country. His bibliography, 
covering about thirty titles of record, com- 
prises almost exclusively articles on eco- 
nomic entomology, but he was by no means 
a one-sided naturalist. He was a good bot- 
anist and published several papers concern- 
ing plant diseases, notably his article on the 
black rust or summer rust (Bulletin 64, 
Univ. Minn. Agric. Exp. Station). 
Some years ago he began the publication 
of a series of large papers which when 
brought together would have formed an. 
elaborate treatise on the entomology of 
Minnesota. The parts which had been 
published were an extensive paper on the 
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parasites of man and domestic animals 
(Bul. 48, 1896, Minn. Agric. Exp. Sta., pp. 
72-270, figs. 187, plates 16), the Orthoptera 
of Minnesota (Bul. 55, 1897, pp. 91-386, 
figs. 187), the Lepidoptera of Minnesota 
(Bul. 61, 1898, pp. 55-334, figs. 237, plates 
24), the Coleoptera of Minnesota (Bul. 66, 
1899, pp. 85-331, figs. 249, plates 6), and 
the Hemiptera of Minnesota (Bul. 69, 1900, 
pp. 1-259, figs. 200, plates 15). It is a 
great pity that Lugger did not iive to com- 
plete this series, since the elaborate num- 
bers were profusely illustrated and were 
prepared with great care and written in a 
most interesting style. At the time of his 
death he was preparing the part on Diptera, 
in which he intended possibly to include the 
Neuropteroids. It is greatly to be hoped 
that his manuscript was sufficiently ad- 
vanced to permit its publication. 
Aside from his scientific ability, Lugger 
was a man of admirable qualities. His 
wide information, his agreeable personality 
and his keen sense of humor made him one 
of the most delightful companions I have 
ever known. Many of his stories and hu- 
morous sayings are current among ento- 
mologists all over the United States, and 
his loss will be felt for many years to come. 
He leaves a widow and two children—a 
daughter, Mrs. Linnea Clarke, and a son, 
Humboldt Lugger, the latter now living in 
Kentucky. 
L. O. Howarp. 
SCIENTIFIC BOOKS. 
The Phytogeography of Nebraska. I. General 
Survey. 2d Ed. Roscor PounD and FREDK. 
E. CLEMENTS. Published by the Botanical 
Seminar, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 
Neb. 1900. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. 442 and 4 
maps. 
To those who have not paid special attention 
to this branch of investigation this volume will 
prove to be both a revelation and an incentive to 
learn. Itis a revision of the first edition, issued 
some three years ago, with additional material 
