Report of Botanist and Entomologist. 



Pkof. F. L. Harvey. 



The following subjects have claimed attention during the past 

 season : 



BOTANY. 



1. Germination experiments on the vitality of seeds, continued. 



2. Datura Stramonium, L. Jamestown Weed. Described. 



3. Rapliauus raphxinistrum, L. White Radish, or Jointed 

 Charlock. 



4. Rumex crispus, L. Yellow Dock. 



5. Rumex obtusifuUus, L. Bitter Dock. 



6. Bromus secalinus, L. Chess or Cheat, considered and 

 illustrated. 



7. Several species of Mosses studied in reference to their value 

 as foods for domestic animals. 



8. Continuation of an examination of Potato Rot. 



9. Continuation of an examination of Black Knot. 



10. Correspoudeuce regarding weeds, seeds and plants. 



11. Examination of Seeds for impurities. 



12. Collecting of seeds, weeds, forage and other plants for 

 the herbarium, continued. 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



13. Ixodes ricinus, L. Tick. 



14. Smerinthus geminatus, Say. Sphinx moth. 



15. Treptogon modesla, Harris. Sphinx moth. 



16. Sphinx gordius, Cramer. Sphinx moth. 



17. Agrostis saucia, Hubner. Climbing cut-worm. 



18. Agrostis Ypsilon, (Rott.) Greasy cut-worm. 

 10. Iladena derastatrix, (Brace.) Glassy cut-worm. 



20. Apatela lepuscuUni, Gue. The Cotton Dagger. 



21. Aphouus tridentata, Say. Three-toothed Aphonus. 



22. Dytlscus verticalis, Say. 



23. Three species of Rove Beetles. 



24. Elaphidion parallelum, Newm. 



25. Plinus brunnexis, Duft. 



20. Ap7iis mali, Fabr. Apple Aphis. 



27. Cotalpa lanigera, (Linn.) Gold-smith Beetle. 



28. TetranycJius 4-maculata, n. sp. Four spotted mite. 



