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Alcoholic Tincture of Pyrethrum, — Digest one part by weight of 

 Pyrethnim (Dalmation Insect Powder) in four parts of commer- 

 cial alcohol and apply the undiluted tincture to the foliage with 

 an atomizer. 



Cole's Insect Destroyer — Mr. Henderson says: "Is sold in half 

 pint cans, price 50 cents. It is already for applying with an 

 atomizer, such as is used for perfumery. Being very powerful a 

 little is sufficient. For house plants we know of no better 

 insecticide." 



Cut Worms. 



We publish the following correspondence not to criticise Mr. 

 Fowler but to call attention to the loose way in which names are 

 applied to insects and the importance of being certain about the 

 names of insects doing injury before applying remedial measures. 

 We were glad to receive Mr. Fowler's letter for it offered us the 

 opportunity of explaining the restricted use of the term cut-worm 

 by entomologists and that it is not used in the brood sense that 

 includes any kind of worm found feeding upon the roots of farm 

 crops. We will always be pleased to answer questions or explain 

 differences of opinion. 



Correspondence. 



Searsmont, Me., Sept. 9, '92. 

 Mr. F. L. Harvey : 



Dear Sir : — Part V of Ag. Rept. is at hand and in reading 

 about cut-worms 1 think my experience may help some one. Cut- 

 worms used to trouble my beets and corn. I noticed when green 

 manure was used in the spring and left uncovered for any length 

 of time — say half a day — a yellow fly such as one sees around 

 manure piles used to fly around and on the manure in the drills, 

 and produce an abundant crop of dark gray or brown or nearly 

 black cut- worms. When manure was hauled from dark barn cellar 

 and immediately covered found no cut-worms. So by keeping 



