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West Indiana; in 1868 had entered Ohio, and in 1874 arrived on 
the borders of the Atlantic at many points. Another insect treated 
of is the Chinch-bug (Micropus leucopterus Say), which attacks 
the grains and grasses, whose ravages among the wheat, and corn, 
and oats of Missouri in 1874 caused a loss to the State, according 
to the author, of nineteen millions of dollars. A third kind is the 
been recently structive; and o are the Vhiloxera, the 
enemy of the grape vine, the Chrysobothris femorata, an apple-tree 
orer, and canker worms. ‘The articles are illustrated by excel- 
lent figu res, and a — shows the path of the locust invasion of 
1874 over Missou 
Ill. Astronomy. 
1. The Transit of Venus, Dec. 8,1874.—In vol. ix of this Jour- 
nal, at pages 157 and 234, has been given a synopsis of the prin- 
cipal stations at which successful observations of the late transit 
hemisphere were quite incomplete. we now present a fuller report 
from the principal stations of the Southern hemisphere. The sta- 
tions are arranged in the order of latitude. 
1. Observations of the Transit in the Southern Hemisphere. 
(1.) Rodrigues, lat. 19° 4’, long. 45 14" E. English station. 
Ingress and egress were well observed, and 441 photographie pic- 
tures were obtain 
(2.) Mauritius, lat. 20° 20’, long. 3" 51™ E. Lord Lindsay’s 
station. All the oo were observed except the first, and 110 
good photographs we 
(3.) Reunion, lat. 20° ae Tat. 3" 42" E. Dutch station. Third 
contact abaeeeat and a few poreenap taken, 
4.) New Caledonia, lat. 21°, long. 1" E, French station. All 
grapes were ta ken 
5.) Windsor, lat, 33° 36', Peas 10° 4" KE. English observatory 
The four contacts all observe 
(6.) Sidney, lat. 33° 51’, lon ng. 1 5” E. English observatory. 
Weather favorable. The four okt were all observed, and 180 
photographs taken 
(7.) Cape of Good Hope, lat. 33° 56’, long. 1" 14" E. English 
observatory. Both contacts at egress observed, and photographs 
taken 
(8) Adelaide, lat. “ 40’, long. 9° 15" E. English observatory. 
Last two contacts we e well observed. 
(9.) Wiictirne, lat. 37° 49’, long. 9° 40" E. English observa- 
- All the contacts were ’ observed except the first external, 
and 200 photographs were taken 
(10.) St. Paul Island, lat. 38° 43', long. 5" 10" E. French sta- 
tion. Both the internal contacts were observed, and numerous 
photographs were obtained. 
