1892.] Entomology. 531 



the exact nature of the germs of Texas fever, some claiming it to be a 

 small protozoan attacking the red corpuscles of the blood, while others 

 claim that the true germ is an ovoid bacterium, between a micrococcus 

 and a bacillus, not directly attacking the red corpuscles. That ticks 

 may be a means of spreading the germs of Texas fever is quite prob- 

 able. Last October Dr. Billings of Nebraska obtained pure cultures 

 of an ovoid bacterium from ticks sent him from here. Several calves 

 inoculated with the cultures were almost immediately taken with 

 Texas fever. This would seem to show that the germs may exist in 

 the ticks, but that they spread the germs to northern cattle or that 

 they are the principal means of the* dissemination of the germs are as 

 yet open questions.— Howard Evarts Weed, Mississsippi Agricult- 

 ural College. 



Recent Bulletins.— That the experiment stations are doing im- 

 portant work in disseminating information concerning injurious 

 insects, as well as in original investigations of them, is shown by the 

 numerous bulletins upon the subject. In New Mexico, Prof. Town- 

 send issues as Bulletin No. 5, of his station, a discussion of certain 

 fruit insects attracting attention in that region. In Iowa, Prof. Osborn 

 discusses "Lice affecting domestic animals," (Bulletin No. 16) and in 

 Oregon, Prof. Washburn briefly describes (Bulletin No. 18) a large 

 number of injurious species. A particularly attractive bulletin (No. 

 40) comes from the Kentucky Station. It is a discussion of " Some 

 common pests of the farm and garden" by Prof. H. Garman. Like 

 all of Prof. G.'s publications it is carefully prepared, and is well 

 illustrated, several of the figures being new. It is a pity that more 

 station bulletins cannot be gotten up in as good shape as regards 

 proof-reading, typography and paper as this. 



The subject of spraying has received attention in bulletins from the 

 Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Massachusetts, and other 



Notes and News.— At a recent meeting of the Cambridge Ento- 

 mological Club the following officers were elected for the current year : 

 President, Rev. W. J. Holland, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Secretary, Roland 

 Hay ward'; Treasurer, Samuel Henshaw; Librarian, S. H. Scudder; 

 Executive' Committee, S. H. Scudder and J. H. Emerton. 



In a recent Journal of the Columbus Horticultural Society (v.^ VI, 

 No. 4) Mr. F. M. Webster has a readable paper on " Insect Parasites," 

 with fifteen illustrations. 



