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Plume-moth, Pterophorus periscelidactylus of Fitch. We were able to raise l 
the moth from larvæ forwarded by Mr. Read. It appeared in one rean — 
ing-box June 26. Its habits are very fully described in the first report of 2 
Dr. Fitch on the Injurious Insects of New Yor Í 
A word more about the Seventeen-year Ci riik Professor R. Orton 
“writes us from Yellow Springs, Ohio, that this insect has done great 
damage to the apple, aon and quince trees, and are shortening the 
fruit crop very materially. By boring into twi 
branches break and the fruit goes with them. ‘Many orchards have lost 
full two years’ growth. Though the plum and cherry trees seemed exempt, 
they attacked the grape, blackberry, raspberry, elm (white and slippery), 
alpa 
ington and Philadelphia have also had a visitation.” —A. 8 

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cema ISLAND HISTORICAL Socrery, Natural men ern Brook- 
Y.—At a May meeting, a paper was read by Mr. E. Lewis, ee 
of ibis of Coast-depression along the any of ‘elie Island.” It's 
found, by a series of observations made by Mr. Lewis and others, that 
l areas Eois to have been formerly cherie swamp and W isis, 
them ‘aa standing. Lower down, or nearer the bay, stumps O only r° ae 
hese abound in the meadows, and'arc in a good state of reel 
These meadows extend beneath the bay ; and one-fourth of a mile peer 
shore-line, stumps of the ce edar, from two feet to three feet in diam a 
have been found. | It i probably continuous with similar meadows on 
Opposite side of the river. 
-A general ar of the beach along the coast has occurred 
historic time; it having been thrown inland, submerging the m 
this large masses of old meadows are often torn UP 
within 
by wares 
