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one of them with the imago ready to emerge." When first reported upon 

 Mr. Newstead was of opinion that both the puparium and the perfect 

 male were hitherto unknown, but he has since found that Prof. Westwood's 

 types were all male scales or puparia, and that the latter together with 

 the male were figured in the Gardeners' Chronicle. It should be added, 

 however, that since Westwood made the discovery no other student has 

 apparently found a trace of the male in any stage, and the females 

 appear to be universally parthenogenetic. Mr. Chapman added that the 

 species of Orchid was C. Godefroyce var. leucochilum. It was imported 

 some six months ago, but the exact locality was not known. Dr. Masters 

 suggested Cochin China as being the native country of that species 

 of Orchid. fFig. 345.) 



Worms in Soil. — Mr. Saunders reported as follows upon specimens 

 sent to the last meeting by Mr. Baker, of Henbury, Bristol : "As regards 

 the worms sent by Mr. Baker, of Henbury, I hear from Mr. F. E. Beddard, 

 our best authority on these animals, that they are not young earthworms. 

 He says : ' The worms sent are members of the family Enchytrceidce, not 



Fig. 345.— Stellate Coccus (Vinsonu stellifera). 



(1) Insect's actual size on leaf of Orchid. 



(2) Puparium of male (much magnified). 



(3) Perfect male (much magnified), 



earthworms in the strict sense. I think that they do injure living plants 

 — at least, some of the many species of the family do. I am not certain 

 what particular species the ones sent are, and to identify them is rather a 

 troublesome task, because of the numbers that are known and the slight- 

 ness of the characters that sometimes distinguish species.' I have 

 written to Mr. Baker and recommended him to water thoroughly with 

 lime-water, or a solution of 1 ounce of corrosive sublimate and 40 gallons 

 of water, to turn up the soil well, so that the birds might get at them, and 

 to turn poultry in if practicable." 



Fern fronds. — Dr. M. C. Cooke reported upon specimens sent to the 

 last meeting : " The two Fern fronds were examined, and the spots, like 

 those caused by rain-drip, showed no sign of fungus or mycelium, and I 

 am convinced that the cause must be sought in the surroundings." 



Vine-leaf. — Dr. Cooke also reported on the diseased Vine-leaves : 

 "Two objects on the leaf attracted my attention. The one was repre- 

 sented by small, black, superficial spots, which were something like grains 

 of gunpowder in appearance. They had no adhesion to the leaf, were 



