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HENRY SKAER, Publisher, 
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SAINT LOUIS, MO. 
To Correspondents. 
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be accompanied by the name of the author, 
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the first of the month, if sketches accompany 
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us if any of the species sent are from other 
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est, as throwing light upon the geographical! 
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do come. 
Answers to Correspondents. 
[We will be pleased to name specimens! 
jj which may be sent by correspondents. Ii 
gall cases the specimens should be numbered! 
land the exact locality and date of capturef 
fshould be given. When possible, it is desir- 
fable to receive at least two specimens of eachf 
Ispecies. Should our correspondence be- 
Icome too voluminous, we will return thel 
jnames by mail, so as to avoid filling up tooj 
much space with a dry list of names. As a I 
[great deal of time is required to name speci- 
Jmens carefully, we will hereafter take nol 
jnotice of imperfectly preserved specimens! 
lor of specimens of which the locality is notj 
[given.] 
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per containing articles of every branch 
of every branch of Natural Science. 
The Western Agriculturist, Quincy, 111. 
comes to us this month with a handsomely | 
engraved new title page, which with the oth- 
er improvements added this year, makes it I 
the Champion Journal for improvements and! 
progress", being the oldest and best established! 
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JA. Hubbard, South Bend, Ind.: 
The mites on Passalus comutus which j 
[you send is an undescribed species of 6r£Mft-| 
tasidce, closely allayed to Uropoda americanaX 
DIED. 
SKAEB— Mrs. Catherine Skaer, agedi 
51 years; died Thursday, June 27th, at 12:301 
p. m. Funeral took place from our residence,! 
No. 1213 South Sixth Street, Friday, June] 
S28Lh, at 9 A. M. 
henry skear, 
frederick skear, 
charles j. skear. 
"We are sorry to record the death of ourj 
[affectionate mother, who died after having! 
[suffered terribly for two weeks, at the end ofj 
(which time eleath releived her from all her! 
learthly cares. Leaving us, orphans, alone| 
Jin this wicked world ; but we thank our Sav- 
Jiour that he did not call her from us beforel 
Jwe were old enough to take care of ourselves.J 
JShe rests in peace, God only knows how wej 
[will die, perhaps on the battle field, at least! 
we hope we will die in honor, good faith and| 
[for the good of our beloved country. 
THE LAST SCENE, 
Here she lieth, white and chill; 
Put your hand upon her brow; 
Her sad heart is very still, 
And she does not know you now. 
Ah, the grave's a quiet bed; 
She will sleep a pleasant sleep, 
And the tears that you may shed 
Will not wake her — therefore weep. 
We have received a photograph of the lo- 
ical birds and animals of Oregon, from C. 
iRoop, taxidermist, Portland, Oregon. The! 
Hollowing is a complete list and will showj 
Jhow they are arranged : The top is Glauci- 
Idhim gnoma, Pigmy Owl; the left, PicicarA 
Ivus columbianus, Clark's Crow; the third! 
flower in the middle, Tardus ncevius, Varied 
[Thrush; the two left, Oreortyx pictusX 
SPlumed Partridge; the next in the centre ofl 
fbottom, Haplodon rufus; to the botton and! 
lleft, Spermaphilus bershey, Oregon burryingj 
fsquirrel. 
In Europe various species of Heaths cover! 
jlarge tracts of country; many of them are off 
[rare beauty. But in Africa the most varied! 
(assortment of Heaths of the genus Erica are] 
Ifound, 
Directions for Sending Insects. 
All letters desiring information respect- 
jing noxious and other insects, should be 
| accompanied by specimens, the more in 
lumber the better. Such specimens should 
| always be packed along with cotton, wool, or 
| some such substance, in a little pasteboard 
box that is of convenient size, and never en- 
closed loose in the letter. Whenever possible 
| larvae (L e. grubs, caterpillars, maggots, etc.) 
! should be packed alive, in some tight tin 
j box — the tighter the better, as air holes are 
not needed — along with a supply of their ap- 
propriate food, sufficient to last them on 
| their journey; otherwise they generally die 
j on the road and shrivel up to nothing. Along 
I with the specimens send as full an account 
J as possible of the habits of the insect, res- 
! pecting which you desire information ; for 
j example: what plant or plants it infests; 
j whether it destroys the leaves, the buds, the 
| twigs, or the stem; how long it has been 
known to you ; what amount of damages it 
| has done, etc. Such particulars are often 
not only of high scientific interest, but of 
great practical importance. 
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grecent publications. 
|Report upon Forestry, prepared under 
the directions of the Commissioner of 
Agriculture in pursuance of an act of 
Congress approved August 15, 1876, by 
Franklin B. Hough. Washington, 1878. 
This work will be welcomed by all persons 
linterested in this important subject. Mr. 
IHough has evidently taken great pains in the 
preparation of his report, as everything con- 
fnected with the subject, from methods of 
^preserving seeds to a discussion of the forest 
flaws has been included. We notice on page 
[570 a number of valuable notes by Mr. J. 
JMonell. This work is of such an important 
jcharacter that it would deserve an extended 
Ireview, were it not that any of our readers 
lean obtain it without difficulty by applying 
jto the " Department of Agriculture," Wash- 
ling ton, D. C. 
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