ECONOMIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1 
1736-7. Collinson axd Bartram. — Darlington's Memorials of Bartram and Mar- 
shall, p.. 85. 
Remedy for insect that annoys plums, apricots, and nectarines. 
Id.— p. 93. 
An account of the destruction by an insect of plums and nectarines. 
Id.— p. 120. 
Advice against the planting of sloes, as they are "liable to be bitten with the 
same insect as the rest of our stone fruits.'' 
1749. Kalm, Peter. — Travels into North America. <Foster's English Translation, 
2nd Edition, London, 1772, p. 44, vol. 2. 
Under date of May 18, 1849, siting of New Jersey: "The grass in the meadows 
is likewise consumed by a kind of worms, and other species cause the plums to 
drop, before they are half ripe." 
1302. Burton-, Benj. Smith, M. D. — On the Natural History of North America. 
Letter to Iff. Lacepede of Paris. Philadelphia, October 31, 1802. <In 
Philosoph. Mag., vol. 22, p. 204, 1805. 
"The unripe fruit of the peach is greatly injured by a species of curculio; but 
the insects most pernicious to this tree are two Lepidopterous insects of the genus 
Xygaena Fabr. These while in the larval state destroy the bark of the root." 
Footnote, p. 208. 
1804. Tilton, James. — Curculio. <Willich's Domestic Encyclopaedia, vol. 3, p. 116, 
1804. 2. Extr. Papers on Agr., vol. 2, pp. 15-19, 1809. 
Probably earliest extended account of the plum curculio. 
1806. Melsheimer, Fred. Yal. — Catalogue of Insects of Pennsylvania, p. 28, No. 
589. 
Lists as Curculio persicae, and states, lives in Malus persica, the larva under bark. 
1807. Olivier. — Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, vol. 5, p. 19, 1807. 
1807. Tilton-, James. — Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agricul- 
ture, vol. 1, pp. 34-38, Appendix. 
Several correct facts about the feeding habits of the curculio, its mode of propa- 
gation, and points in its life history, with various recommendations for control. 
1815. Tilton-, James. — Memoirs of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agricul- 
ture, vol. 1, p. 192. 
Letter from Dr. Tilton to Richard Peters, esq., dated Nov. 16, 1807. Mentions 
destructiveness of curculio to poadiafl, and includes extended account of this 
insect. 
1819. Peck, W. P. — Insects which affect oaks and cherries. <Memoirs Agr. S 
Mats., Agr. Journ., 1819, p. 312. 
Description of curculio as Rkgnduemu earaaf, with figure of bo 
1819. Muse, Joseph E. — Entomology. <Americ*ii Fanner, vol, 1. no. 16, pp. 124- 
125, July 16. 
Account of observations iud experiments. 
1822. Thacher, Dr. James.— The American Orvlumlist, p. 109. 
\n extract from Domestic Encyclopedia. Article by Pr. James Tilton. WO- 
mingfam, 1V1. (lives principal points In life history of the plum curculio and 
mentions several remedies. 
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