Dec., 1902.] 
Occurance of the Cigarette Beetle. 
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occurring in upholstery the most convenient treatment is to apply 
benzine and gasoline, but of course due precaution against the 
possibility of any flame coming in contact with the fumes must 
be taken. The firm in question are to be commended for their 
attitude in the matter, as they were anxious to make good any 
injury that could be traced to their own factories or to negligence 
on their part. The fact that no furniture in their establisnment 
has shown injury from this insect, along with the fact that the 
furniture was in their possession for so short a time, makes the 
conclusion very certain that the infection was not due to their 
rooms or factory being infested. The insect as recognized in the 
larval stage is a small, coiled grub, nearly white in color, the 
head marked with brown patches, especially on the lower por- 
tions. The adult is a minute hair}- beetle, about one-eightli inch 
in length. 
Specimens in the department collection have been received 
from Prof. J. C. Hambleton, who found them at West Jefferson. 
Mr. Dury reports them in Cincinnati, and a recent Bulletin from 
the division of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, reports 
them as destructive in cigarette packages and other tobacco pro- 
ducts in Cincinnati. 
The fact that this insect occurs in a great variety of materials 
renders it of great importance. Its first destructive appearance 
being noted in packages of cigarettes gave it its name ; but it has 
been observed in a great many different articles, such as starchy 
foods, cotton goods, silk, plush, upholstery, etc. 
THE FLORA OF LITTLE CHICKEN ISLAND. 
John- H. Schaffner. 
On the 22 nd of last June, I paid a visit to the Hen and Chicken 
Islands which lie in Canadian waters beyond North Bass Island. 
After landing on the Hen Island there was time enough to visit 
only one of the three “ Chickens ” which accompany the “ Hen.” 
This was the one farthest south-east, known as Little Chicken 
Island, the other two being called Big Chicken and Chick Island. 
Little Chicken Island is a nestling place for the common tern, 
and the higher part of the surface was covered with tern nests, a 
few of which contained young birds. The island is a rocky reef 
covered with coarse drift pebbles. The central part is simply a 
ridge of large, loose pebbles, without vegetation of any kind, and 
around this is a zone of herbs reaching to the water's edge, with 
a good-sized bunch of willows on one side, none of which are 
much over six inches in diameter. 
