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INDEX. 
Baptisia tinctoria, 184. 
Barbee (W. J.), literature by, 331. 
Barbuda, occurrence of A. xylina in, 42. 
Boris sp., injuring Dog Fennel, [114]. 
Barn Swallow vs. Aletia, 88. 
Barnard (Dr. W. S.), acknowledgment of assist- 
ance from, xx, xxxi, 
xxxvii. 
on application of kerosene to 
cotton, [113]. 
effect of ox-eye daisy ex- 
tract. 181. 
food-habits of Heliothis ar- 
migera, 3G1. 
Heliothis armigera eating 
Datura stramonium, 362. 
machinery for spraying 
cotton, '[114]-[ 119]. 
Report by, 191-321. 
Barnes (William), quoted, 356. 
Barrens, 65, 78. 
Barrett's deflector nozzle, 209. 
Barrow-pumps in poisoning, 279. 
Barrow's divided rose nozzle, 195. 
Barry's rose combination, 196. 
Barthelemy ( ), literature by, f 110]. 
Basswood, 66. 
Bats vs. Aletia, 87. 
vs. Heliothis armigera, 375, [19]. 
Beach (A.E.), literature by, 331. 
Bean, food-plant of Heliothis armigera, 355, [17]. 
Beating-off the insects, 310. 
Bee (H.P.), cited, 15. 
Bee Martin, vernacular name of Tyrannus caro- 
linensis, 376. 
vernacular name of Tyrannus verti- 
calis, [29]. 
vs. Aletia, 88. 
vs. Heliothis armigera, [19]. 
Beech, 66, 73, 74. 
Bell (A. G-.), on effect of pyrethrum on dogs, [113]. 
Bellows, hydraulic, 262. 
improvements in, 235. 
in poisoning, 235-251, 257, 262. 
pneumatic compression by, 257. 
Belvoisia bifasciata, description of larva of, [110]. 
puparium of, 
[111]. 
parasitic on larva of Cithe- 
ronia regalis, 
[110]. 
larvaB of Dryo- 
campa, (110 j. 
Benzine, killing insects by, 311. 
Bethune (C. J.S.), literature by, 331. 
Bibliography of Aletia xylina, 322. 
Heliothis armigera, 382. 
bifasciata, Belvoisia. (See Belvoisia bifasciata.) 
bimaculatus, Calocoris. (See Calocoris bimacu- 
latus.) 
Binkley's nozzles, 210, 285, 286. 
spraying machine, 285. 
bipunctina, Anomis. (See Anomis bijmnctina.) 
Birds, influence of rain on, 85. 
of Southern States, reference to list of, 
[106|. 
remedy for A. xylina, 35. 
vs. Aletia, 87, 88, [29]. 
vs. Heliothis armigera, 375. 
Black belt, 74. 
calcareous prairies, 68. 
cretaceous prairies, 65. 
gum, 76. 
oak, 66, 67, 72, 76, 78, 79. 
prairie region, 67, 69, 73-74. 
walnut, 66, 186. 
Black-jack oak, 66, 70, 72, 76-79. 
Blackthorn blossoms fed on by moth of A. xylina, 
10. 
Blast atomizers, 243-249. 
common, 245. 
compound, 249. 
feeding of, 243-249. 
improved, 246-249. 
nozzles, 244-247. 
spray conductors, 244. 
* sprayer, Beck's, 249. 
"Wallace's, 249. 
Blast.spraying, 243-249. 
suction vs. blast pressure, 243-244. 
Blotches made by lar^a of Spilosoma [Leucarcf.ia') 
acrea. [100J. 
Blowers, air-pump, 249-251. 
generator, 251-252. 
Steinmann's, 251. 
of fluids, rotary, 232-235. 
Darnell's, 233-234. 
new style, 232-233. 
Peii's fumigating, 234. 
poison, 226-252. 
generative, 251-252. 
oscillating, 236-243. 
reciprocating, 249-251. 
rotarv, 226-235. 
powder, rotarjr, 227-232. 
reciprocating, pistoned, 249-251. 
rotary force-blast, 235, 257. 
Bluebird, vernacular name of Sialia sialis, 376. 
vs. Aletia, 88. 
vs. Heliothis armigera, [19]. 
Blue-jack oak, 67. 
jay vs. Aletia, 88. 
marl lands, 65, 73, 74-75. 
Bluff formation, 73. 
region, 65, 72. 
Blunt's "Lotus" pumps, 279. 
Boddie (J. W.), literature by, 358, 382, [121]. 
on identity of Boll Worm and 
Corn Worm, 359. 
parasites of Heliothis armi 
gera, 377. 
Bois d'arc, 74. 
Boisduval (J. B. A. D.), literature by, 382. 
Boll rot, cause of, 367, 368, [27] 
supposed to be caused by Heliothis armi- 
gera, 367,368. 
symptoms of, 367, [26]. 
Worm. (See Heliothis armigera.) 
vernacular name of Heliothis armi- 
gera, 355, 358. 
Bonasa umbellus vs. Aletia, 88. 
Bond (W. J.), literature by, 382. 
Boneset, 184. 
"Boss Nozzle (The)," 203. 
Boston Journal of Natural History, literature in, 
[111]. 
Botis alnialis parasited by Ghalcis ovata, [111]. 
Bottom oak, 74. 
Boyle (J. F.), literature by, 331. 
Brachinus sp. vs. Aletia, 95. 
Brachytarsus sp. injuring Dog Fennel, [114]. 
Brandt (L.), literature by, 331. 
Branner (J. C), assistance from, xx, xxxiii. 
oited, 43. 
Brazil, history of A. xylina in, 43-44. 
occurrence of A. xylina in, 43-44. 
Breed (D.), literature by, 331. 
Breitenbach (W.), cited, 53. 
Brewster (Sir David), Edinburgh Cyclopedia, 
literature in, 331. 
Brine, effect of, on Aletia xylina, 1 28. ] 
British Guiana, history of A. xylina in, 43. 
Brooms in poisoning, 226. 
Brown (H. C.), quoted, 356. 
Brown iron ore, 74. 
loam lands, 68, 70, 72, 73, 76. 
region, 65, 75-77. 
Browne (D. J.), literature by, 382. 
Brush-like poison throwers, 222-226. 
advantages of, 225. 
improvements of, 223, 
224. 
sac of moth of Agrotis, 56. 
A. xylina, anatomy of, 56. 
sacs, anatomy of, in Lepidoptera, 56. 
of Leubarctia acrea, [105]. 
of Pyrrharctia isabella, [105]. 
substances, 222, 223. 
Brushing off insects, 310-314. 
Bucket pumps, extinguisher form, 273. 
Korth's, 272. 
Lewis's, 271-272. 
syringe-can, 270. 
undesirable forms, 272-274. 
water-pot form, 273. 
Buckeye, 66, 184. 
