INDEX. 
[143] 
Rotary Mowers of poison, 226-235. 
powder, 227-232. 
A -framed, 230. 
nurd's, 231-232. 
velocity in, 231. 
pneumatic compression squirters, 257. 
puma, 261-200. 
solid compression squirters, 261-262. 
throwers of poi>on, 221-226. 
Rotation of crops as a remedy for A. xylina, 35. 
Heliothis artni- ■ 
gera, 377. 
Koit. n limestone, 60, 73,74. 
rotundtfoU*, Malva, localities for, [108]. 
Royal! "(William Bj. patent on Paris green mixt- 
ure. 146. 
Finale's knapsack sprinkh-r. 302. 
Ruhmaun s band pump, 275. 
deflector nozzle, 210. 
jaw ( (1 slot nozzle, 203. 
nozzle s. 106, 203, 210, 275, 276. 
peripheral divided rose, 196. 
Flumes sp., lf»6. 
Rumsey's air pump 251. 
aqnajet, 270. 
hydronette pump, 264. 
Rural Alabamian. literature in, 339, 342. 
Carolinian, literature in, 325, 330, 332, 334, 
338, 33 >, 34j. 
N« u-Voikt i. U t eta t K in. 344. 
Sim (Nashville, Tenn.). literature in, 338. 
World, literature in, 339. 
Rust, damage to cotton by. in Florida, [71. 
runtirrt. Mn •■!■(•)< 1 1 ii \< ■••ding on cotton, [121 J. 
Snrchariiiitijr, * ajWWfafa, 189. 
Salivary glands of larva of. 1 X'jliitn. anatonu of, 17. 
rnothuf A. xylina, anatomy of, M. 
S domilla. name of « bxyadiaof A. xylina, 41. 
Salt as an i 1 1 — « < ticide, l."3. 
etf. i t of, <>n Al< tin xylina, [28]. 
Saltpeter as an insecticide, 153. 
eil. i t of. on AU tin xylina, [28]. 
Sambucus canadensis, experiments with, [21]. 
Sauna cm jna parasit<d b\ Crypt \m nuncius, lit. 
xamxrr. Cryj/tus. s\nonym\ of, (1111. 
Sandeison (E.), literature by, 384. 
on identity of Boll Worm and 
Corn Worm, 359. 
remedies foi Heliothis armigera. 
380. 
Sands. 63-74. 76, 77, 79. 80. 
Sandstone, 63, 77, 78-79 
Sandy prairie legion, 65,79. 
Santo Domingo, o< i um< n< ot .1 xyhna in, 42. 
SAo Paolo, cultivation of cotton in, 44. 
history of A. xylina in, 44. 
occiii 1 1 mo ot .1 j- i/l inn in, 39 
Sarcjihnqa carnnria, specific distinctness of, 
[109]. 
characters of species of, 1109]. 
larva of, compared with larva of 
Tachinid. [Iu9.] 
pupariuni of, compared with pupa- 
rinm of Tachinid, [109J-1111.] 
sarrncenia-, description of larva of. 
[ML 
pupariuni 
of, [110]. 
parasitic on Caloptenus 
differential^. [109]. 
parasitic on Caloptenus 
spretus. [109]. 
specific characters of, 
[109]. 
distinctnessof, 
[109]. 
vs. Aletia, 101. 107. 
sarracrniir, Sarciphcga. (See Sarcophnga sarra- 
cenice. ) 
Sassafras, 186, 
officinale, 186. 
Saunders (William), literature by, 353. 
modo of applying kerosene, 
156. 
on Ox-eye Daisy as an insecti- 
cide, 180. 
Savannah Republican, literature in, 342. 
Savannas, 65, 67, 68, 69. 
Say (Thomas), A. xylina first described by, 1. 
literature by. 322,331.341. |111]. 
scabra, Platyhypena. (Seo Platyhypena scabra.) 
scabralis. Hupena, moth of, confounded with that 
of Aletia xylina, 18-19. 
Scales of moth of A. xylina, anatomy of, 51-52. 
Scarlet oak, 76. 
Scent-organs, anatomy of. in Lepidoptera, 56. 
Schanck's sprinkling machine, 298. 
Bohier'a barrel pump. 276. 
deflector nozzle, 210, 211, 276. 
slot nozzle, 205. 
Schneider (R.), cited, 52. 
Bohwarz (E. A.), acknowledgments to, xx, xxxi. 
cited, 18. 
experiments carried on by, 134, 
144, 153, 154. 156, 
158. 162, 172, 176. 
177, 181. 
on road dust, 126. 
with decoctions, 125. 
literature by, 341, 1104]. 
on Heliothis amnigera eating 
Aletia xylina, 369. 
on Heliothis armigera eating 
Datura stramonium. 362. 
on Heliothis armigera eating 
Ipomcea commvtala, 363. 
on remedies for Heliothis armi- 
gera, 379. 
travels of, in 1878 and 1879, [106], 
Science News. l,t. ratine in, 328,339. 
Refjord, literature in, 331. 
Scientific American, literature in, 328, 334, 3;i9, ;im 
341. 
names of A. xylina, 1. 
Seolopendridoe, effect of pyreth mm on, [15]. 
Scorching the 1« aves by arsenical poisons, 139. 
Scraping oil' insects, 310. 
Scymnus spp. vs. Aletia, 96. 
Seabrook (\V. B.), cited, 34-35. 
literature by, 331, 341, 342. 
Seabrook ( W. E.), literature by, 322,323. 
Seasons, effect of latitude on. 13, [102]. 
of A. xylina, [37], [1011. 
Caloptenus sj>rctus, [102]. 
Heliothis armigera, [37 1. 
Leueania unipuncta, [102]. 
Sebaceous glands of moth of A. xylina, anatomy 
of, 51-58. 
Selenophorus Icesus vs. Aletia, 95. 
Selma (Ala.) Times, literature in. 329. 339-343. 
Snvnnft'.pia tt'rt /mora, reference to description 
of larva of. [110]. 
Sericoderus flaridus vs. Aletia, 97. 
Ser\ant - fountain pump, 263. 
Sexual differences of moth of A. xylina,'.). 
Shade, effect of, on Aletia xylina, [29]. 
lavages of AUtia xi/lma [12 1 
Shales. 79. 
Shedding of cotton caused by Heliothi* armigem, 
365. 
Shelbv C.nide literature in, [106J. 
Shellbark hickory, 76. 
Shell prairies, 65*69, 71. 
Short-leaf pine, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 74, 76-80. 
region, 67, 74. 
staple cotton most injured by Aletia xylina, 
[6]. 
Shrike, Southern vs. Aletia, 88. 
Sialia sialis vs. Heliothis armigera, 376. 
vs. Aletia, 88. 
Sida elliottii, localities for, [104]. 
glomerata, eggs found on, [103]. 
napa>a, localities for, [104]. 
spinosa, egg found on, [103]. 
localities for, [104]. 
sieglinge, Holanum, food-plant of Aspila virescens, 
17. 
Sieves for hand use, 303-304. 
in poisoning, 302-309. 
Sifters, disadvantages of, 225. 
of poison, 302-309. 
Sifting-bags, 304. 
Siliceous soils, 65, 67, 68, 75, 76, 77-79. 
Siltv soils, 68, 69, 73. 
Silurian formation, 62, 75, 77. 
Sinea diaderna vs. Aletia, 97. 
