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Aug. 7 .—Some of the infected Beans were brought into a room where some 
French and broad Beans were growing in a little pot of water. A day or two 
after two or three of the Aphides were found upon them, the old plants were 
removed, and in the course of eight or ten days the Beans in the room w^ere 
covered with the insects, amounting to several hundreds. 
Sept .—In one field of Beans the most infected plants were removed as early 
as possible. This did not prevent the whole from suffering more or less. At 
the present time there is no vestige of the insect but in the stunted growth o^ 
many of the plants, whilst others have stood up with the greatest luxuriance, 
and are looking as fresh as in early Summer. On the whole this crop does not 
appear to have suffered much. The Aphis does not appear to attack the fruit, 
and probably made its appearance too late to affect the crop seriously. 
Many other plants have suffered. In the garden the Windsor Beans have been 
attacked by the black Aphis, and next to them the Spinach has suffered most 
from the same insect. The French-beans, Peas, and Scarlet-runners have none 
of them been attacked. 
Amongst wild plants I have seen Chenopodium album covered with the 
black Aphis. 
Heracleum sphondylium and Angelica sylvestris have both been infested with 
a small green Aphis. 
The Wild Plum (Prunus domestica ) w r as in one instance only found infested 
with a large bright green Aphis. 
The Willows were pretty generally covered with a small green Aphis. 
The Apple-trees were all blighted here at the beginning of the Spring, but from 
what cause I cannot say, as I did not pay them much attention; but I failed to 
discover any insect upon them. A gardener with whom I conversed on this 
subject attributed it to the frost that took place late in the season. 
My notes are meagre; but, such as they are, they may assist in adding to the 
facts that shall enable some one to throw light on the interesting and important 
subject of the attacks of epiphytic insects. 
I remain, 
Yours sincerely, 
Campsall , Jan. 29, 1,839. Edwin Lankester. 
The Entomological Magazine. 
To the Editor of The Naturalist. 
Sir, —Being desirous of adding my humble testimony to that already before 
the public, on the impropriety of writing entomological descriptions in Latin, I 
should feel obliged by your inserting the following in The Naturalist. 
I perceive that the Entomological Magazine is brought to a close, in conse- 
