between the leaves of the plant upon which it feeds, or in some shel¬ 
tered place, where it changes to a chrysalis. The chrysalis varies in 
color from yellowish green to brown, is soft and tender, has several 
curled bristles at the end and considerable of a protuberance at the 
end of the wing cases. The moth that issues from this has the fore 
wings dark gray tinged with brown, with a bright silvery interioga- 
tion-like mark in the middle part of each wing. The male differs 
from the female in having a tuft of golden hairs on each side of the 
abdomen, toward the tip. ,, 
Remedies .—These worms may be sought and killed by hand it the 
patch is small, or poultry may be allowed the range of the patch. 
As the worms fall to the ground with the slightest jar, they may be 
shaken to the ground and then killed with the foot or a stick. Prof. 
Riley recommends the use of a wash made of cresylic soap, with 
which the cabbages are to be drenched. Brine may be used. 
Spec Char. Larva— Pale yellowish translucent green, the dorsum 
made lighter and less translucent by longitudinal opaque lines of 
whitish green ; there consist each side, of a rather dark vesicular 
dorsal line, and of two very fine light lines, with an intermediate 
broad one. Tapers gradually from segments 1 to 10, descending ab¬ 
ruptly from 11 to extremity. Piliferous spots white, giving rise to 
hairs, sometimes black, sometimes light colored ; and laterally a few 
scattering white specks in addition to these spots. A rather indis¬ 
tinct narrow, pale stigmatal line, with a darker shade above it. Head 
and legs translucent yellowish-green, the _ head having five minute 
black eyelets each side, which are not readily noticed with the naked 
eye. Some specimens are of a beautiful emerald-green, and lack en¬ 
tirely the pale longitudinal lines.—Riley. 
Moth .—Expanse of wings from 1.25 to 1.50 inches. General coloi 
of fore wings dark-gray, inclining to brown, the transverse lines pale 
yellow, inclining to silvery, and in the middle of the wing the silvei 
mark somewhat U-shaped, with an oval beyond the outer part, the 
latter sometimes attached to the U. The terminal space is lightei 
than the main part, the outer margin dentute. Hind wings smoky 
distinct blackish outer border. 
Heliothis phloxiphagus, G. & R.—The Phlox Heliothis. 
Prof. Riley states in the Prairie Farmer that there are two brood; 
of the larvae of this species, known familiarly as Phlox worms thi 
first appearing in July and becoming moths by the middle 0 
August ; the second passing the winter in the chrysalis state. In' 
female deposits the eggs singly on all portions of the plant, and tn 1 
caterpillar feeds upon the buds and leaves, entering the ground wiiei 
full grown to become chrysalids. , TT Tr - i „-n 
Some time the fore part of last November Mr. Frank H. Kimball 
of Rockford, sent some specimens of the moth to this ofhce to 
identified, stating that they had been very injarious to flower garden 
in his vicinity. When replying to his communication it was asxe< 
what particular flower or plant was injured by the worms. Ini 
