lomological. 
AMERICAN P0M0L0GI0AL SOCIETY. 
Proeeedina:# of I He Thirteenth Annual Ses¬ 
sion, nl Richmond, Sept. 6, 7 and S. 
DISCUSSION ON PEACHES. 
[Concluded from page 206, last. No.] 
Gros Mignon received ** for Georgia, Ala¬ 
bama, District of Columbia, Maryland and 
Virginia. 
Pieg net's Late received ** for Georgia, 
Berckmans staling that be bad fruited it 
four years and regards it the finest peach in 
A large quantity seedlings from Mr, Tin- 
derman, Grand Rapids, Mich., but no num. 
ber or names by which any one can be re 
ferred to. 
The same is to be said of seedlings, by J. 
H. Masters of Nebraska City. 
PLUMS. 
Seedlings .—From P. A. Jewell of Lake 
City, Minnesota. 
GRAPES. 
Hybrids .—By Dr. A. P. Wylie, Chester, S, 
C. A largo collection of these were offered 
by Dr. Wylie. They worn for the greater 
part of such excellent character as regards 
flavor ami general appearance as to preclude 
the Committee from deciding which were 
the best; one, however, Peter Wylie, No. I, 
was of a particularly excellent character. 
The committee feel that too much can 
Virginia Nursery and Wine Company, 
Allan, Johnston & Co., agents: 11 varieties 
native wines. 
George Leick, Cleveland, Ohio: 4 varie¬ 
ties of native wines. 
F W. Lemosy, Norfolk, Va.: 1 variety 
native wine. 
G. Uoope, Wilmington, N. C.: 1 varietv 
wine. 
Whole number dishes of apples, 1,629; 
The earliness of the Hartford Prolific is its 
great recommendation for us. Wiley (S. 
C.)—It does well in South Carolina. It re¬ 
ceived ** for Florida, Alabama and South 
Carolina, and * for Georgia, Kentucky and 
Rhode Island. 
Tillman's Seedling was named by Baker 
(V a.), who hears it is better and earlier than 
Knfontalogiritl. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 
Spilled Moldifti'-IiuK. 
A. E. L —The bugs which you found do¬ 
its season. It ripens with the Smock, and is scarcely be said in praise of Dr. Wylie’s per- 
twice as large anil as luscious as any peach. 
Laxgdon (Ala.) says it has not been gen¬ 
erally fruited South. 
Baldwin's Late received ** for Georgia 
and Alabama. 
Lady Parham, (originated in Mississippi) 
received ** for Kentucky, South Carolina, 
Georgia and Alabama. 
Mountain Rose, Berck.mans says is supe¬ 
rior to Large Early York. Flagg (Ill.) had 
heard it highly spoken of by growers. It 
received * for Georgia and Alabama. 
Chineese Cling, Berck.mans says, is one of 
the largest peaches, peculiar in texture and 
commands the highest price. It received ** 
for South Carolina, Middle Georgia, Ken¬ 
tucky and Alabama, and * for District of 
Columbia and Maryland. Beuckmans thinks 
it is identical with the peach known as 
Shanghai. 
Lemon Cling received ** for Georgia, Ala¬ 
bama, South Carolina, and * for District of 
Columbia, Maryland and Kentucky. 
Indian Blood Cling, Beuckmans (Ga.) says 
is dark red, striped, ripens last of July to 
Aug. 15. It. received ** for Georgia and * 
for Alabama and Kentucky. 
Heath Cling received ** for Georgia, Ala¬ 
bama, Virginia,Southern Illinois, Kentucky, 
Kansas ami Smith Carolina. 
Otd Miron. Cling received ** for Georgia, 
Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, District 
of Columbia, Maryland and Kentucky. 
Eaton's GoUlen Cling received ** for Geor¬ 
gia, Alabama and South. Carolina. 
Adjourned after adopting thanksgiving 
resolutions. 
Third Day—Afternoon Sedition. 
President Wilder in the clmir. Reports 
of Committees in order. Flagg of Illinois 
presented the following resolution, which, 
after discussion, was adopted : 
REVISION OV FRUIT CATALOGUE. 
Resolved. That the Committee on the Re¬ 
vision of the Catalogue he requested to place 
upon the lists only the names, with the ap¬ 
propriate number of stars, of such fruits as 
are— 
severing efforts in the improvement of the 
grape. 
Scuppernong Seedling .—By John Hopkins, 
Wilmington, N. C. 
Secretary .—By J. H. Picketts, Newburgh, 
N. Y., not, ripe. 
Concord Hybrid Seedling.—(J. W. Camp¬ 
bell, Delaware, Ohio. A white variety, with 
Oh updos Musque for its male parent ■ bunch 
medium, berry medium to large; flavor very 
good, promising well. From the same. 
Another Seedling Hybrid. —White; hunch 
medium, berry large; also promising well. 
P. J. Berckmans, 
Cras. Downing, 
Thus. Meiiann, 
W. C. Flagg. 
P. T. Quinn. 
Report of Committee on Frnii* Exhibited, 
The Committee appointed to make a re¬ 
cord of the number of plates of fruit ex¬ 
hibited, respectfully submit tilts following 
report: 
From Nebraska Slate Horticultural Socie¬ 
ty, Nemaha county, R. W. Furnas, Secretary: 
1,34 varieties apples, 12 varieties seedling 
peaches, 10 varieties peai‘ 8,2 varieties plums, 
1 variety grapes. The collection of seedling 
peaches and apples attracted marked atten¬ 
tion. Fourteen years ago not a single fruit 
tree of any variety was grown in Nebraska. 
Dr. Wiley of South Carolina exhibits 40 
varieties of seedling grapes, which are fully 
described in his elaborate report on hybrid¬ 
ization sent, to the Secretary of this Society. 
Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, N. Y., 
exhibit a collection of 157 varieties of pears. 
Franklin Davis of Richmond, Va.: 193 va¬ 
rieties apples, 81 varieties pears, 2 varieties 
peaches. 
II. Tl. Robey, Fredericksburg, Va.: 0 va¬ 
rieties grapes, 23 varieties apples, 22 varie¬ 
ties pears. 
Southern Illinois,grown tit Oobden and its 
vicinity; 200 varieties apples, 15 varieties 
pears; exhibited by Parker Earle. 
John Hopkins, Wilmington, N. C.: Scup- 
pornong grape and the Muscadine Superior 
(a seedling.) 
Kansas State Agricultural Society: 250 
varieties apples and 30 varieties pears. 
Marshall P. Wilder of Boston, Mass.: 232 
varieties of pears. The largest collection 
contributed 
Wm O. Hurt, Bedford county, Va.: 51 
varieties of apples. 
Henry B Jones,Brownsburg, Rockbridge 
whole number dishes of pears, 874; whole any £ n T° m ^* orlb Carolina, and asks if vouring the Colorado potato beetle 
number dishes of grapes, 81; -whole number any one knows anything about it. Berck- vou sunnosc the A rma sninnan n ,, 
dishes of peaches, &c„ 27. Total, 2,611. mans (Ga.)-It is worthless. Spined Soldier-httg, one ofThe m!my 
Codling Moth Traps. Martha, Berckmans (Ga.) I says is a very bal insects that are helpin' us ke 
The Committee appointed to report on M ' ce Hffape, hut, not productive nor of very great potato pest in chock 
Weir’s Codling Moth or Apple worm Trap, high flavor as grown with him. Campbell ______ 
reported that they had examined the same, (Ohio) says with him it is equal in health, Sn<hl!u-lm«:k Caterpillar. 
SlSSit 1>™1<>CUV«W« to U,e Concord. EncnoacD in a box 1 .end vou ttvr 
«« (S’ °> -j" “ •'««• fairly in "7 '''irons worn, .but 1 
of tl» fruit growers. The report was adopted. localities i„ Scull, Carolina. Warn PSl U,f« of item,taTSJlul 
Kins Exhibited. ^ 1,1 soine . P. ,aces ia OUI on allu- more. I would like to know what I 
Committee on Figs reported, awarding Vlul hot toms-—it is very fine. On other soils a moth they make, and also its na 
premium on same to Mr. Gluts. H. Row- ftlu * locations it does not do well—mildews never found anything like them befo 
land of Norfolk, Va., for a large plate of on leaf and fruit. Miller (low'a)—I have have I seen any one Unit ever did. J 
.wuii.ig mu voiorauo potato beetle are, as 
you suppose, the Anna spinoaa, Dallas or 
Spined Soldier-hug, one of the many canni¬ 
bal insects that are helping us keep tho 
great potato pest in check. 
Hnd<ll«<-|)iit<it Caterpillar. 
Enclosed in a box 1 send you two speci¬ 
mens of a very curious worm that I found 
feeding on the leaves of some sweet corn. 
I found three of them, but could find no 
more. I would like to know what kind of 
a moth they make, and also its name. I 
never found anything like them before, nor 
have I seen any one that ever did. I think 
they are a new thing to this locality.—A. E. 
T 1 " 8 , 1 " <I b8 wiuletvu! with u„. JUSTKI.S (Neb.) I, M 
system adopted by the Secretary * recom- sentumieor four limes for viues and has 
men, s a taut ior general culltvalum m the „„„. bllt u.ree or four little vines alive, out 
locailly named, and ** recommends it as of „ f(I( , z ,.„ s ptanttd . T „ e growUl ; s 8 ’ 14|| 
great super,only and vnlue.-EDs. Ruuau.] 0ne „ r [wo lnt ,, iu Nt |” Mk „ Unvc 
Delaware received ** from Georgia, Ken¬ 
tucky, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Ne¬ 
braska, Minnesota,Ohio, Iowa and Virginia, 
and * from Florida, Illinois, Alabama, Con¬ 
necticut, New Jersey and South Carolina. 
orably successful with it—their success be¬ 
ing, probably, due to locality. On dry prairies 
and bluffs it amounts to uolbing, Saun¬ 
ders (D. C.)—It can be grown wherever it 
can heslielicred and protected from mildew. 
i he caiei pillars are the larvfe of the 
Saddle-hack Moth {Empretia stimulea, Clem.) 
they are very heaulilul, their hacks appear¬ 
ing to bo covered with a green blanket, and 
a large oval spot in the center; the whole 
appearing somewhat like a saddle, lienee 
the more common name. They are not un¬ 
common in late summer and autumn, and 
are usually found feeding upon corn silk. 
IHHCcta in Illinois. 
During the early summer I observed 
some beetles devouring the blossoms of my 
Early China beans, and they shortened my 
ford Prolific, ripening before the last-named. 
Weir (III.) says with him it ripened before 
Hartford Prolific. It is certainly as early, 
and the berries do not drop off the bunch, 
making it a more desirable early market fruit. 
Concord received ** for Florida, New Jer- 
lfl could get it once well started I have no Bytta vittata has been very abundant here 
doubt it would do well. Hoyt fCt y_Tr Urn year, ami they are now emlcnvorimr to 
hama. Allen (Va.)—It rots badly with us IWSt * cn days, and upon close examination 
1st. Recommended by the action of State county, Va.: 1 10 varieties of apples, 10 va 
or other local horticultural associations; or, rielies of pears, 10 peaches. 
2d. By the concurrent testimony of not California State Agricultural Society : 41 
less than three competent persons, who have varieties of pears, 36 do. of apples, 13 do. o| 
hail personal experience or observation in grapes, 1 orange, and 1 dish of olives, 1 do 
the district for which the respective fruits 1,1 Quince, and 1 of plums, 
arc recommended. Mark Miller, a delegate from Iowa, exhib 
Report of Committee on Native Fruits. Vttiietius of apples from Dos Moines 
Pomological Society . apple tree of any kmil. 
The Committee on Native Fruits respect- H. Leonard, also from Iowa, exhibits 130 
fully report that the following new varieties varieties of apples and 23 of pears, 
on exhibition have been examined by them : G. F. C. Leighton of Norfolk, Va., exhib- 
atfles. its 8 varieties of pears, including magnifi- 
> „ r r. r v. , . cent varieties of the Duchess, some of which 
tv v J • ^a'enscroft Jones, Brunswick conn- weighed 30)4 ounces; also Seckles of very 
»y, Va., Masons Stranger, unripe, examined large size * 
in February by one member of the Commit- ' p, A. Jewell of Minnesota: 60 varieties 
Pit ./'-Lr ll in, n " ‘ ° fjL apples, including fine specimens of crab 
Luiipc apples, 
DPw&lS^ .v nP * e i r a i *’• & L. Clapp of Boston: 29 seedling 
1 ,,., ', V . -ir ' V ‘ " ‘ J)lu " ult,ie » A, ‘ pears, among which were some of the well 
va ■ P r. r. , known Clapp’s Favorite. 
Dav,s * Co " Rocl ‘- Miol.i s ,ul W I>o..iological Society, l,y 
or.. .|, Mr. Limleriuan, agent, exhibited 101 varie- 
‘"" ,mer pSiTi'S tis?*** of erai,cs ' 9 ll °" 
4 .Ml;,,,.-W NjWlMK Allieniarle 1 c . c ^ Mobile exhibits Soup. 
' n n ffi 0 "’ Vi n 'Tf’ •, peruong grapes. 1 
,'lones lh.ckbridge coun- Stephen VV. Underbill, Croton Point, N 
£ all 'mnpe. Y., exhibited Croton a,id Scnasqua gnq.cs.' 
so " comuy ' mZxrz, Ca " u,bo11 ' Detow * re - oui - 
coumv~v.Y Dulli r S Albeni i rle " Tyreo " 3 Doll ins, Albemarle county, Va.; 
rr - ’ Alao ' Uy llie same, fine. 135 varieties of apples. 
, M Ve, ' y > r0od - Mansfield Call, Richmond, Va.; 4 varie- 
5 ?T G u° d l<> VL '!' y s ' 0(Hl - lies of pears. ’ 
£// T itt n’ V t S<>< r" 1 nii m Wm. Parry, Cinnaminson, N. J.: 26 vari- 
ted n U i B ‘ P 0 b i en ’, In -n, eties of perns and 33 of apples. 
toUimore ' Md ' ! 30 
NebcoilrJon T it Aii C f»,. Nr 1 1 J. H. Ricketts, Newburgh, N. Y.: seedling 
citv ; J ' H> Mnster8 ’ Nebraska grape “ Secretary.*' 
Garden Rest oh, r,. t» a t hat- Smith, Clark & Powell, Syracuse, N. Y.: 
anolU AE.f: ; - / -'T By P ' A - Jewell) MlunC ' 56 varieties «.f pears. 
Forest Queen*— Rv -n 1 ^ uo ' ^ >l,rv ‘ s * Nelson county, Va.: 0 
Kansas Oneon B R. i n n’ o°° ( ' 1 val ' ieties settling peaches, 1 of apples, 1 
exhSl R a IS6d y I 2 ulUluson !lncl plate Catawba grapes, 
very hlmkL? 1 * „ Stu X ,nan ’ Leavenworth ; G. Gillingham & Co., Fairfax county, Va.: 
qUtthty g °° d; over *Mp6 j 18 varieties Of apples and 21 of pears. 
Kansas n. u. *!• Purler, Charlottesville, Va.: 4 vari- 
<T 00( | J .wet. Di. btayman; yery elies of grapes and 11 of apples. 
O _ U r\ .1. _... ..Ml 
and * for Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, Ken- South Carolina. Campbell (O.)— Wilder 
tueky and South Carolina. has done very well with me, and I have re- 
Herbemont , Berckmans (Gu.) says, orlgi- ceiveil good specimens of it the present sea- 
nated in Warren Co., Ga., and four or five son from Richmond, lnd. IlEKHTiNE(Pa.)— 
years ago was the main Southern grape— It has given me the most satisfactory results 
never failed. Latterly it rots, but we hope of all the grapes I grow. Quinn (N. J.)—It 
it may do better. It rer--u r< ^u.far Georgia, is of no value with us. Masters (Neb.)_ 
South Carolina refusing to statVt because it Have not tried it sufficiently to determine iLs 
rota so badly. merits. Mr.- (Minn.) said the Rogers’ 
Black July, Berckmans (Ga.) says bears Hybrids had not been sufficiently tried in 
a compact bunch; grapes of excellent flavor, Minnesota to determine their defects; so far 
but not productive. Received * for Georgia as tried they are perfectly satisfactory. He 
and Alabama. had also seen them doing remarkably well 
Scuppernong received ** for Georgia, Ala- in Wisconsin. Cakpbell( 0.) — No. 5 is best 
111 nty, Va!;110 varieties of apples 10 va- Smpperwmg received - for Georgia, Ala- in Wisconsin. CAicPBELL(0.)-No.5isb<,t 
dies of pears, 10 peaches. bama, South Carolina, Florida. Wiley (S. in quality and hardiest in wood and foliage; 
California Statu Agricultural Society: 41 C.) says it does well on light soils, but not No. 80 nearly as good; No. 1 rarely ripens 
rielies of nears. 36 do. ot aonles 13 do of' on pltwa Kiv/i/Vi, loonitt-mc \ii> vt/n ...ui. m n .. .... _... » » 
its 118 varieties of apples from Des Moines 
county, a section or the State where, but 
twenty-three years ago, there was not an 
apple tree of any kind. 
H. Leonard, also from Iowa, exhibits 130 
varieties of apples and 23 of pears. 
G F. C. Leighton of Norfolk, Va., exhib¬ 
its 8 varieties of peurs, including magnifi¬ 
cent varieties of the Duchess, some of which 
weighed 30)4 ounces ; also Seckles of very 
large size. 
I. A. Jewell of Minnesota: 60 varieties 
of apples, including fine specimens of crab 
apples. 
F. & L. Clapp of Boston : 29 seedling 
pears, among which were some of the well 
known Clapp’s Favorite. 
Michigan State Pomologicul Society, by 
Mr. Limleriuan, agent, exhibited 101 varie¬ 
ties of apples, 6 varieties of grapes, 9 do., 
peaches, 11 do. pears. 
C. C. Langdou of Mobile exhibits Scup¬ 
pernong grapes. 
variety, and much esteemed on that ac¬ 
count. It is the same type as the Souppcr- 
red clay subsoil. 
Croton and Scnasqua.— Wkir (Ill.)—These 
nong, not quite as good, dark color, and have been healthy in foliage and hardy in 
about same size. He gave it ** for Geor- vine with me. The quality of Croton is very 
gia and iL received ** tor Alabamu. fine. Scnasqua is a black grape of peculiar 
Thomas , Berckmans (Ga.) says is of light quality but not rich ; it is rather more 
purple color, ripening before the Scupper- healthy than Croton, but not so productive, 
nong, and is of the same type; ** for niacimaion on Fin*. 
Georgia. Brown Turkey received ** for Georgia, 
B7/ni Grapes for North Carolina and Vir- Florida and South Carolina. Col. Hardee 
ginia. — Saunders (Washington, D. C.) sa y s il stands transportation excellently— 
named Lenoir and Devemtu-js as dcsira- t,?,) or fifteen days. 
hie wine grapes for the mountain regions 
of Norlh Carolina and Virginia. All Ameri¬ 
can wines have been made from the fox 
family of grapes, which are not adapted 
to wine making. The vites aestivalis possess 
the true characteristics of wine making— 
Stephen W. Underhill, Croton Point, N. and the grapes named belong to this species 
l ^exhibited Croton and Scnasqua grapes. —both with regard to sugar and bouquet. 
(Temge W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio: Tito reason why they have not been grown 
Amins Pippin ,—Dr. Stayman. 
nJ, L Saul > from Rappahan¬ 
nock county, Va. 
pears. 
BnTm^ l ^ f 0 Urseetlliu e 8 n ' om F - & L. Clapp, 
fl . M S Mass., ot promising character, but 
oi impaired by the packing material. 
PEACHES. 
mSI® seedling clings from G. W. Purvis, 
kelson county, Va. Not ripe. 
Martini grape. 
Tyree Dollins, Albemarle county, Va.; 
135 varieties of apples. 
Mansfield Call, Richmond, Va.; 4 varie¬ 
ties of pears. 
Wm. Parry, Cinnaminson, N. J.: 26 vari¬ 
eties of pears and 33 of apples. 
D. W. 1 lensline: new seedling raspberry, 
two varieties—Hcrstine & Saunders. 
W. D. Brackeuridge, Baltimore, Md.: 36 
varieties pears. 
J. II. Ricketts, Newburgh, N. Y.: seedling 
grape “ Secretary.” 
Smith, Clark & Powell, Syracuse, N. Y.: 
56 varieties of (tears. 
Geo. W. Purvis, Nelson county, Va.: 5 
varieties seedling peaches, 1 of apples, 1 
plate Catawba grapes. 
G. Gillingham «fc Co., Fairfax county, Va.: 
18 varieties of apples and 21 of pears. 
J. W. Porter, Charlottesville, Va.: 4 vari¬ 
eties of grapes and 11 of apples. 
Will & Clark, Fayetteville, N. Y.: 22 va¬ 
rieties of pears and 5 of apples. 
Potomac Fruit Growers’ Association : 18 
varieties of apples, 54 of pears, 3 of grapes 
and 1 of figs. 
is because they do not ripen North. But 
they can he grown on the Virginia and 
North Carolina hills, and should he for 
wine. It has long been supposed that we 
have not the European oidimn here; hut we 
lmve it, though it is comparatively innocu¬ 
ous. Our mildew is unlike it, being caused 
by excess of moisture, while the European 
mildew (oidium) is caused by want of mois¬ 
ture. 
Musk —Baser (Va.) asks if any member 
knows aught of this variety, which is a 
member of the Scuppernong family, though 
sweeter tlum any other members of that 
family of which lie has tasted. 
Clinton, Wiley (S. C.) says, is an excel¬ 
lent grape in South Carolina, Langdon 
(Ala.)—It has done well with us the past 
four years. Beuckmans (Ga.)— 1 The Clin¬ 
ton has failed, more or less, in Georgia. 
Hartford Prolific received ** for South 
Carolina. Langdon (Ala.) —It is two weeks 
J. C. Parker, Richmond, Va.: 1 variety of earlier than any grape in Alabama. Berck- 
apples. 
Agricultural Department, Washington, D. 
C., by W. Saunders: 36 varieties of pears 
and 6 of grapes. 
Mis. S. E. Byers, Texas: 1 case of dried 
figs. 
mans (Ga.)—Ives holds its berries and ships 
belter, and is as early with us. Langdon 
(Ala.)—Hartford brings us higher juices 
than any olltc-r grape—is two weeks earlier. 
The Ives ripens, with us, with the Concord. 
Black Ischia received ** for Florida and 
Georgia. 
White Ncrii received ** for Georgia, 
Berckmans pronouncing it the best of all 
the while figs. 
Celestia received ** for Georgia, South 
Carolina and Florida. 
Brunswick received ** for Florida and 
Georgia. 
Green Italian received ** for Georgia and 
Florida. 
Lemon received ** for Georgia. 
Pomeici'auutes. 
The French Sweet, Large Sweet, Violet 
Fruited and Common Sour were named as 
succeeding in the South, 
Oraiiitfs. 
The Naval or Mandarin orange was highly 
commended for Florida, and there were 
extraordinary stories told of both the orange 
and lemon product of Florida by Col. Har¬ 
dee, for which we have no space. 
Olives, 
Berckmans (Ga.,) says are perfectly hardy 
in that Slate and grow very fine fruit; also 
iu South Carolina. 
Adjournment. 
A few last and characteristic words by 
President Wilder and he declared ihe 
Thirteenth Session of the American Pouio- 
logical Society ended. 
- 4 -*-*- 
Clapp’s Favorite Pear. 
D. B Weir, Laeon, III., predicts for this 
pear a great future in the West. It will not 
ripen on the tree, but must he taken from it 
as soon as mature, and properly ripened iu 
the house. 
planting.—J. C. 8 ., Ouarga , 111. 
The grub is the larva of the May beetle, 
{Lachnosternn querdna,) which otten bores 
into potatoes as well as feeds on the roots of 
grtiss and various other plants. 
Indiun Cctoula. 
W. W. Hales, Exeter, N. H.—Tho bee¬ 
tles that you send, and which were found 
eating the ears of sweet corn are the Cetonia 
Inda of Harris, or Euromyia hula of La- 
CORDAIUE. Tho latter is the correct name, 
according to our latest works on Entomolo¬ 
gy. These beetles usually apjiear in Sep¬ 
tember, and are often quite destructive to 
peaches and other soft fruits. We have 
never found them upon corn, hut there is 
uo good reason why they should not attack 
it while green. There are several sjiecies of 
the Euromyias , all having similar habits, 
hut are variable in size, color and markings. 
The .S’. Lula is about tlvo-cighths of an inch 
long and a half-inch broad, very obtuse 
behind, and a triangular-shaped thorax. 
The head and thorax are dark brown, cov¬ 
ered with yellowish hairs; the wing cases 
are yellow, and mottled with black and 
brown. These beetles, at the approach of 
cold weather, crawl away under leaves and 
baric of old stumj>s,or into the ground under 
evergreens, where we have found them 
quite abundant in spring. 
Lenin Ti'ilineata. 
I enclose you a vial containing speci¬ 
mens of bugs, and also of slugs or worms 
that are eating the vines of my potatoes. 
Tlie bugs, when disturbed on * the vines, 
“play i>os 8 ilm” and drop to the ground as 
though dead. The slugs adhere quite firm¬ 
ly to the leaves, and are generally covered 
over their hacks with a black, nasiv-louking 
slulf.— Subscriber, Wdlsboro, Fa. 
The name i*f the beetle is given above. 
Tim slugs were the larva of the same, and 
were covered with their own excrement. 
'Hiere are many kinds of Iurvse which have 
this same habit. The Lemas are always 
more less abundant, and occasionally they 
will nearly or quite deloliale potato vines. 
“More of the Same Sort” A Paine Alarm 
from the North. 
Mr. A. F. Clarke, St. Lawrence Co., N. 
Y., wrote ns Ang. 21 that the much dreaded 
Colorado potato beetle had appeared in 11 is 
neighborhood. He said; — ‘‘The bug de¬ 
scribed by Ciias. V. Rii.ey in Ihe Rural 
New-Yorker, July 22 , is with us in great 
force, and the egg, larva and beetle are iden¬ 
tical with said description.” Wo doubted, 
and thought Mr. Clarke mistaken and re¬ 
quested him to forward specimens, which 
have just come to hand. They are L. trili- 
neata, quite a different insect from tl Dory- 
phora 10 liocata, or Colorado polato beetle. 
Tho very names of these two insects should 
he a sufficient guide to prevent mistaking 
one for the other. The Lenta bus three 
slrijtes ( trdineata ,) and the Colorado ten 
slrijtes (lO-lineatu ); besides, there is as much 
difference in their size, color and form as 
between a sheep and a cow. 
