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very  strong,  Rose -like  fragrance ; —lienco  tho 
name,  Tho  name  was  not,  it  is  supposed,  given 
for  its  color  or  markings. 
/..  W,  I'ralL — Tho  two  largo,  soft  beetles, 
with  very  short  wing-covers  of  bluish  tint  and 
black  body,  are  both  females  of  the  common  Oil 
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awaiting  like  honors.  These  Oil  beetles  are 
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