PS YCHE. 3 71 ITEMS. GEI-IE'S TRADE-REPORT for September notes ENTOMOLOGICAL that this year's (1882) crop of cantharides is re- THE MINISTER of public works in Mexico has ported to be much smaller than last year's, and, issued a circular encouraging silk growing in as only small quantities of last year's crop remain the republic, on hand the price is certain to rise. The crop of THE DAILY press for It Nov. 1882 reports se- Dalmatian -powder flowers (Pyretlrum)has rious complaints, from Mansorah, Egypt, of been very large this year, and as a large amount worms in the cotton, is still on hand from last year's crop and the demand is not very great, the price is likely to MR. J. A. WATSON reports, in The entomologist be lower than ever before. for November 1882, a case of parthenogenesis in TgE LEXVENWORTg myrtilli, an English species of . rIMES tells a story which is calculated to shake the public faith in its MALEBRANCIIE DECLARES that he puts the truthfulness, to the effect that in blasting alarge observation of an insect above all the history limestone rock at Emporia lately, a small cavity of Greece and Rome.--Barnard's Journ. ed- of was disclosed which was found to contain a little ucation, v. 30, p. 721. worm apparently bleached white and lifeless. MR. ,. E. TAYLOR, in a note in Nature, 14 Sept. But it is now fast developing into a butterfly, is 1882, writes that he thinks the wings of pterop]o- half an inch long, is of a brownish color and ridae mimic the down or pappi of the seeds of ribbed across the back, and "is doing some live- thistles or of other compositae. ly wiggling." The block of stone was quarried MR. ISRXEL C. CARPENTER, of Cherry Creek, about 20 feet below the surface.--Springfield Chautauqua Co., N. Y., has rendered a service to [Mass.] daily republic(n, 30 Sept. 1882. silk-growers in this country by manufacturing a The above nonsense, taken at random from a good quality of perforated paper for use in trans- considerable number of equally absurd state- ferring the worms from tray to tray. ments clipped from newspapers, convinces us that scientific editors are too little employed WE ARE glad to publish in this numero an in this country. G: D. article by one of our German subscribers, Dr. O. rI-IE October of the Krancher, and hope that other correspondents in AT meeting Cambridge Club foreign countries as well as at home will remem- Entomological Mr. George Dimmock was elected and B. ber that :Psyche is open to all communications secretary Mr. Pickman Mann William of a like high class. treasurer, Mr. Trelease, the late secre- tary-treasurer, having resigned on account of his MR. CAS. SPESS, apothecary, Porrentruy, removal to Madison, Wisconsin. The election Switzerland, would be glad to exchange cole- of a separate secretary and treasurer, instead of optera and of Europe, especially of one person holding both offices as heretofore, Switzerland, for American and tropical cole- will give these officers time to do much more for optera. Many alpine species for disposal, all in the Club. The Club will take steps toward in- excellent condition. Please send lists of dupli- creasing its activity and usefulness during 1883. cates. Among other projects concerning which all the TERE S just been published an elaborate members will soonrecieve circulars is the issuing work on the present state of silk-worm culture of a printed annual report for 1882, which will in southern Russia and Trans-Caucasia, giving contain the constitution, by-laws, list of mem- an accurate description of the whole of the cul- bets and of contributors to the I)ernanent Pub- ture, and a complete bibliography of works on lication Fund, and many other matters of interest the subject that have appeared since 1703. It is concerning the Club. published in connection with the Moscow Exhib- AT TE regular quarterly meeing of the Board ition, by the Moscow Agricultural Society, with of State Horticultural Commissioners of Califor- many plates of drawings.--Nature, 7 Sept. 1882, nia, 28 Sept. 1882... a communication was read p. 471. from the Viticultural Commission recommend- 3 72 PSYCHE. ing the Chief Executive Horticultural Officer THE REGULAa meetings of the Entomological Matthew Cooke] to enforce the necessary rules Section of the Boston Society of :Natural History for the protection of trees from curculio and oth- will be held at N. W. corner of Berkeley and er noxious which may be introduced on Boylston Sts., Boston, Mass., at 7.45 p.m., on the nursery stock. days following'--- Mr. Cooke said that he had decided to enforce 25 Oct. 1882. 28 Feb. 1883. 22 :Nov. 28 Mar. the horticulture laws, and to have inspectors 27 Dec. 25 Apr. pointed at Sacramento, Stockton, Los Angeles, 24 Jan. 1883. 23 May Oakland and San Francisco to attend to and en- EDWAItD BURGESS, Secretary. force the disinfection of all fruit trees imported during the ensuing year. TI-IE REGULAR meetings of the Entomological The Secretary [J: H. Wheeler] read a report Section of the Academy of :Natural Sciences, of on the codling Carpocapsa pomonella] by lhiladelphia, t)a., will be held at S. W. corner of Felix Gillet, of Nevada City, in which was de- 19th and Race Sts., on the days following:-- tailed his successful conquest against this insect 14 Oct. 1881. 10 Mar. 1882. by the use of bands of cloth about the trees, to 11 :Nov. 14 Apr. be removed and cleaned of insects lodging therein 9Dec. 12 May 13 Jan. 1882. 9 June at stated periods, besides scraping and cleaning 10 Feb. the trees well to destroy larvae and eggs. Mr. JAMES H. RIDINGS, Recorder. Gillet further reported on the successful use of sulpho-carbonate of potassium [KCSs] in fight- TItE SEMI-ANNUAL meetings of the American ing the apple-tree root-louse [Schizoneura lan(qera] Entomological Society will be held at S. W. cor- stock, on young trees and nursery her of 19th and Race Sts., lhiladelphia, Pa., on Some discussion arose as to how often the the days following: bands or traps set for the larvae of the codling 12 Dec. 1881. 12 June 1882. moth should be cleaned. Gillet's experience was Jxs H. R)Gs, Recording Secretary. that the worm developed in 15 days; Cooke's, 8 days Dr. IS. F.] Chapin's, 19 days. TE REGULAR monthly meetings of the Mon- Mr. [C. H.] Dwinelle reported that efficient treal Branch of the Entomological Society of work was being done by Colonel Hollister, of Ontario, will be held at Montreal, Que., Canada, Santa Barbara, in fighting the cottony cushion- on the days following: scale, [cerya purchase, with hot water Mod- 3 Oct. 1882. 6 Feb. 1883. ified from Pacific rural press, 7 Oct. 1882. 7 Nov. 6 Mar. 5 Dec. 3 Apr. 9 Jan. 1883. 1 May SOCIETY MEETINGS. G" J. BOWLES, Secretary. REGULAR the TE meetings of Cambridge En- TI RGVL meetings of the Brooklyn tomological Club will be held at 7.45 p. m., on Entomological Society will be held at 9 Broad- the days following: way, Brooklyn, E. D., :N. Y., on the days fol- 13 Oct. 1882. 9 Mar. 1883. lowing : 10 Nov. 13 Apr. 8 Dec. 11 May 28 Oct. 1882. 31 Mar. 1883. 12 Jan. 1883. 8 June 25 ov. 28 Apr. 9 ]?eb. 30 Dec. 26 May 27 Jan. 1883. 30 June G: ])OCK, Secretary. 24 :eb. :F. G. Sc.v'', Secretary. T :Nw YORK Entomological Club meets twice monthly, except in June, July and August, but no special date is fixed for each meeting. HE:NRY EDWARDS, Secretary. :No. 98 was issued 13 Oct. 1882. International Journal of Peptides

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