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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... A. Abies excelsa, 1 Abutilon, Acer cainpestre, 183 Acredula caudata, feeding on Asterodiaspis quercicola, 36, 39 Adiantum, sp., roots of, infested by Coccids, 63. Mi 11iin'ii aqnilega, 132--raexicana, 155--Saundersii, -155 Aguve, spp., 123 Alder (Alnus glutiuosa), 183 Aloe, sp., 142. Aloe zeyheri, 109 Amaryllis, 142 Andrena, spp., attracted by honeydew, 19 Anguloa Clowesi, 155 Annona cherimolia, 192--muricata, 192 Anthurium Harrisii, 113--sp., 109, 212 Ants attracted by honeydew, 20, 21--disseminating mealy bug, 20--extracting nectar from Coccids, 20, 21--mutual relations of, with Coccids, 21 Aonidia gennadii, syn., 89 Aonidiella bromelise, syn., 86--personata, syn., 83 Aphycus hederaceas, 31--punctipes, 31--sp., par. on Lecanium, 31 Apis mellifica attracted by honeydew, 19 Apple (Pyrus mains), 10,102 Apterococcus f'raxini, ref., 1 appearance of male, 11 probably distasteful to birds, 41 Aralia, sp., 126 Areca, sp., 109 Arenga saccharifera, 116 Aristea major, 123 Ash (Fraxinus excelsior), 1, 183 Asparagus plumosus, 93 Aspidiotus, 51--description of genus, 80, 81--generic characters of, in synopsis, 78--synopsis of species, 81, 82--alienus, description of, 110--112--aloes, syn., 120--articulatus, description of, 127--129--aurantii, description of, 88--91--betulaj, syn., 99--britannicus, description of, 117--119--bromeliae, description of, 86--88--budleiae, syn., 120--buxi, syn., 207--camellias, description of, 91--94--carpodeti, syn., 121--ceratonise, syn., 120--citri, syn., 88--coccineus, syn., 89--conchiformis, syn., 194--corinocarpi, ? syn., 121--cyanophylli, description of, 124-126 Asterodiaspis quercicola, ref. to habits of female, 14 eaten by birds, 34, 35, 36, 39 Asterolecanium variolosum, syn., Aucuba, sp., 123 Aulacaspis, description of