CHAPTER XVII

LETTERS TO MR. MARTIN, MR. GEORGE, MR. CONNOLD, AND MESSRS. 169 COLEMAN AND SONS: (_Martin_) Elm-bark beetle—Ash-bark beetle—Large ash-bark beetle—Galleries—Preventive measure. (_George_) Mason bee—Roman coin found near Sedbury—Samian cup—The family grave. (_Connold_)—Pocket or bladder plums—Professor Ward describes the fungus—Dr. Nalepa’s publications. (_Coleman and Sons_) Attack of caterpillars of the silver Y-moth—Origin of the name.