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ployees has continued to care not only for his own large hold- 

 ings, but for all contiguous lands as well. He has also treated 

 thoroughly extensive areas of outlying territory, such as the 

 Water Board land between Forest and Elm streets and High- 

 land Avenue, and also a considerable acreage of brush land on 

 either side of Central Avenue in the eastern part of the city. 

 This latter section was densely covered with infested brush, 

 which was cut and burned. In addition to this, the trees in 

 many strictly residential sections, as well as a large number of 

 street trees, have received careful attention throughout the sea- 

 son. So successful has been his work that he states he will 

 soon be able to make a material reduction in the number of 

 employees in his field forces. 



The future work in this city should include the burlapping 

 and spraying of all residential sections, and the clearing up of 

 the area bounded by Fellsway West, Fulton Street and the 

 Maiden line, as well as the removal, of all the worthless fruit 

 and shade trees throughout the city, and the closing with tin of 

 all cavities in the remaining trees. This last-mentioned work 

 is of the utmost importance, for it is the main source of the 

 reinfestation of private property so often noticed. This work 

 should be done before the hatching of the eggs in the spring, 

 and will result in the much improved condition of the residen- 

 tial sections. The work in this city has been properly sup- 

 ported by liberal appropriations, and has been well administered 

 by the local superintendent. 



MELROSE. 

 JOHN J. McCuLLOUGH, Local Superintendent. 



We are glad to be able to report the greatly improved condi- 

 tion in this city as far as the gypsy and brown-tail moths are 

 concerned, due to the efficient work of the local superintendent 

 and hearty support of the city officials, and the most excellent 

 co-operation of public-spirited citizens. During the early part 

 of the year the treating of egg clusters, particularly on private 

 estates, was vigorously prosecuted, while the work of closing 

 cavities and cutting and removing decayed trees also had atten- 

 tion. Burlapping, banding with sticky materials and spraying 

 all gave good results. The residential sections and the street 



