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pleasure driving through it in the caterpillar season. The 

 work on street trees has been prosecuted with vigor, and at 

 the present writing about three-fourths of them have been 

 cleared of both species of moths. In badly infested sections 

 the roadside brush has been cut and the trees put in con- 

 dition for burlapping next season. The most disquieting 

 feature in the situation is the general infestation of the wood- 

 land. There is in this city a large area of fine woodland in 

 which there are many old-growth trees. Since the gypsy 

 moth has now established itself so generally in the wood- 

 land, a great deal of thorough work will be necessary to keep 

 it under control. The work of next season should include 

 burlapping the street trees of the entire city and spraying 

 in the badly infested sections. 



The people of Beverly have shown a most commendable 

 public spirit and have co-operated fully with the State super- 

 intendent. 



BOSTON. 



WILLIAM DOOGUE and J. A. PETTIGKEW, Local Superintendents. 



1905, amount required before reimbursement, . . . $2,500 00 



1906, amount required before reimbursement, . . . 5,000 00 

 1905, amount expended in work against moths, . . . 4,798 56 

 1905, amount of State reimbursement, ..... 



In the city of Boston the work of caring for the trees on 

 streets and in the Public Garden, Common and public 

 squares has been carried on by Superintendent of Public 

 Grounds William Doogue, while the parks and boulevards 

 have received the attention of Superintendent of Parks J. 

 A. Pettigrew. The entire city may be said to be generally 

 infested by both gypsy and brown-tail moths, the gypsy 

 moth colonies at East Boston being of dangerous size. In 

 the old gypsy moth colonies at Sargent Street, Dorchester, 

 and Franklin Park, which were so thoroughly treated by the 

 employees of the State Board of Agriculture, but few moths 

 have been found. In recent years a great deal of work 

 against the moths has been done by the city authorities, and, 

 to some extent, by owners of private estates ; but so many 

 estates have been neglected that the insects have become 

 thoroughly established and widely scattered. The Fenway, 



