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Equally unfortunate in this connection is the discouraging 

 condition of those woodlands which were known to be slightly 

 infested last year. In places like Gloucester, Topsfield, Middle- 

 ton, Dedham and Wellesley the woodlands are known to be 

 scatteringly infested, " peppered ' : (to use the phrase common 

 among the local superintendents), as it were, here and there 

 with small colonies, whose suppression will require a considerable 

 outlay of money. Yet, on the other hand, if these slight infesta- 

 tions are neglected, their increase to dangerous proportions will 

 be but a matter of a few years. These woodlands occur as a 

 rule in towns of low valuation, which will require much financial 

 aid from the State. The complete list of cities and towns in- 

 fested by the gypsy moth Jan. 7, 1907, is given below: - 



Abington. 



Acton. 



Aruesbury. 



Andover. 



Arlington. 



Ashland. 



Avon. 



Ayer. 



Barnstable. 



Bedford. 



Belmont. 



Beverly. 



Billerica. 



Boston. 



Bourne. 



Boxborough. 



Boxford. 



Braintree. 



Briclgewater. 



Brockton. 



Brookline. 



Burlington. 



Cambridge. 



Canton. 



Carlisle. 



Carver. 



Chelmsford. 



Chelsea. 



Cohasset. 



Concord. 



Danvers. 



Dedham. 



Dover. 



Dracut. 



Duxbury. 



East Bridgewater. 



Easton. 



Essex. 



Everett. 



Framingham. 



Georgetown. 



Gloucester. 



Groton. 



Groveland. 



Halifax. 



Hamilton. 



Hanover. 



Hanson. 



Harvard. 



Haverhill. 



Hingham. 



Holbrook. 



Holliston. 



Hopkinton. 



Hudson. 



Hull. 



Hyde Park. 



Ipswich. 



Kingston. 



Lakeville. 



Lawrence. 



Lexington. 



Lincoln. 



Littleton. 



Lowell. 



Lynn. 



Lynnfleld. 



Maiden. 



Manchester. 



Marblehead. 



Marlborough. 



Marshfield. 



Maynard. 



Medford. 



Melrose. 



Merrirnac. 



Methuen. 



Middleborough. 



Middleton. 



Millis. 



Milton. 



Nahant. 



Natick. 



Needharn. 



Newbury. 



Newburyport. 



Newton. 



