It (iVPSV AM> BRO\VN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



:rom passing "ii '< adjacent property clear of the moths. 

 This latter e\]>edient \vjis not wholly successful. 



'I'll.- \v.rk airain-t the moths in Medford has at all times dur- 

 ing the \c;ir h;il the heariy sii]]<.i-t of IIi~ Honor the mayor, 

 while citizens, as a rule, have co-operated in a very gratifying 

 way. We cannot dismiss the discussion of the conditions of this 

 citv without reference to the notable and most practical assist- 

 ance uiven to the work hy Medford's honored citizen and well- 

 known philanthropist, Gen. S. C. Lawrence. Notwithstanding 

 rhe enormous expense entailed iii combating the moths upon his 

 own property, General Lawrence has voluntarily assumed the 

 are of many badly infested private estates, and has also 

 assisted the city in destroying the moths on several of its 

 most imj>ortant streets. Further than this he has at his 

 own expense during the fall months thinned and put in good 

 condition the entire water board property above mentioned, so 

 that a repetition of the moth outbreak shall not occur here in 

 I'.HiT. His constant and hearty co-operation in the battle against 

 the moths is worthy of the highest commendation, not only of 

 the citizens of Medford, but of all tree lovers in the moth-infested 

 district. 



MELROSE. 



J. J. McCuLLOUGH, Local Superintendent. 



This. city is comparable to Maiden or Medford in its degree 

 atiou hy the gypsy moth. Of particular note have 

 b-en the complaints .if damage by the moth pest in the High- 

 land- district, adjacent to \Yakelicld. During the winter months 

 the local superintendent carried on a very vigorous campaign 

 against h"th species of the ui..ths, and followed this up by bur- 

 lapping and the nse of sticky bands on the street trees. Not- 

 withstanding these etl'orts, some damage was done by the 

 moth pests iii certain of the residential districts, while the 

 woodland sections siill'ered most severely. The city of Mel rose 

 i- unfortunate j M that it comes close to the dividing line between 

 towns which receive an s<> per cent, rebate and those to which a 

 per cent, nhate only applies. Uecaiise of the low valuation, 

 it has been nm-t ditliciilt to raise sufficient funds to properly 

 combat the ninth pest at critical times. While the work in the 



