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in 1896, for the means provided were not sufficient to do 

 this and attend to other work which was more pressing. 



Brookline. 



Two colonies of the moth were found in 1896 in Brookline. 

 A thorough inspection of the town is now in progress. So 

 far, no moths have been found outside of these two colonies. 

 These colonies were of several years' growth, and would have 

 been found before had means been provided from year to 

 year to inspect thoroughly all the outer towns. On account 

 of the nature of the ground and the fact that the moths were 

 first found late in the season, it is improbable that these 

 colonies have been exterminated. 



Watertovn . 



Several moth colonies were found in Watertown in 1891 

 and in 1892, and more were found later. Some of them 

 were so situated as to render extermination extremely diffi- 

 cult. Much careful work has been done in these colonies. 

 Only two places were found infested in this town in 1896. 

 One is an extension of a Cambridge colony, situated near 

 the Watertown line ; the other, where only two caterpillars 

 were found, is also in the eastern part of the town. 



Waltham. 



In only one colony in Waltham have any moths been 

 found in 1896, all the old colonies having been exterminated 

 previous to 1895. A careful search of the town in that year 

 revealed one colony in the woods, which has since been 

 carefully watched, burlapped and treated in such a way that, 

 if it is not already exterminated, it should be by the work of 

 another summer. 



Lexington. 



The greater portion of Lexington appears to be cleared, 

 although the moth formerly existed there in many colonies 

 scattered over the town. There are two colonies in the 

 woodland in the northern part of the town, in which nearly 

 everything possible has already been done to destroy all 

 forms of the moth and to put the colonies in a condition for 



