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but several years ago a photograph of 

 a similar one was sent to me. I have 

 forgotten by whom. Mr. Newhall's 

 letter and the photograph were for- 

 warded to Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief of 

 the Bureau of Entomology, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. He replies, as follows : 



"I never saw a hornets' nest like the 

 one in the photograph, and I have re- 

 ferred your letter to Mr. S. A. Rohwer 

 of this Bureau, who has studied these 

 creatures for many years, and who re- 

 plies, T have never seen a nest like this 

 before, and do not know if it is an ab- 

 normal one or not. If possible, I should 

 like to have some of the makers so that 

 it would be possible to determine the 

 species and thus know if it is abnormal 

 habit.' " 



If any one should find another nest 

 of this type, every effort should be 

 an astonishing hornets- nest. m ^ de to obtain it and the hornets so 



that full scientific details may be as- 



may be of interest to you and to the certained. 



readers of your magazine. 



Yours sincerely, A man hears the voice of Nature 



Earl A. Newhall. only when he speaks to her. — "Motifs" 



I have never seen a nest of this type, by E. Scott O'Connor. 





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