3O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., 'l8 



recorded in his book he evidently traveled considerably 

 throughout New Jersey and New York, always keeping a 

 sharp eye open for the plum curculio and codling moth, and 

 recording in a diary such observations on these and various 

 other insects as he thought were worth while. Birds too in- 

 terested him, as evidenced from several pages of his treatise, 

 which are devoted to them. 



He was fully alive to the many valueless remedies proposed 

 at that time for the control of the curculio and kept a collec- 

 tion of them. He states (p. 52 of his Treatise), "I cannot 

 imagine anything of less value, unless it should be a similar 

 collection of quack remedies for consumption or rheumatism." 

 He also experimented somewhat with various materials in 

 order to determine their insecticidal value, and some of these 

 results are recorded in his book. From reading his book one 

 gains the impression that he was interested in all insects more 

 or less, but especially those injurious to crops. Although de- 

 voted mainly to the curculio and codling moth, various notes 

 on numerous other species manage to appear, showing that 

 he was widely informed for that period. 



In addition to his entomological work, Dr. Trimble evi- 

 dently found time to practice medicine as the Transactions of 

 the Medical Society of New Jersey for 1866 list his name 

 from Newark as a registered physician in New Jersey, and 

 as late as 1874 his address is given in the Newark City direc- 

 tory as 645 High Street. From 1863 to 1867 he was a mem- 

 ber of the New Jersey Historical Society and, according to 

 the proceedings of that society for 1866, was on the library 

 committee and in 1867 and 1871 made donations of books. 

 He was also entomologist of the Horticultural Association of 

 the American Institute and of the State Agricultural Society 

 of New Jersey, and in 1863 made a report to this latter society 

 on the habits of insects injurious to grains and fruits. 



He was also interested in politics, being assemblyman to 

 the New Jersey legislature from Essex County in 1859, 1866 

 and 1869, and chairman of the House Committee on Agricul- 

 ture in 1866. In the report of the executive committee of the 



