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evidence to show the origin of any heritable variations in the soma. 

 Moreover, I have shown that in these beetles we can get new permanent 

 variations by stimulating the germ cells, and in no other way " (p. 311;. 

 " I am . . . . of the opinion that the evolution of the genus 

 Leptinotarsa, and of animals in general, has been continuous and direct, 

 developing new species in migrating races by direct response to the 

 conditions of existence. In this evolution natural selection has acted 

 to determine antecedent states and the persistence of new variations, but 

 in each race or species it acts as the conservator of the race, keeping 

 down extreme variations through their elimination in hibernation, larval 

 life and selective mating." 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR 



ENTOMOLOGICAL PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL 



YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 190S. 



Bureau of Entomology, Washington $136,010 00 



Emergency appropriations : 



Cotton-boll Weevil investigations 190,000 00 



Prevention of spread of Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths . . 150,000 00 

 Eradication Cattle Ticks . . 150,000 00 



$626,010 00 



There is also an appropriation of $250,080 for the National Museum, 

 a portion of which will be applied to the Collections of Insects, The 

 expense of printing bulletins, etc., for the Scientific Bureaus is covered by 

 a further appropriation of $824,450. 



In the statement of expenditures at the end of the Report of the 

 Experimental Farms of the Dominion of Canada for the year ending 

 June, 1905 (the last we have access to), there is to be found the following 

 item : 



" Entomological and Botanical Division, including salaries of officers in 

 charge $4,265 38" 



This amount may possibly have been increased to $5,000 for the 

 current year. 



Dr. Howard has a staff of more than seventy-five men, and consider- 

 ably over half a million of dollars at his disposal. 



Dr. Fletcher has two assistants and five thousand dollars, with nearly 

 as large a territory to cover, and is expected to include botany as well as 

 entomology in his sphere of work. Is not this a disgrace to the 

 Dominion ? 



