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of Dr. J. Ritzema Bos, and a collection of the excellent works of Prof. Alfred Nalepa, 

 of Linz, Austria, upon the Phytoptidse ; to Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, of Las Cruces, 

 New Mexico, for making a careful study of several species of Canadian Coccidse ; to 

 Prof. T. A. Williams, of Brookings, South Dakota, for the identification of species of 

 Aphididse, and for the drawing of Aphis mali, used in this report ; to Prof. L. R. Jones, 

 of Burlingjbon, Vermont, for a series of photographs, illustrating injuries to potatoes by 

 fungous and insect pests. 



As in previous years, I am under great obligation to Prof. John Macoun for infor- 

 mation concerning the distribution and for identification of native plants. 



The following donations have been received in this department during the year : — 



W. R. Carles, Esq., British Consul, Chinkiang, China : bulbs of three species of 



Lycoris. 

 Mrs. Dunsterville, Allahabad, India : bulbs of the Aden lily. 



S. A. Fisher, Esq., Knowlton, Quebec : bulbs of Amaryllis and Eucharis amazonica. 

 T. N. Willing, Esq., Calgary, Alberta : specimens of rare western plants and insects. 

 T. E. Bean, Esq., Laggan, Alberta do do 



Prof. Comstock, Director, Arizona Experiment Station : roots of the new tanning 



plant, " Canaigre," for trial in Canada. 

 H. B. Small, Esq., Ottawa : seeds of palms from South America. 

 Erank Gillmor, Esq., Kansas City, Mo. : seeds of Nelumbium luteum. 

 Miss Marion Gordon, Nanaimo, British Columbia : botanical specimens. 



J. FLETCHER, 



Entomologist and Botanist. 

 Ottawa, 31st December, 1894. 



