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journey ; otherwise they generally die on the road and shrivel up. 

 Send as full an account as possible of the habits of the insect 

 respecting which you desire information ; for example, what plant 

 or plants it infests, whether it destroys the leaves, the buds, the 

 twigs, or the stem ; how long it has been known to you ; what amount 

 of damage it has done, etc. Such particulars are often not only of 

 high scientific interest, but of great practical importance. In send- 

 ing soft insects or larvae that have been killed in alcohol, the}' should 

 be packed in cotton saturated with alcohol. In sending pinned or 

 mounted insects, always pin them securely in a box to be inclosed 

 in a larger box, the space between the two boxes to be packed with 

 some soft or elastic material, to prevent too violent jarring. Pack- 

 ages SHOULD BE MARKED WITH THE NAME OF THE SENDER, aud 



addressed to the Entomologist of the Experiment Station, Orouo, 

 Me. 



