February, '10] ATWOOD : BROWN-TAIL MOTH 71 



It is reported that the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science meets in Minneapolis in the winter of 1910, and I suppose 

 that this Association will also meet there. If it is definitely decided 

 that such be the case, you must remember that you are coming into 

 a cold country, though a beautiful one, and I wish to assure you that 

 although the temperature is low, the hearts of the people are warm, 

 and we will do all we can to make you feel at home, and to repay you 

 for the journey. 



A discussion of the points suggested in these remarks is noted in 

 Part I. 



A paper was presented by Mr. G. G. Atwood. 



BROWN-TAIL MOTH ON IMPORTED NURSERY STOCK 

 By G. G. Atwood. Alba)nj. N. Y. 



On the 1st of January, 1909, information came to the Department 

 of Agriculture in Albany that brown-tail moths in the usual winter 

 form of nests had been found in a recent importation of nursery stocks 

 from France. The great importance of this discovery was at once 

 appreciated by the Commissioner of Agriculture, who by statute is 

 charged with the responsibility of preventing the introduction of 

 "dangerously injurious insect pests" into the State of New York. We 

 knew that extensive importations from France and other countries 

 were due to arrive -during the months of January, February and 

 March, and furthermore that the millions of stocks and seedlings 

 were for planting in nearly every nursery in the state. A circular of 

 information calling attention to the conditions confronting us was 

 distributed to all our nurserymen and planters and they were directed 

 to notify the Department of the arrival of any importations of stock 

 from abroad and requested to hold all boxes unopened until an inspec- 

 tor of the Horticultural Bureau could be present. Fortunately, we 

 had for years previous a requirement of law by which transportation 

 companies bringing nursery stock into the state must notify the De- 

 partment of their having in their possession any such shipments and 

 giving names and addresses of consignors and consignees, together 

 with such other information as might be required. Special requests 

 were at once made of the sixty odd transportation companies to heed 

 the letter of the law. 



We further asked and received the cooperation of Custom House 

 brokers, securing from them much information, particularly in refer- 



