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EXPSRIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



The nurserymen generally were keenly interested in this threatened invasion of 

 such an injurious pest, and co-operated with the Division in every way in their power. 

 They were thoroughly alive to the danger from such infested nursery stock, and were 

 grateful for the prompt way in which the department had undertaken the work of 

 inspection. 



The thanks of the department are due to Mr. G. G. Atwood, Chief of the New 

 York State Bureau of Horticulture, who was most helpful in advising us throughout 

 the season of shipments of nursery stock coming into Canada through New York 

 State. Most of the nurserymen, too, kept the Division well advised of any shipments 

 they had received. As soon as advice of arrival of such stock was received, Mr. 

 Arthur Gibson, Chief Assistant of the Division of Entomology and Botany, was at 

 once sent to examine the same. In this work of inspection it was of course neces- 

 sary to carefully examine all the material to see if any nests of the Brown-tail Moth 

 were present. As a rule these nests are very conspicuous, but occasionally a very 

 small nest, or one which had become broken, was found. To avoid the possibility of 

 any of these escaping required great care. 



The following list of the stock examined, and the number of nests of the Brown- 

 tail Moth which were discovered, at each inspection, has been prepared by Mr. 

 Gibson : — 



