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In New Brunswick the larvje of a sawfly belonging to the genus Lyda occurred 

 abundantly upon raspberries at St. John. There is no mention in literature of a similar 

 attack, but several larvfe are wintering in our breeding jars and it is hoped that the 

 perfect insect will be reared next spring and the species identified. 



In Ontario, considerable injury was done in beds of violets, grown by Mr. J. 

 Dunlop, the well known florist, of Toronto, by the larvas of another sawfly, Emphytus 

 Canadensis, Kirby. These false-caterpillars have been complained of occasionally in the 

 past as attacking the foliage of pansies {Viola tricolor, varieties), but no great injury 

 by them has been previously recorded. 



The Bean Weevil, often mentioned as injuring stored beans in the United States, 

 has this year been found at Strathroy in Ontario. 



Meetings attended. — Under the instructions of the Hon, Minister of Agriculture and 

 in accordance with plans made by you as Director, I have taken part in several impor- 

 tant meetings during the past year. In January last I attended a convention of fruit 

 growers, nurserymen and official entomologists at Washington, D.C., to discuss the 

 question of legislation with regard to the San Josd Scale. During the same month, 

 farmers' meetings were attended at Lachute and Cowansville, Que. In February, a 

 series of several meetings was held in New Brunswick in company with Mr. W. W. 

 Hubbard, of Sussex, N.B., and Mr. J. E. Starr, of Nova Scotia, who had just returned 

 from England, where he had been examining into the transit and sale of Canadian fruit. 

 This series ended with a grand convention at Fredericton. On the 24th and 25th of 

 the month meetings were attended in Montreal and at Huntingdon, Que. On May 7th 

 I visited Lachute to examine grass experiments. On June 15th a large farmers' picnic 

 was attended at Farrelton, Que. June the 16th and 17th were spent in the Niagara 

 district, driving with Mr. Geo. E. Fisher, the energetic San Jose Scale Inspector, who 

 has done excellent work in detecting and destroying trees infested with the San Jose 

 Scale. 



On June the 27th I left for the West : the first half of July was spent in the pro- 

 vince of Manitoba, holding meetings in company with Mr. Hugh McKellar, the Chief 

 Clerk of the provincial Department of Agriculture. There is probably no one better 

 informed as to the history of the development of Manitoba and its requirements than 

 Mr. McKellar. I, therefore, obtained much valuable information from him with regard 

 to the capabilities of the province. The subjects treated at the several meetings were all 

 in connection with weeds and the legislation relating thereto. The meetings this year 

 •were held in parts of the province not visited by us during the two previous years. The 

 subject of weeds is of great interest throughout Manitoba and the Territories. It Mas 

 a great satisfaction to me to notice a decided improvement in the condition of the farms 

 in this respect since four years ago. This must certainly be credited to the vigorous 

 policy adopted by the Hon. Thomas Greenway, the Minister of Agriculture, and his 

 Deputy, Mr. McKellar. A popular feature of this year's campaign was the establish- 

 ment of a Weed Tent at the Winnipeg Exhibition, whera large bundles of all the weeds 

 of the province were exhibited. This tent was always under the charge of some official 

 from the provincial Department of Agriculture, and I was able myself to be present for 

 the first three days. This exhibit may fairly be said to have been thronged by inquiring 

 farmers who wished to examine the specimens or brought with them weeds to be named 

 and to get advice as to their treatment. 



On July the 20th I joined Mr. J. R. Anderson, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture 

 for British Columbia, and travelled with him continuously till August the 8th. Through 

 Mr. Anderson's intimate knowledge of the country, no time was lost and a much lai-ger 

 number of meetings was held than could otherwise have been the case. He being also 

 an enthusiastic botanist, assisted me very much in procuring many valuable specimens 

 of rare plants. By many acts of kindness he added much to the pleasure of my visit. 



On my way back to Ottawa, in response to a telegram from the Hon. J. H. Ross, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture for the North-west Territories, I stayed off at Regina, 

 and addressed a meeting of farmers upon weeds and their eradication. This meeting, of 

 ■which Mr. Gerald Spring-Rice was chairman, was fairly well attended and considerable 

 interest was shown in this important subject. 



