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W. Scott, Esq., Toronto. — Botanical specimens. 



Rev. G. W. Taylor, Nanaimo, B.C. — -British Columbian plants and insects. 

 T, N. Willing, Esq., Olds, Alta. — Rare plants and insects from Alberta. 

 The Director, Bangalore Botanic Garden, India. — Several packets of seeds. 



In addition to the above special mention should be made of a consignment of 

 specimens of the Apricot scale, Lecanium Armeniacum, infested by its parasite, Comys 

 fusca, Howard. These were sent by Mr. E. M. Ehrhorn, of Mountain View, California, 

 with the hope that they might prove useful in controlling the New York Plum-scale, a 

 species similar to the Apricot scale. Part of these specimens were allowed to escape in 

 an elm tree at Ottawa badly infested by another Lecanium very similar to the two 

 above mentioned, and part were sent to Mr. L. A. Woolverton, Secretary of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario, to be liberated at Grimsby where the New York Plum- 

 scale was known to exist. 



The most important addition to the museum was in the shape of an exchange from 

 the Government of New South Wales, through the Curator of the Technological Museum 

 at Sydney, and consists of a large collection of named botanical and entomological 

 specimens from that colony. 



In conclusion, I beg again to acknowledge the great help I have received in all 

 branches of my work from my assistant, Mr. J. A. Guignard, B. A., who has done a great 

 deal to render this division what I trust and confidently hope that it is — a useful branch 

 of the public service. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



JAMES FLETCHER, 



Entomologist and Botanist. 

 Ottawa, 31st December, 1896. 



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