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The more important species were accompanied by excellent original 
colored illustrations of the adult insect, the work of Miss Hart. 
One of the best features of the Illinois exhibit was a series of eleven 
cases representing by specimens the average food of a robin for a 
year, There were also smaller series of the insects forming the food 
of other birds, and of fishes. 
This exhibit was in the constant charge of a representative from the 
State laboratory. It was originally intended to carry on here a part 
of the routine entomological work of the laboratory, of rearing and 
caring for insects, experimenting, and answering correspondence, but 
lack of funds prevented. 
There was also on exhibition, in a different quarter of the building, 
a small series of cases designed for class work, from the Northern 
Normal School of Illinois. 
In the Agricultural Building, in the Office of Experiment Stations, a 
prominent place was devoted to its entomological exhibits, which were 
composed of contributions from entomologists of different stations. 
West Virginia contributed fifteen cases, chiefly of wood and bark 
damaged by bark and timber beetles of the family Scolytide. These 
specimens were selected with great care and showed the characteristic 
work of the different species. A catalogue of these insects, most of 
which were represented in the exhibit, was issued by the station, but 
was not available to the visitor. 
New Jersey exhibited fourteen cases of the injurious insects which 
furnished the text of the special entomological bulletins of the station. 
This included insects injurious to the Cranberry, Squash, Grape, Black- 
berry, and Sweet Potato, a special case of the “ Rose-Bug,” and four 
cases designed to illustrate methods and apparatus. A feature of this 
exhibit was the specimens of plants showing the nature of the injury 
done by the insects. The insects were exhibited in large series, neatly 
and artistically arranged and fully labeled, the collection being on the 
whole the most appropriate of all in this exhibit. 
Maine made a unique exhibit of five cases of biologic material, con-_ 
sisting of microscopic slides, vials, and pinned specimens, together with — 
colored illustrations of the life-history of the Apple Maggot (Trypeta 
pomonella Walsh). A copy of the station bulletin on this subject was 
attached to one of the cases in a convenient manner for reference. 
Of the other stations contributing material, Mississippi had one 
case of insects which have received special study at that station, 
another of North American Myriopoda, and a third of species injurious 
to cotton. Nebraska had three cases of insects affecting the Sugar 
Beet, the remainder of the contribution of this station being exhibited 
in the Forestry building. The Cornell station of New York contrib- 
uted two cases, evidently designed to show the Comstock block system 
and biologic vials. Kansas was represented by six neatly arranged 
cases of insects affecting the Apple. South Dakota showed eight 
