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the state. The more important facts regarding each species 
were briefly summarized. (This paper will be published in the 
Quarterly Bulletin State Plant Board.) 
This was followed by a paper on ‘‘Mealy-bugs” by J. Chaffin. 
Less work has been done on these insects than on any other 
group of the Coccidae. About 76 species have been described— 
43 of them from California. Practically no work has been done 
on these insects in Florida and there are probably fully as many 
species in the state as in California. Five species have already 
been collected from citrus. 
Mar. 22, 1919. In place of the regular March meeting a 
smoker for Mr. George Compere, Plant Quarantine Inspector of 
California, was held. The following members were present: 
F. M. O’Byrne, E. W. Berger, Wilmon Newell, O. T. Stone, J. C. 
Goodwin, Frank Stirling, J. H. Montgomery, A. C. Brown,. J. 
Chaffin, G. B. Merrill and H. S. Davis. There were present as 
guests George Compere, J. C. Holton, J. R. Fulk, Jno. Spencer, 
J. J. Grimm, C. H. Willoughby and Mr. F. S. Dresskell of Chi- 
cago. The regular order of business was dispensed with and 
Mr. Compere gave an informal and exceedingly interesting ad- 
dress on ‘‘Parasitic Insects’. This consisted largely of personal 
reminiscences of his work in introducing insect parasites into 
California and Australia, following the introduction of the 
Vedalia, or Australian Lady-beetle, to combat the Cottony 
Cushion Scale in California in 1888. 
Roughly speaking, a species is a collection of individuals 
which resemble each other as closely as the offspring of a 
single parent.—Comstock. 
A genus is a group of species. Thus all the species of pine 
trees belong to the genus Pinus. 
Observation, record, generalization, experiment, verification— 
these are the processes necessary for the mastery of this sub- 
ject.—Forbes. 
