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your always truly acceptable letters. The little beetles 

 came quite safely. I divided them duly, and I have no 

 doubt both Mr. Janson and Canon Fowler will be very 

 much pleased to possess them. 



Our Worcestershire and Toddington people are really 

 roused to see about these weary caterpillars. We have 

 formed a " committee of experiment " with two or three 

 very sensible and able men at the head, and I officiate as 

 their entomologist, and benefit the stationer, at least ! You 

 should see the sheets of paper covered with sage advice ! 



At present I am trying to keep well before them that the 

 very centre of all advance is to arrange our " washes " and 

 our means of applying them, so that we may be able to 

 destroy the hordes about May or June, when they are really 

 and evidently doing harm. Your information is invaluable, 

 not only in itself but because whatever may be advanced I 

 can say Mr. Fletcher advised it, or more often, reported its 

 success in Canada, and I feel secure. I really hope we 

 shall make progress ; the leading people are quite weary of 

 this everlasting greasing, but I certainly do feel that our 

 only excuse for asking you so many questions about it, is 

 your own great knowledge of the subject, and great good 

 nature ; and, indeed, I am most truly grateful. 



Professor William Fream, of Downton College of Agri- 

 culture, has just been appointed, by unanimous vote of 

 Council of our Royal Agricultural Society, to be Associate 

 Editor of their journal. This is such an excellent appoint- 

 ment it delights me. Professor Fream is an old friend of 

 mine, so that besides the great benefit to the society of 

 having such an able man in the post, I gain a skilled and 

 heartily helpful colleague. 



I hope that you will come over to England this summer, 

 it would be such a benefit to me and such a pleasure both 

 to my sister and myself. We hope you will stay here as 

 long as you can make it convenient. This is a very good 

 centre, and Rothamsted [the great English Agricultural 

 Experiment Station] is only about four and a half miles off, 

 and I am quite sure the staff would be delighted to show 

 you everything. 



July 7, 1890. 



I believe that after our hard fight we have won the victory 

 and Paris-green is now acknowledged, so far as the area of 

 the work of our Committee has spread, as an indispensable 

 insecticide in orchard-growing on a large scale. The 

 caterpillars have been killed and the leafage not injured, and 



