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ever, is capable of destroying the entire fruit crop of the 

 State, and of doing great injury to orchards, gardens, forests 

 and parks. The injury which the gypsy moth would cause to 

 agriculture and horticulture, if allowed to spread over the 

 State, cannot be computed. The expense of holding it in 

 check in our public parks which would have to be borne by 

 the Commonwealth and its various cities, would probably 

 be greater annually than the sum now asked to prevent its 

 spreading and to do all possible towards its extermination. 



The Destructiveness of the Gypsy Moth in Massachusetts. 



Statements from those who have been e}'e-witnesses of the 

 injury caused by the gypsy moth are given in. the appendix 

 which follows the entomologist's report, and will give an idea 

 of its destructiveness, and what would follow should its 

 unchecked increase be permitted. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. H. FORBUSH. 



