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follow, which include only the more important details of 
maintenance for the year. 
The season of 1916 was a very favorable one for herba- 
ceous plants and deciduous trees. A cool, late spring was 
followed by a wet summer and an unusually dry autumn. 
here were no floods, but two rather severe storms de- 
stroyed several trees in the woodlands. 
In spite of the summer rains, there were fewer mosquitoes 
here than ever before. This was due partly to the late 
spring and partly to the consistent use of kerosene year 
after year. The elm-leaf beetle was conspicuous by its 
absence here as in other localities, its disappearance being 
apparently due to natural conditions rather than to artificial 
control. 
Dr. Seaver noticed considerable damage from the pine- 
shoot moth and other similar moths which attack the 
young shoots of various species of pines. Large numbers of 
infected shoots were cut and burned in order to prevent 
the spread of this insect. The pine-shoot moth is com- 
paratively new, having been introduced into this country 
from Europe. 
The rose beetle was unusually destructive to shrubs 
during the past season. No remedy seems to be effective 
in the control of this insect except hand-picking, which was 
resorted to in the case of the more choice shrubs, especially 
roses. ‘The ash borer has become so destructive that the 
planting of any variety of ash for street or ornamental 
purposes seems hardly justifiable until some artificial 
means of controlling this insect can be worked out. 
The tussock moth made an inroad on the trees near the 
Elevated Railway approach, but was largely held in check 
by timely spraying. It only remains to destroy during the 
winter any cgg-masses that may have been formed by 
moths that survived. 
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JOURNAL 
The Journal has been published for each month during 
the year, making a volume of 246 pages, with 24 plates. 
