82 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



fungi and weeds have been added to the State flora. Descriptions 

 of some of the new species of insect were contributed to Entomolog- 

 ical Journals, as the scope of Station reports is limited to matters 

 of economic importance. We were called twice during the season 

 to lecture before farmers' clubs and also delivered fifteen lectures to 

 the winter students in agriculture upon Injurious Insects and Fungi. 



Below will be found tabulated the more important plants and 

 insects that have claimed attention, 'i hese tables are presented 

 from year to year, as a record of the most important insects and plants 

 claiming attention and are valuable for reference. Specimens new 

 to the State, or of special importance are considered in detail and 

 illustrated. 



The Orange Ecestelia has been very abundant the past season 

 in southern and western Maine doing much damage to quince 

 bushes. This fungus is considered iu detail in the body of the 

 report. 



The Pear-leaf Blight which in our last report we stated was 

 spreading in the vicinity of Portland has appeared this season in 

 the Penobscot valley in the vicinity of Belfast and Northport. 



The Pear-twig Blight {Micrococcus amylovorus, Burrill,) has 

 also done some damage about Northport. 



The Black Knot continues to be reported and will no doubt be 

 prevalent as long as bird cherry, laden with the knots, can be found 

 on nearly every farm in the State. 



Inconspicuous Helminthosporium and Common Cladosporium, 

 two fungus parasites, feeding upon the juices of the leaves and 

 stems of oats, have been found to be the cause of their dwarfing and 

 prematurely turning yellow. 



The Yellow Rocket or Winter Cress, False Flax or Gold of 

 Pleasure and Berterua incaiia, DC, all plants of the mustard family 

 (Cruci/erce) have been found in the State. The first two quite 

 abundant. The third is mentioned as it is a weed new to the State, 

 introduced in 1893 in clover seed. It is associated with The 

 DiTCHOTOMOus Catchfly a weed found in the State the past season 

 for the first time and belonging to the pink family {CaryophyUacece) . 



The Canada Thistle has been reported as a weed in meadows. 

 It should be eradicated as quickly as possible. 



The Orange Hawkweed as shown by the table, which gives 

 new localities, is spreading rapidly. 



The Fall Dandelion improperly called Arnica is also spreading. 



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