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Remarks. 



Tbose of the above named plants and insects that have been 

 sufficiently studied, or are of enough importance receive consid- 

 eration below. The plates and cuts to illustrate this Report 

 were obtained from the following sources : From the Dept. of 

 Agric, Washington, D. C, the plate of Bromus secalinus; cuts 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10 from J. B. Lippincott & Co., and are 

 after cuts in Saunder's Insects Injurious to Fruits; cuts 5, 8, 11, 

 12 and 13 were kindly loaned by Prof. S. A. Fobes and are after 

 cuts in the 111. Repts. ; cut 9 is from a drawing made by the 

 writer. 



During the past season the writer assumed alone the botanical 

 and entomological work of the Station, but Mr. F. P. Briggs, 

 Assistant in the Natural History Department of the College, has 

 continued in an efficient manner the germination experiments and 

 collecting for the herbarium. 



The appointment of a Station Horticulturist has transferred the 

 work of the Botanist and Entomologist largely to the study of 

 life histories of plants and insects found doing injury in the State. 

 The Horticulturist has assumed the work of testing fungicides 

 and insecticides. Insects and plants for identification and ques- 

 tions regarding their habits will be considered by the writer, but 

 questions regarding spraying and spraying apparatus should more 

 properly be referred to Prof. Munson. We take this occasion to 

 say that any one desiring information regarding insects or plants 

 is at liberty to send specimens or ask questions. We are glad to 

 notice an increasing demand for such information. Directions for 

 sending specimens will be found in Experiment Station Report, 

 1888, p. 194. 



The past season has not been characterized by the wide spread 

 occurrence of any one species of fungus or injurious insect. The 

 ravages of the Forest-tent Caterpillar, so serious and threatening 

 in 1890, amounted to almost nothing the past season, as we pre- 

 dicted would be the case in our last Report. The past season was 

 quite wet and many complaints were received of injuries done by 

 various species of cut worms. The Codling Moths and Apple 

 Maggot were as abundant as usual in some sections of the State. 

 There seems to be an awakening to the importance of spraying 

 for Apple Scab and the Codling Moth, as more inquiries have been 

 received than usual regarding fungicides, insecticides and appa- 

 ratus. Complaints from two sources were received of injuries 

 done to corn by ApJwnus tridenlalus, Say. This insect has never 



