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that nearly every leaf, limb and part of recently set apple trees 

 were covered with the insects. Mr J. T. Halmes, writing from 

 Wallkill, states that June 30th the Cicada cry was almost con- 

 tinuous, especially when crossing- the Shawangunk mountain 

 between the Wallkill valley and Ellenville, the cry apparently 

 stopping as he entered Sullivan county. Returning to Wallkill 

 three weeks later he observed that the insects had disappeared 

 and that the oaks and chestnuts especially had been severely 

 injured, it appearing as though fire had scorched the young 

 branches. Mr N. D. Rand of West Camp reports an infestation 

 one-quarter of a mile wide along the Hudson, the insects occur- 

 ring by the millions and extensive injury to apple and peach 

 trees in particular, resulting. Just south of West Camp station 

 on the West Shore Railroad injuries by Cicada were very evi- 

 dent. This insect was recorded by Dr J. A. Lintner in 1894, in 

 addition to certain localities given above, from Quarryville. 



Washington county. Miss Letitia H. Dixon transmitted speci- 

 mens collected in Governor Dix's woods at Thomson and states 

 that the insects were there seventeen years ago. Mrs William 

 G. Drake, now of New Jersey, informs us that she remembers 

 very well Doctor Fitch collecting periodical Cicadas in 1877 at 

 Fort Miller, only a short distance from Thomson. There appears 

 to have been no published record of this occurrence in 1894. 



Westchester county. Mr R. W. Trine is responsible for the 

 statement that Cicadas were thick on his property, " the Kitch- 

 awan Hills," Croton Lake, located on the Mount Airy road to 

 Croton. The insects did not occur in the village though they 

 were pretty generally distributed in that section. Mr G. G. At- 

 wood of the Department of Agriculture reports the insect very 

 abundant at Dobbs Ferry and Katonah. Messrs Edward and 

 Robert Broom of Mount Vernon record many pupal cases in 

 that locality. Mr A. J. Bolton of New Rochelle reports large 

 numbers of Cicadas, probably millions, on Twin and Hunter 

 islands. The insect was also reported as occurring by millions 

 at New Rochelle and in the Pelhams. Mr C. W. Plyatt found 

 Cicadas abundant about four miles north and three miles west 

 of Peekskill. Mrs E. H. Kingsland reports thousands of Cicadas 

 at Pelham. Abundant evidences of this insect were observed 

 from the New York Central tracks just north of Ossining, in- 

 juries being rather numerous from there to Croton on Hudson. 

 From Scarboro along the New York Central tracks south nearly 

 to Tarrytown evidences of Cicada oviposition were rather abund- 



