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The arrangement and classification of the collections require 

 a large amount of time. The many additions must be interpolatec^ 

 and there are numerous groups still far from being thoroughlyi 

 classified. The large series of Lachnosterna captured during the^ 

 past summer were determined by Mr Young. The collection of, 

 grasshoppers taken in connection with the grasshopper investiga- 

 tions referred to above, necessitated the rearrangement of the 

 Orthoptera. | 



Nursery inspection. The nursery inspection work of the Statel 

 Department of Agriculture results in numerous specimens repre- 

 senting any stage in insect development, some in very poor condi- 

 tion, being submitted for identification. As such material mayl 

 originate in a foreign country, determinations of this character are] 

 laborious and require for their successful prosecution a large col- 

 lection and an excellent library of both domestic and foreign works.; 

 The correct identification of such material is very important, sincej 

 the disposal of entire shipments of nursery stock must depend ini 

 considerable measure upon the character of the infestation. 



General. The work of the office has been materially aided, as 

 in past years, by the identification of a number of species through 

 the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard, chief of the Bureau of En- 

 tomology, United States Department of Agriculture, and his asso- 

 ciates. A number of correspondents have donated valuable speci- 

 mens, listed elsewhere, and many have rendered efficient service by 

 transmitting local data respecting various insects. There has been 

 as in the past, a most helpful cooperation on the part of all interested 

 in the work of the office. 



