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Greenfield Center, Glens Falls, Cambridge, Hoosick Falls and Fulton- 

 ville. The collection was also shown at the meeting of the Western 

 New York horticultural society at Rochester and at that of the Eastern 

 New York horticultural society in New York city. It was shown in 

 addition at the following county fairs : Hornellsville, Cuba, Dryden, and 

 Cobleskill. A part of the expense for exhibiting at these institutes was 

 borne by the management, and the same was true of the fairs. 



Collection of insects. The additions to the state collection of insects 

 have been larger than ever before. My assistant, Mr Banks, has spent 

 considerable time in the field collecting forms specially desired for the 

 biologic collection. The contributions from correspondents have been 

 unusually numerous, and by a small cash outlay a large number of speci- 

 mens were obtained through student collectors. The collecting done at 

 the entomologic field station and also in the study of forest insects has 

 resulted in the taking of many desirable forms. Over 15,000 pinned 

 specimens have been added to the collection during the year, and a vast 

 number of others have been preserved in alcohol. These additions may 

 appear large, but there are still many forms which should be obtained. 

 Dr Needham's work on dragon flies and my studies of forest insects will 

 result in a great enrichment of the state collection in authentically deter- 

 mined Odonata and Scolytidae, besides valuable additions in other groups. 



Voluntary observers. This organization has been continued with, 

 I trust, mutual advantages. The work has been extended somewhat, 

 and is now supported by 45 observers representing 42 counties, instead 

 of 43 observers in 39 counties, as last year. Many of those who con- 

 tinued the work begun in 1899 have been able to improve their reports 

 materially, as may be seen by the abstracts given under the proper 

 heading. 



Acknowledgments. The entomologist is under obligations to other 

 workers along the same lines for aid rendered. Dr L. O. Howard, chief 

 of the division of entomology of the United States department of agricul- 

 ture, and his associates have frequently been of service by determining 

 insects or by placing information at my disposal. This central bureau, as 

 at present conducted, should be and is invaluable to working entomolo- 

 gists all over the country. To Dr A. D. Hopkins, entomologist of the 

 West Virginia agricultural experiment station, special thanks are due for 

 personally showing and explaining to me his lines of work and also for 

 his determinations of the Scolytidae or bark beetles and other insects 

 collected by me in the forests. The thanks of the entomologist are also 



