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other parts of the state. Seven to eight egg clusters from this 

 lot were sent to the following persons: C. L. Allen, Floral Park,, 

 H. S. Ambler, Chatham, M. H. Beckwith, Elmira, K. L. Darrison, 

 Lockport, O. Q. Flint, Athens, S. H. French, Amsterdam, J. T. 

 Gaylord, Poughkeepsie, G. S. Graves, Newport, W. G-. Hitchcock, 

 Pittstown, S. B. Huested, Blauvelt, H. D. Lewis, Annandale,. 

 E. H. Mairs, Irvington-on-Hudson, L. L. Morrell, Kinderhook, 

 Paul Roach, Quaker Street (Schenectady co.), E.T. Schoonmaker, 

 Cedar Hill, C. H. Stuart, Newark, Franklin Taber, Poughkeepsie 

 and C. L. Williams, Glens Falls. Each lot was also accom- 

 panied by a letter directing the recipient to keep the eggs cool 

 and as soon as possible to tie them to the stem of some bush or 

 to a low branch of a tree. The persons were requested to keep 

 watch for the hatching of the eggs and to report concerning 

 them. A copy of Prof. Slingerland's bulletin was also sent to 

 each. In addition, a number of egg clusters and a few living 

 young were distributed about Washington park, Albany, some 

 in the northeast and a number near the northwest corners of 

 the main part of the park; 15 egg clusters were distributed May 

 22 about the premises of H.A.Unger, Hillview, East Greenbush;; 

 and about as many June 8 in the gorge below Dean's mill, 

 Coeymans N. Y. A number of egg packets were taken to Sara- 

 toga N. Y. May 4, a few placed in promising locations, and others 

 given to the street, water and gas commissioners of that village. 

 It is naturally somewhat difficult for one unfamiliar with 

 this insect to be certain that young mantids hatched from the 

 eggs, and in the majority of instances negative results have 

 been reported. Still it is well to have these localities on record 

 because some of the insects may have escaped unobserved. Mr 

 G. S. Graves of Newport states that during the summer a Mr 

 Morey found one dead adult in a whey vat and a living specimen 

 in the house. They were identified by comparing with an illus- 

 tration in a dictionary. Mr O. Q. Flint, Athens, reports that 

 some of the egg masses looked as if they had hatched. W. C. 

 Hitchcock, Pittstown, states that he found one freshly laid egg 

 mass. R. L. Darrison, Lockport, succeeded in obtaining between 



