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strawberry growers at Ridgely, Caroline County, have determined 

 that the planting of profuse blooming varieties is a satisfactory way 

 of escaping loss from this pest. It appears to be the concensus of 

 opinion that the following varieties, mentioned in order of maturity, 

 are most likely to answer the purposes: Rio. Superior, Tennessee 

 Prolific, and Gandy. While Gandy is not a profuse bloomer, it is 

 quite late, and seems to be the best variety of its season. With these 

 varieties, with the exception of Gandy, the work of the beetles proves 

 to be actually beneficial, by thinning out the bloom. The use of pis- 

 tillate sorts, as commonly recommended, has not been found satis- 

 factory, and has been largely abandoned. 



Injury from the imported elm leaf-beetle (Galerucdla hdeola) was 

 noted July 8 at Frederick, Md. At this time the foliage of certain 

 elms had been largely destroyed. This is the only instance where 

 injury from this species was noted by the writer the present year. 



The rose sawfly (Monostegia rosas) became noticeably destructive to 

 roses about the middle of May quite generally over the State. 



During July report was received from Mr. Richard Vincent, jr., of 

 Whitemarsh, to the effect that some insect had greatly injured his 

 young celery plants. A careful examination of the celery seed beds 

 was made July 28, and one immature individual of the negro bug 

 (Corimelaena pulicarid) was found on the plants, which Mr. Vincent 

 thought to be the same insect which had been so abundant and destruc- 

 tive a short while previously. 



The unusual prevalence of the white-marked tussock moth (Orgyia 

 Zeucostigmd) in 1901 led some to fear that the insect would again be 

 abundant in 1902. During late May and early June of the present 

 year larvae of this species were observed in comparatively small num- 

 ber--, but larva? of the August brood were exceedingly rare and 

 attracted no attention whatever. 



Nests of the fall webworm (Hyphani/ria cunea) were observed quite 

 generally over Maryland during late June and early July, but the 

 second brood failed to show up to any extent. 



Mr. Weed presented the following paper: 



NOTES FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



By Clarence M. Weed, Durham, X. II. 



During recent years New Hampshire has been fortunate in escaping 

 the attacks of several lately introduced insect pests of first importance 

 that have ravaged other States. The most notable of these are the 

 elm leaf- beetle, the San Jose scale, the gypsy moth, the brown-tail 

 moth, and the pear-tree psylla. The last two seasons have shown, 



