LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Division op Entomology, 

 Washington, B. 0., October 6, 1898. 

 SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of the 

 report prepared by the secretary, Mr. G. L. Marlatt, of the proceedings 

 of the tenth annual meeting* of the Association of Economic Entomol- 

 ogists, which was held at Boston, Mass., August 19 and 20, 1898. The 

 proceedings of this association are of the greatest economic importance, 

 and the secretary's reports have hitherto been published in bulletins 

 of this division. I therefore recommend the publication of the present 

 report as Bulletin No. 17, new series. 



Bespectfully, L. O. Howard, 



Entomologist. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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