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trolling the spread of and ultimately exterminating this destructive insect; that 

 their work, on the whole, has been remarkably successful, when the extensive area 

 to be gone over and the insufficient or retarded appropriations are considered; and 

 that there is every prospect of the accomplishment of the object of the committee — 

 the absolute extermination of the insect in the State of Massachusetts — provided 

 tbat funds sufficient for the purpose are placed at their disposal. 



We consider that a stoppage of their work, or any serious reduction of it, would 

 involve not only the loss of all that has been already accomplished, but would also 

 permit this destructive insect to ravage the State and eventually spread over a large 

 part of the Union, and cause an incalculable amount of injury to the whole 

 community. 



We trust that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will continue to make early 

 and ample provision for carrying on this work in a thorough manner for a few years 

 longer, when ve expect that the insect will have been brought under such control 

 that a much more limited expenditure will be sufficient. 



Charles J. S. Bethune, 

 Herbert Osborn, 

 John B. Smith, 



Committee. 



The papers not read, or the authors of which were not present, were 

 ordered read by title and printed in the proceedings. 



On motion of Mr. 0. H. Fernald, seconded by Mr. Weed, the United 

 States Department of Agriculture was asked to undertake the publica- 

 tion of the proceedings, as has been the custom hitherto. 



The following new members were proposed and added to the rolls : 



F. H. Mosher, proposed by Mr. Kirkland. 



E. D. Ball, assistant entomologist Colorado Experiment Station, 

 proposed by Mr. Osborn. 



A. L. Quaintance, State entomologist, Florida Experiment Station, 

 proposed by P. H. Eolfs. 



A vote of thanks was tendered to the officers of the association for 

 the efficient performance of their duties, and also to the Boston Society 

 of Natural History and the Horticultural Society of Boston for use of 

 halls and other courtesies. 



The association then adjourned, to meet in accordance with the usual 



custom, on the two week days preceding the annual August meeting for 



1899 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and 



at the place selected by the latter body. 



0. L. Marlatt, Secretary. 



The following are the papers read by title and ordered printed in the 

 proceedings : 



THE SAN JOSE SCALE IN CONNECTICUT 

 By W. E. Brittox, New Haven, Conn. 



The presence of the San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst.) 



in the State of Connecticut was first discovered in 1895. On June 12, 



while investigating a leaf-curl of plum trees in the orchard of Mr. J. 



L. Eaub, at New London, Dr. W. C. Sturgis, mycologist of the experi- 



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