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Shortly after the pernicious scale was discovered at New London, 

 specimens were received from Hartford and Bridgeport. Still later it 

 was learned that infested localities existed at Darien, Groton, Mystic, 

 Farmington, New Britain, Plantsville. and New Haven. At this date 

 (August 18) we may add to the list Greenwich, Nichols, Woodbridge, 

 Harnden, Cheshire, Wallingford, Meriden, Ivoryton, and Burnside. 



Thus, infested localities are known to have existed in at least nine- 

 teen different towns of the State, while three or four different localities 

 in Hartford and at least five in New Haven have been discovered. It 

 may also be of interest to note that most of the centers of infection are 



MAP OF 



CONNECTICUT 



Fig. 4.— Map showing the distribution of the San 



scale in Connecticut (original) . 



situated along the lines of the New York, New Haven and Hartford 

 Railroad. 1 In nearly all cases where infested trees were found the 

 owners had purchased stock of either Parry or Lovett. In one or two 

 cases infested stock was unquestionably obtained directly from other 

 nurseries, but it may have originally been sent out by one of these two 

 New Jersey firms. No list of customers has been procured of the Lovett 

 Company, and it is probable that many other localities, to us unknown, 

 have already become infested by means of stock from this nursery. 



During the latter part of 1897 infested currant twigs were received 

 from Mr. M. N. Wooding, of Harnden. A visit to Mr. Wooding's place 

 followed, and an inspection of all vegetation in the vicinity showed the 



1 All localities now known to exist in the State are shown on the accompanying 

 outline map (fig. 4), prepared by the author of the paper. — L. O. H. 



