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was received from Middleton, Canyon Count}% Idaho, and. through Mr. 
James Fletcher, from British Columbia. 
The Xew Jersey investigation of the insect the Department of Agri- 
culture has not touched. It is in the safe hands of Dr. Smith, who has 
promised a paper upon the subject for this meeting. He has also 
visited the locality at Atglen, Pa., and found that in an orchard of over 
7,000 trees all of certain varieties and a few of others were infested by 
the scale. As a result of his recommendations, kerosene emulsion has 
been applied three times to most of the trees, at intervals of ten days, 
up to the first week in June. The treatment has been absolutely suc- 
cessful. 
The other Pennsylvania occurrence was at Lewisburg, Union County. 
Dr. G. G. Groff, of the board of health, in 1890 bought one dozen Buf- 
fum pear trees from a Xew Jersey nurseryman. One after another 
died, until but one remained. Six months later he bought one dozen 
Lawsons from the same firm. Several of these were infested and after- 
wards died. The insects hatched prior to the time of writing spread 
slowly among the trees. The remedial measure adopted prior to writing 
to the Division was the dampening of a cloth with kerosene and wiping 
all the affected parts of the tree by hand. The orchard in this case 
was small, and the owner was able to destroy the majority of the insects 
by hand-rubbing. We advised him to spray with kerosene emulsion 
during June, but have not learned whether he considered it necessary 
to adopt this course. He seemed fully alive to the importance of *fae 
matter, and on account of his intelligence and scientific ability we have 
no doubt that he has exterminated the insect on his trees. 
The Indiana occurrence was, as above stated, at Bartle, Washington 
County. Two young apple trees were found affected by the scale, and 
the owner burned them, previously cutting off twigs, which he sent me 
May 8. On the 26th of June he wrote that he had made a most caref ul 
examination and could find no more of the insects. These trees were 
bought and planted in the spring of 1891, and were purchased from a 
firm of Xew Jersey nurserymen. 
The occurrence at Xeavitt, Talbot County, Md., is in an equally sat- 
isfactory condition. The orchard is located on one of the inlets of the 
Chesapeake Bay, and contains about 11 acres. Specimens were first 
received May 19, and full directions as to remedies were sent. As a 
result the trees most badly infested were destroyed, and spraying opera- 
tions were begun. During July we sent Mr. Coquillett to visit the 
orchard. He found that 10 acres were set out to peach trees eight 
years ago, that nearly all these trees are now affected by the San Jose 
scale and are in a languishing condition. At the time of setting out 
about two dozen were left over, and these were disposed of to a neighbor, 
who planted them in one corner of his orchard a short distance away. 
The remaining 4 acres of the first orchard are set out to peach, apple, 
plum, cherry, and pear, and range in age from 1 to G years. Almost 
