South Chelmsford, South Framingham, and Jamaica Plain. It formerly 
occurred, as we liave elsewhere stated, in Amherst. 
Michigan. — This State, not known to be infested in 1-S95, has been 
found to have a number of infested localities in the southern half. Pro- 
fessor Barrows, in August, 1807, reported fourteen localities in ten 
counties j evidence showing that the scale has been present in the State 
since 1890. 
Minnesota. — Information concerning a single locality in this State, in 
the southwestern portion, has been communicated to the writer by Dr. 
Lugger. 
Mississippi. — The occurrence of the scale in this State was assumed, 
as a matter of course, two years ago, but no definite localities were 
known. Since that time two such localities have been brought to our 
attention. Much of the Idaho pear stock sold by Mr. Frotscher, of 
New Orleans, in 1891 was sent to portions of this State, and there can 
be no doubt of the establishment of the scale within its boundaries. 
The almost total silence of Mississippi fruit growers, however, on this 
subject can not be due entirely to indifference, and we are very much 
inclined to believe, as will be pointed out later, that in the Gulf States 
the San Jose scale is by no means as serious a pest as it is in more 
northern localities. 
Missouri. — At the time when Bulletin No. 3 was published there was 
no certainty of the existence of the scale in this State. The Messrs. 
Stark Brothers had shown their premises to be uninfested and had 
proven that the original Japan pluui stock which carried the scale from 
California to New Jersey, although purchased by the New Jersey firms 
from them, had not infested their home nurseries. Since the appoint- 
ment of Professor Stedman as entomologist to the State Experiment 
Station some two years since, he has found sixteen undoubted infested 
localities in this State. 
Nevada. — No localities in this State, beyond gardens in the city of 
Reno, have been brought to our attention. Professor Eillman, the 
entomologist of the experiment station at that place, is fortunate in 
having infested plum trees in his own garden for experiment and study. 
New Jersey. — In the fall of 1895 the widespread condition of the scale 
in New Jersey was already so well known that the writer considered it 
useless to specify individual localities. Since that time the situation 
has not preceptibly bettered. In his last bulletin Professor Smith 
states that all efforts to exterminate the insect in New Jersey must be 
abandoned. It is well established in the line of towns along the Dela- 
ware River from Burlington to Camden, in gardens as well as orchards, 
and hedges and small fruits as well as tree fruits being infested. It is 
on Jersey City Heights, and city and suburban gardens and yards are 
infested. Several of the infested orchards are close to or adjoin wood 
or scrub land, with blackberry and other vines along the fence lines and 
in the open spaces, and into these the insect has spread. There is little 
