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Warren D. Whitcomb, a graduate of the Massachusetts 
4#gricultural College, has been appointed as Scientific Assistant 
in the Bureau and has becn detailed to assist Aa J. Flebut in 
connection with the investigation of chestnut weevils and other | 
nut insects in the northern states, 

William Q. Ellis, Instructor in Forest Entomology in 
the Syracuse University, has been appointed as Scientific Assist- 
ant and has been assigned for the present to work in Washington 
in maeeoenon With insecticide studies and orchardeinsect survey 
worke 
Ff. Bs Brooks, in charge of the Bureau laboratory at 
French Oreek, W. Va., visited Mishigan and Wisconsin during the 
latter part of June in connection with his studies of apple-tree 
and other borers, 
Chester I. Bliss has been appointed as Field Assist- 
ant to assist in connection with investigations of the grape ber- 
ry-moth at Sandusky, Ohio. 
Gs A. Runner, formerly employed under the direction 
of Dr. W. D. Hunter, has been transferred to the Office of Decid- 
uous Fruit Insect Investigations, and assigned to duty at Sandusky, 
Ohio, in connection with gxvape-insect investigations. 
FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD. 
Cc. L. Marlatt, Chairman. 
G. FL Mognette, formerly Assistant State Entomologist 
of Oregon, has been aproinnéd entomologicai inspector of the Board 
and assigned to auty in Washington. 
H, F. Bietz is now in New York investigating the fum- 
igation of orchids. Thke experimental work conducted by Messrs. 
Sasscer and Dietz with orchids has demonstratea that orchids can 
be safely fumigated with one ounce of sodium cyanid in a 20-inch 
vacuum at an exposure of 40 minutes without injury, provided rea- 
sonably healthy plants are used; in fact, with healthy plants as 
strong a dose as four ounces of cyanid has been used under the 
same conditions without killing the plants. A month after treat- 
ment the plants so treated are making new growth, both roots and 
buds ’ ; 
Mr. A. D. Borden has recently completed an inspection 
of the Plant Introduction Garden at Ghico, Cal., and is now with 
Mr. Woglum carrying out the program announced in the last letter. 
The Mexican border control in relation to the pink 
bollworm has been readjusted as follows, under the general field 
Garection of T. C. Barber: 
