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DA AND GEORGIA STATIONS. 
ihsctor Howard left Washington on the 5th of February, and visited the field 
sation at Orlando, studying with Mr. W. W. Yothers the effects of the freeze of 
ary 3rd on the orange crop and the orange trees and on the insects of the 
ee He also consulted with Mr. J. BE. Graf, who has established a station at 
lant City; and later visited Thomasville, Ga., where Mr, Geo. D. Smith is studying 
tton insects, stopping at Atlanta on his return to Washington, for consultation 
sh Mie. E, ae Worsham concerning cooperative work in Georgia. 
CG. QO. WATERHOUSE. 
Those of us who are interested in Coleoptera, or who have visited the British 
iseum of Natural History, will greatly regret to learn that Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse, 
many years Assistant Keeper of the British Museum, died on February 4th, at the 
ge of seventy-three years. 
THE MOSQUITO MONOGRAPH COMPLETED. 
B The completion of the Carnegie Institution "Monograph of the Mosquitoes of 
orth and Central America and the West Indies" is in sight! The final proofs, in- 
luding the index to the last volume, have been read, and the Institution believes 
nat the final volume will be ready for distribution by April 15. It is of interest 
) note that the indices to Volumes 3 and 4 are combined in Volume 4, Volume 3 carry-. 
ng no index. The pagination of Volumes 3 and 4 is continuous. 
PRINTING FUND. 
The allotment to the Bureau for the printing of Department bulletins and Job 
Bking is practically exhausted. The small fund remaining will be used for thé 
aie yes of a very few bulletins which it may be necessary to issue under . 
The font of printing Farmers’ Bulletins comes out of a special appropriation 
hich cannot be used for any other class of printing. The Bureau’s allotment for 
mers? Bulletins still shows a large balance. Manuscripts suitable for 
oe as Farmers' Bulletins are therefore greatly desired and 
uld be submitted for Payer vereon without delay. 
AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF QUARANTINE 
AGAINST INJURIOUS INSECTS, 
Early in 1914, Mr. E. C. Green an American engaged in the encouragement of 
ot on culture by the Brazilian Government made a careful survey of the. cotton belt 
ft Brazil. He was locking especially for the boll weevil and the pink bollworm. 

Yo cE ae se BE TE ee oe | 
FOOTNOTE: The January number was indicated as No. 34, in error. Recipients of the 
Monthly Letter will change the January number to read 33 in order that 
there may be no conflict of numbers, 
