REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1907 Il 
labors in entomology. This collection, consisting of some 10,000 
specimens and representing over 3000 species, is in excellent con- 
dition. It contains a large number of native forms as well as 
representatives from Europe, Asia and Africa. The Nymphalidae, 
Lycaenidae, Hesperidae, Sphingidae and Noctuidae are particularly 
well represented, as may be seen by reference to the catalogue pub- 
lished as appendix A. The preparation of this catalogue has 
devolved upon the assistants in the office, first assistant D. B. 
Young being largely responsible for its arrangement. 
Office work. The general work of the office has progressed 
without any serious interruption, the Assistant Entomologist being 
responsible for the correspondence during the absence of the Ento- 
mologist. There has been a well sustained popular interest in the 
search for the occurrence of either the gipsy or the brown tail 
moth in the State, and as a result a considerable number of insects 
have been sent in for determination. There has been, owing to con- 
ditions unfavorable to insect injury in the early part of the year, 
some falling off in the correspondence as shown by the following 
figures: 1447 letters, 598 postals, and 915 packages were sent 
through the mails and 126 packages were shipped by express. 
Nursery certificates. The state of Virginia still insists that 
all certificates accompanying shipments of nursery stock in this 
State shall be indorsed by an official entomologist, and upon request 
of the State Commissioner of Agriculture, we have continued as 
in past years to indorse certificates issued by his office. The fol- 
lowing is a list of firms to whom these nursery certificates were 
issued during 1907: S. B. Huested, Blauvelt; Dansville Nursery 
Co., The Rogers Nurseries, Stark Bros., Morey & Son, Bryant 
BrOSmGcOne we Sweets Gu Win Wikitney cc Co, all or Dansville: 
Wheelock & Clarke, George S. Joselyn, T. S. Hubbard, all of 
Fredonia; Reliance Nursery Co., R. G. Chase & Co., The M. H. 
Harman Co., Sears, Henry & Co., all of Geneva; Jackson & Per- 
kins Co., Newark; The Fairview Nurseries, Brown Bros. Co., 
Olver Bros., Western New York Nursery Co., Chase Bros. & Co., 
Ellwanger & Barry, H. S. Taylor & Co., Greens Nursery Co., all 
of Rochester; Lake View Nursery Co., Sheridan. 
Voluntary observers. Certain of these correspondents of the 
office have submitted reports at various times during the growing 
season, though owing to the scarcity of destrtictive insects there 
has been a marked decrease in these records. 
