Mr. Sherman to Herr von Holleben.
Washington, April 20, 1898.
Excellency: Referring to your note of the 7th instant, forwarding certain microscopic specimens prepared by the Imperial board of health of Berlin, taken from American fruit at Hamburg, and said to be identical with the San Jose scale louse, I have the honor to inform you that the Department has received a letter from the Secretary of Agriculture stating that the preparations in question have been examined by his Department, and that, while they are mounted in such condition that thoroughly satisfactory determination is impossible, they appear, judging from the visible characters, to be identical with the insect mentioned, namely, Aspidiotus perniciosus.
Accept, etc.,