130 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The President submitted the annual report of the Council, which 

 recorded with satisfaction the continued success of the branch, alluding 

 to the successful celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary in November 

 last. Eight meetings had been held during the season and fourteen 

 original papers read. Several of the members had again assisted the 

 Natural History Society in its course of Saturday half-hour lectures to 

 young people. 



The Treasurer's report showed a substantial balance on hand, and, 

 on motion, these reports were received and adopted. 



Mr. Lyman then delivered his annual address, making it his valedic- 

 tory, on retiring from the presidency. He reviewed in an interesting 

 manner the past history of the branch, giving statistics to show the progress 

 made and thanking the members for assistance in carrying on the work. 



The election of ofticers was then proceeded with, with the following 

 result: President, Mr. Albert F. Winn; Vice-President, Mr. Dwight 

 Brainerd ; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Lachlan Gibb (re-elected). Council — 

 Messrs. Henry H. Lyman, G. C. Dunlop, and A. E. Norris. 



The retiring President then vacated the chair, which was taken by 

 the new President, who read an interesting paper on " Collecting by 

 Electric Light." 



After spending a half-hour pleasantly in the examination of the 

 specimens exhibited by various members and in discussion, a very 

 successful meeting was brought to a close. 



FATAL TEMPERATURE FOR DL\SPIS AMYGDALI, TRYON. 

 In the Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XXX., pp. 78-80, the writer 

 of this stated that a tree imported from Japan, and badly infested by this 

 Coccid, had been transplanted to the insectary, but the other of the two 

 trees mentioned was not, at that time, properly accounted for. It was 

 planted outside, with a view of ascertaining the lowest degree of tempera- 

 ture that the Diaspis could withstand and not be destroyed. The lowest 

 temperature reached in the winter of 1897-98 was - 9" Fahr., but, notwith- 

 standing this, the species wintered over in sufficient numbers to increase 

 considerably over the previous year. During the winter of 1898-99, 

 just passed, the temperature fell to - 21° Fahr. during a single night and to 

 from - 12° to - 18" Fahr. for several successive nights, with the result that 

 the Diaspis amygdali appear to have every one succumbed, as not a 

 single living individual can be found on the tree. F. M. Webster. 



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