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for a scientific congress. On entering, each person was wel- 

 comed by Prof. Edward B. Poulton, President of the Congress, 

 and soon found himself or herself in the midst of old and new 

 friends. Each one received a guide-book to Oxford to which 

 was prefaced a specially written "Sketch of the Entomology of 

 the Oxford District" by Commander Walker, Secretary of the 

 Entomological Society of London, and "An Account of the 

 Hope Department" by Professor Poulton. 



The Congress was formally opened in the lecture room of 

 the museum by President Poulton, at 10.30 a. m., August 5, 

 Dr. G. Horvath, of Budapest, being Vice President. Dr. Mal- 

 colm Burr, of Dover, the General Secretary, was, unfortu- 

 nately, detained at home by the illness of Mrs. Burr, but in 

 his absence Mr. H. Eltringham ably discharged the functions 

 of that difficult office, assisted by Mr. G. H. Grosvenor. Hap- 

 pily, Dr. Burr was able to join the Congress on the 8th and to 

 remain with it until the loth. 



In his opening address, Professor Poulton warmly welcomed 

 the members to Oxford, told of its many entomological asso- 

 ciations with the past, especially as they concerned the late 

 Professor J. O. Westwood, and mentioned some of the collec- 

 tions of insects which are housed in this museum. He then 

 exhibited and commented on a wonderful series of Papilio 

 dardanus with reference to mimicry. 



The Hon. N. C. Rothschild made a brief but earnest plea 

 for "Nature Reserves" in Great Britain and Ireland, for the 

 preservation of all forms of plant and animal life. Sympa- 

 thetic remarks by speakers in various languages followed, tell- 

 ing of what had been accomplished in their relative countries 

 toward this end. 



The remainder of the program was : 



August 5, 2. p.m. 



SECTION I. Economic and Pathological. 1 President, L. O. Howard, 

 Washington ; Vice-President, R. Newstead, Liverpool ; Secretary, H. 

 Scott, Cambridge, England. 



Sir Daniel Morris Boscombe, on behalf of W. A. Ballou. "Some 

 Entomological Problems in the West Indies." Occurrence Fhytslus 

 smithi Arrow, in Barbados, attacks of Root Borer on Sugar Cane, 



