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R. Grote, of Buffalo, who generously placed his services at the disposal 

 of the Society for this purpose, and twice visited London in order to 

 complete the work. Dr. Horn also kindly rendered all possible aid in 

 the determination of such Coleoptera as were submitted to him, and to 

 Dr. A. S. Packard we are indebted for naming some of the Geometridse. 



The collection arrived safely and in good condition in Philadelphia, 

 where it at once attracted much attention. The whole display consisted 

 of eighty-six glass cases, forty-five of which were filled with Lepidoptera, 

 twenty-seven with Coleoptera, and the remaining fourteen occupied by 

 the other orders, the whole arranged in a double row on a suitable stand 

 seventy-six feet in length, in the Canadian Department in Agricultural 

 Hall. ' 



There were no other collections on exhibition in Philadelphia which 

 would compare favorably with that sent by our Society. There was a very 

 good one in the United States Government Building, from the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in Washington, arranged by Prof. Townend Glover j 

 this, however, consisted chiefly of Lepidoptera. 



There was a small collection shown in the Canadian Department, 

 adjoining that of our Society, consisting of four or five cases, containing 

 Canadian insects representing the various orders ; they came, I believe, 

 from Montreal, but I did not succeed in finding the name of the party 

 to whom they belonged. Through the neglect or carelessness of our 

 Canadian Commission, neither this collection nor that of our own Society 

 are mentioned in the official catalogue, do not appear to have been entered 

 as belonging to any department of the exhibition, and hence were not 

 examined at all by the Centennial judges. Had it been otherwise, we 

 should no doubt have been honored with awards which, in the case of our 

 Society, if we may judge from the laudatory comments of those best able 

 to form an opinion, were well deserved. 



In the Kansas State Building there was a collection from the State 

 Board of Agriculture arranged by Prof. Snow, consisting of thirty cases, 

 sixteen of Ledidoptera (seven of butterflies and nine of moths), five of 

 Coleoptera, two Neuroptera, two Orthoptera, three Hymenoptera, one 

 Diptera and one Hemiptera. These were very well set up, classified, and 

 nearly all named,, and were very creditable to Prof. Snow and the Board 

 by whom they were sent. There was, nevertheless, one drawback to 

 viewing them with any satisfaction j the dust was allowed to accumulate 

 on the glasses to such an extent as to obscure the objects contained. 



