222 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The address was a very instructive and practical one, and was listened 

 to with great attention and interest by all present. It gave a sketch of the 

 growth of the Society, and an outline of the work being done and to be car- 

 ried on at the Government Experimental Farms. The value of Natural 

 Sciences as a training for the mental faculties and the co-relationship of 

 the different branches was shown. The latter portion consisted of a re- 

 port on the insect injuries for the year and the broad general principles 

 regulating the application of remedies. On its conclusion a vote of thanks 

 to the President was moved by Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, who described the 

 work being accomplished in England by Miss Ormerod, and illustrated it 

 by an account of her exertions to ward off the attack of the Hessian Fly. 

 The vote of thanks was seconded by Prof. Saunders, who confirmed the 

 statements made in the address, and gave accounts of some experiments 

 with solutions of Paris green as a preventive of Curculio in plums, and 

 Codling Moth in apples. The President's address will appear in extenso 

 in the Annual Report, 



A collection of Coleoptera captured in the vicinity of Ottawa was 

 exhibited by Mr. W. Hague Harrington. It was arranged in i8 cases 

 and contained about 1,250 species. 



The annual meeting of the Society for the election of officers, etc., was 

 held at 1 1 a. m on Thursday, in a committee room of the City Hall. 



The President, Mr. James Fletcher, occupied the chair, and the fol- 

 lowing members of the Council were among those present : Rev. C. J. S. 

 Bethune, Port Hope ; Mr. J. Alston Moffat, Hamilton ; Mr. J. M. Denton, 

 London ; and Mr. W. H. Harrington, Ottawa. 



The minutes of the previous meeting having been printed and circu- 

 lated amongst the members, their reading was dispensed with, and they 

 were duly confirmed. 



Mr. W. H. Harrington was requested to act as Secretary in the 

 absence of that officer. 



Letters were received from Rev. T. W. Fyles, Quebec ; Mr. E. Baynes 

 Reed, London ; Mr. H. H. Lyman, Montreal; Mr. W. E. Saunders, Lon- 

 don ; Mr. J. D. Evans, Trenton ; Capt. Gamble Geddes, Toronto, and 

 others, announcing their regret at being unable to be present. 



The Report of the Council was read by Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, and 

 on motion of Mr. Denton, seconded by Mr. Moffat, it was duly adopted. 



The statement of the Secretary-Treasurer (balance sheet) was received 

 find adopted. 



