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entomologists in North America, as well as popular articles giving descrip- 

 tions of and remedies for such insect foes as may have been found par- 

 ticularly injurious to our forest trees and field crops. 



In addition to this, a circular is being now prepared for circulation 

 among the farmers and agriculturists of the Province, requesting them to 

 report as promptly as possible on any insects which they may find injuring 

 their crops, with a view to the suggestion of appropriate remedies. 



The membership of the Society still increases and now stands at about 

 400, and we have on our roll members who are working for us in every 

 province in the Dominion, as well as many of the leading entomologists 

 in the United States. We have, however, to deplore, with the whole 

 scientific world, the loss by death during the past year of some of our 

 most active members. Of these special mention may be made of Prof. 

 Croft, the founder of our Society, and Dr. J. L. LeConte, the celebrated 

 Coleopterist. 



The large collections of the Society have been further added to and 

 the library considerably augmented, their usefulness for purposes of refer- 

 ence and study thus being much increased. 



At the request of the Dominion Government, the Society undertook 

 the preparation of a collection of specimens designed to illustrate insects 

 injurious and beneficial to fish, to be exhibited in the International Fish- 

 eries Exhibition held last year in England. This collection, consisting of 

 40 cases, was prepared and sent forward to London, where it formed a 

 most useful and attractive feature of the Canadian exhibit, and its merits 

 were recognized by the award of a silver medal. 



The Council of the Entomological Society of Ontario are glad to learn 

 that the suggestions contained in their report to your honorable Society 

 last year, with regard to increased facilities for the transmission of natural 

 history specimens by mail, are, in response to a petition from the natural- 

 ists and students of science in Canada, receiving favorable consideration 

 from the Hon. the Postmaster General, and they trust that the Royal 

 Society of Canada will continue to use its influence in this direction on 

 behalf of the students of natural history. 



James Fletcher,, Delegate. 



The President then delivered his annual address, as follows : — 



