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practical bearing of entomology on agriculture was fully recognised by the 

 committee, and the questions so framed that a very large amount of 

 information on this subject was gathered. Our Vice-President, Mr. James 

 Fletcher, was summoned to give evidence in reference to mjunous and 

 friendly insects ; so also was Mr. W. H. Harrington. A report has been 

 issued covering 218 pages, containing the evidence and a summary of the 

 replies to the questions. It is gratifying to find that the close relationship 

 between entomology and successful agriculture is beginning to be more 

 fully realized, and that the work of our Society and the efforts of ento- 

 mologists generally are so well spoken of as they are in this document^ 



Continued efforts are being made by our Society to obtam and dis- 

 seminate correct information, especially in reference to those insects m- 

 iurious to agriculture. With this in view we have lately issued a number 

 of blank forms for describing insects, which will be sent to any one desir- 

 ing them on application to either of the officers in London. By this 

 means we hope to secure fuller details and more uniform descriptions of 

 insect pests, so that they may be more readily determined. The officers 

 and members of the Council have also embraced every opportunity 

 afforded 'them of visiting localities affected by destructive msects, and have 

 endeavored to disseminate among the sufferers practical information m re- 

 gard to the most effective remedies for such evils. The demand for our 

 Annual Reports from all parts of the world has much increased smce the 

 publication last year of the general index. It is a matter of regret that 

 the issue of several of the earlier reports is entirely exhausted, and there 

 is now no means of supplying the demand. Our monthly journa , now m 

 the sixteenth year of its existence, continues also to grow in public favor. 

 During the past year reports of great value in reference to destructive 

 insects have been published by, the Department of Agriculture, at Wash- 

 ington, under the able direction of Prof C. V. Riley. A most excellent 

 and voluminous report from the pen of Prof J. A. Lmtner State En o- 

 mologist, has been printed and distributed by the State of New York 

 Much useful work has also been accomplished in the same direc^on by 

 Prof A S Forbes, State Entomologist of Illinois ; by Prof Herber 

 Osborn,'of the Iowa Agricultural College, and others. Many additional 

 parts hive appeared of that superbly illustrated work on North America. 

 Butterflies by Mr. W. H. Edwards; the same talemed author has also 

 now in tlrl press a revised catalogue of the butterflies of North America. 

 The recent meeting of the Entomological Club of the American Associa- 



