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work. As soon as it began to get dusk, a large number of trees were 

 sugared, and in a short time afterwards moths began to fly in consider- 

 able numbers. After a fair evening's work, the party, after a pleasant 

 conversation on Entomology and other subjects, retired to their respective 

 chambers. In the morning, after having participated of the hospitality of 

 their kind host in an excellent breakfast, they started out to inspect the 

 orchad and grounds, and found everything in the most perfect order and 

 free from insect pests, owing to the perseverance and attention that was 

 paid to the collecting of the Clisiocampa rings ; during the winter as 

 many as 10,000 having been taken and destroyed, and after this enormous 

 destruction a careful search was made for the caterpillars in the spring 

 Mr. Jack deserves great praise for his attention to those pests, and I am 

 sure he is amply repaid for his energy. 



After a ramble through the orchard, the party started in skirmishing 

 order across the fields. Nothing much was done until they got near the 

 bush, when business began to be lively ; quite a number of good things 

 were captured. The morning was spent in the woods and fields, and in 

 spite of a little shower that made the party seek shelter under some of 

 the old trees, everything passed off well. A number of larvae were found 

 feeding on the nettle, which were brought home and from which I have 

 raised a lot of V. Milberti, P. atalanta and two of Grapta satyrus. After 

 scouring the woods till noon, the party made their way back to Hillside, 

 where they were again treated to a sumptuous repast, after which they 

 reluctantly took leave of their kind hostess and started to inspect the 

 Colorado beetle, which is doing great damage there. After examining a 

 number of potato patches without success, we at last came upon the 

 enemy. Only one specimen of the perfect insect was found, but the 

 larvae were there in considerable numbers, and a hateful sight they are, 

 covering the plants with their filthy excrements and stripping the stalks of 

 their foliage. After killing a lot of them and bottling some for curiosity, 

 we proceeded down the road leading through the Indian Reserve. This 

 is a capital ground for a collector ; insects of all descriptions abound on 

 every side, and I am sure that if it was properly worked up, would yield 

 a great many rarities. 



When we arrived at Caughnawauga we found the boat waiting, and, 

 bidding good-bye to Mr. Jack and thanking him for his extreme kind 

 ness, we went on board, and in a short time were landed at Lachine, and 

 thence to Montreal by train, where we arrived about 7 p. m., having 

 enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. 



