102 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



applying liquid poisons to growing crops for the purpose of destroying 

 injurious insects. 



The silk exhibit was also very instructive, showing this substance in 

 all stages of manufacture from various species of silk worms, including 

 some of our natives. 



A very complete catalogue of the exhibit had been prepared, covering 

 95 pages 8vo., which was freely distributed to those specially interested 

 in the subject. 



In the Florida exhibit there was one case of insects containing a num- 

 ber of butterflies and beetles, including some beautiful Papilios, the only 

 familiar species being cresphontes. There were no names to the speci- 

 mens, and nothing to indicate who they were collected by. 



North Carolina shows four cases of insects without names, including 

 some very handsome species of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera. 



In the Texas department there was a gorgeous display, the collection 

 of L. Heihgbrodt, of Bastrop, Bastrop Co., Texas, consisting of twelve 

 cases of Coleoptera and twelve of Lepidoptera, classified and named, 

 including some of the most brilliant and perfect specimens ever seen by 

 the writer, with wonderful metallic lustre. Mr. H. also exhibited forty- 

 three cases of European insects. 



The State of Mississippi shows one case of insects fancifully arranged, 

 collected by Miss P. Crump, including all orders, among them some rare 

 and interesting butterflies. 



In the Maryland exhibit, Mr. E. Louis Graf, of Baltimore, has a very 

 singular looking display consisting of several cases of insects with the 

 specimens arranged in fanciful designs and representing objects such as 

 the American eagle, etc. 



In the woman's department there was a collection of galls by Miss 

 Cora H. Clarke, of Boston, in eight cases ; also a series of excellent 

 drawings of insects and parts of insects by Mrs. A. B. Comstock. 



Among the exhibits from Japan there were quite a number of insects 

 shown by the educational department, consisting of four cases of Lepi- 

 doptera, including some very beautiful diurnals and handsome moths. 

 The only famiHar butterfly here was that cosmopolitan species, the Painted 

 Lady, Pyrameis cardui. There were two cases also of Coleoptera, con- 

 taining some handsome longicorns, one case each of Neuroptera, Hemip- 

 tera and Orthoptera, and one of mixed Hymenoptera and Diptera. 



In addition to these there were two large cases where the specimens 



