2 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



a collection of Lepidoptera, which has now become one of the finest in Can- 

 ada. His first printed observations on insects appeared in the 6th volume 

 of this magazine (1S74), and he has since contributed to seventeen of the 

 succeeding volumes ; he has also furnished useful and interesting papers 

 to several of the Annual Reports of the Society. The value of his scien- 

 tific work and attainments has been widely recognized. Since 1891 he has 

 been a member of the Editing Committee of this magazine ; in 1895 and 

 '96 he was elected Vice-President of the Society, and in 1897 he became 

 President. He held this highest place in the Society for two years, to the 

 great satisfaction of the members, and retired at the last annual meeting. 

 He is also a Vice-President of the Natural History Society of Montreal, 

 and member of a number of Scientific Societies in the United States. For 

 the last thirteen years he has been President of the Montreal Branch of 

 the Entomological Society of Ontario, and has done more than anyone 

 else to keep alive the enthusiasm of the members, and to encourage all 

 who show any interest in the subject to persevere in the study. During 

 all these years nearly all the monthly meetings have been held at his 

 home, and the members have greatly enjoyed his generous hospitality. 



Mr. Lyman is a notable example of what a busy man can do. 

 Though engrossed all day long with the duties and cares of a very exten- 

 sive business, which demands, more, perhaps, than any other, a close 

 attention to innumerable details, he yet finds time not only for the pleas- 

 ures of an energetic collector of insects, but also for the performance of 

 much careful and conscientious scientific work. His published papers are 

 valuable contributions to science, being always characterized by thorough 

 accuracy of statement, and showing the results of painstaking and long- 

 continued research. 



NOTE ON DANAIS ARCHIPPUS, Fab. 



On the 30th October last I found, on the grounds of the Central 

 Experimental Farm, a chrysalis of Danais Archippus, Fab. This was 

 attached to a twig of maple, about seven feet from the ground, and was 

 quite green. When I had kept it in the ofiice for two days it began to 

 darken, and on the 4th November the butterfly emerged, but in a 

 crippled condition. This occurrence is rather interesting, and the 

 question arises, If the chrysalis had been allowed to remain on the tree, 

 would it have given the butterfly this autumn or not until next spring ? 

 It would be interesting to know if any other person has observed the 

 chrysalis of this butterfly so late in the season as the above, and with 

 what results. Arthur Gibson, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 



