38 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



tion and contributed the whole of his collections. He was Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer of the Society in 1871 to 1873 and from 1880 to 

 1886; member of the Council from 1874 to 1876; Vice-President 

 in 1874, 1877 and from 1887 to 1889; and during most of these 

 years Curator and Librarian as well. 



The following extract from the report of the Council for the 

 year ending August 31st, 1890, is a well-merited appreciation of 

 the many services that he rendered to the Society: "The Council 

 desire to place on record their feelings of deep regret at the removal 

 of Mr. Reed from this Province and the loss which the Society 

 thereby sustains. Mr. Reed is one of the original members of 

 this Society, and for more than a quarter of a century has been 

 one of the most active and zealous of its officials, filling at different 

 times the positions of Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, Li- 

 brarian, Curator and Auditor. To him it is especially due that the 

 Library has grow^n to its present dimensions and value, and that 

 so much progress has been made by the Society in many directions. 

 The Council beg to thank Mr. Reed for his services in the past, 

 and wish him all possible success and prosperity in his new and 

 important sphere of labour." 



When the Society was called upon in 1870 to make its first 

 Annual Report on insects in relation to agriculture and fruit- 

 growing, Mr. Reed joined with Dr. Saunders and Dr. Bethune 

 and contributed the article on "Insects affecting the Plum;" a 

 further article in continuation of the same subject was published 

 in the Second Report, and also papers on "Insects injurious to the 

 Potato," and "Insects attacking the Cucumber, Melon, Pumpkin 

 and Squash." His further contributions to the annual reports 

 were "Insects affecting Maple Trees," "Insects affecting the 

 Peach." and addendum to the "Insects injurious to the Potato" 

 (3rd Report, 1872); "On some common insects which affect the 

 Horse, the Ox and the Sheep" (4th Report, 1873); "Entomological 

 Contributions: The lo Moth, the Flat-headed Apple-tree Borer 

 and the Locust-tree Borer" (oth Report, 1874); "Sphingida — 

 Hawk-moths" (12th Report, 1881); " Diptera— Two-winged Flies" 

 (13th Report, 1882) ; and a number of short notes in several of the 

 volumes. He also prepared a useful Index to the first thirteen 

 Reports 1870-1882, a pamphlet of 35 pages. 



