298 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Blackburn and Dr. H. Guard Knaggs — five of the most distin- 

 guished entomologists of the day. The present writer had the 

 good fortune to be in England that year and made the acquaintance 

 of the two first named, and subsequently corresponded with Dr. 

 Knaggs, the author of "The Lepidopterists' Guide" of which three 

 editions have been published. Mr. Stainton, editor of the 

 "Entomologists' Annual" and author of an admirable manual on 

 the "British Butterflies and Moths" and various works on the 

 Tineina, extended the hospitality of his house at Lewisham to 

 entomologists during one evening in the week, everyone being 

 made welcome and given the opportunity of consulting his 

 extensive collections and valuable library. These gatherings led to 

 the formation of many warm friendships and brought isolated 

 workers into touch with the leading devotees of the science. 



As time went on the pioneers of the Magazine one by one 

 passed away and their places were filled by others equally able and 

 distinguished, so that the publication has never failed to maintain 

 its early reputation and attractiveness, and we may confidently 

 hope that it will continue for another half century to record the 

 observations and investigations of the insect world for generations 

 to come. 



The jubilee number is made especially interesting by the record 

 of its editorial management during fifty years and the portraits 

 of the eight founders and editors. C. J. S. B. 



New South American Scientific Journal. Prof. Charles E. 

 Porter, occupying the chair of general zoology and applied 

 entomology and also director of the recently established 

 Museum and Laboratory of Economic Zoology at the National 

 Agricultural Institute of Santiago, Chili, has undertaken the 

 publication of a new scientific journal under the title "Anales de 

 Zoologia Aplicada". This journal is to be especially devoted to 

 original studies on species beneficial to and parasitic on man, 

 domesticated animals and cultivated plants in America. The well- 

 known "Revista Chilena de Historia Natural", edited by Prof. 



