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larvae, which remain on their food plants continually, usually feeding 

 gregariously by day. 



Mr. Webb's report from Waldo, Oregon, actually does deal 

 with calif ornica. He cites the larvae as completely stripping the 

 foliage ofif grease-wood and mountain lilac. We do not know just 

 what is meant by this latter plant, but believe that Ceanothus is 

 often locally called grease-wood. From this report it would seem 

 that there is some danger, when vast numbers of the larvae are 

 present, of fruit trees being attacked, but it is apparent that only 

 when the natural food supply is exhausted would this occur. We 

 note that it is distinctly stated that "they seemed to care for noth- 

 ing to speak of but grease-wood and lilac", and the fact that 

 "tons" of them perished on water and land in their vain search 

 for a further food supply only goes to support our previous state- 

 ment that californica is very restricted in its choice for food plants 

 and the idea of its being held responsible for damage to alfalfa and 

 other crops may be banished as so improbable as to be almost 

 ridiculous. 



ANNUAL MEETINCx OF MONTREAL BRANCH 



The fortieth annual meeting of the Montreal Branch of the 

 Entomological Society of Ontario was held at the residence of Mr. 

 Henry H. Lyman on Saturday evening. May 17th. Mr. G. A. 

 Southee, President, occupied the chair, seven members being 

 present. 



After the- reading of the minutes and election of Mr. G. M. 

 Henderson as a member the reports of the council and of the 

 treasurer were read and adopted. The president delivered his 

 annual address dealing with the good work accomplished by mem- 

 bers of the branch in spite of the exceptionally unfavourable wea- 

 ther conditions, several new species and varieties of moths having 

 been discovered as well as some rare captures, notably Hepialus 

 auratus, the second Canadian specimen. 



The election of officers resulted as follows: President, A. F. 

 Winn ; Vice-President and Librarian, G. Chagnon; Secretary, Geo. 

 A. Moore; Treasurer and Curator, Henry H. Lyman; Members 

 of Council, G. A. Southee, E. C. Barwick, G. H. Clayson. 



Geo. a. Moore, Sec, 850 St. Hubert Street. 



