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is anticipated from them. Cannot something of the kind be re-inaugurated' 



here with a fair promise of success ? Nature continues to be as r 



well filled as ever with most interesting and instructive matter ; recent f 

 numbers have contained seasonable articles upon the Comet and the 

 Transit of Venus, and a series of illustrated papers upon the observatories h 



of the United States. European potato growers are beginning to  \ 



become alarmed at the prospect of a speedy invasion of their fields by 

 the devastating Colorado Beetle. As it has now very nearly reached the- 

 Atlantic seaboard, we have little doubt that in another year or two it 

 will succeed in crossing the ocean and striking terror into the hearts of 

 all ])atriotic Irishmen. Mr. Newman, in a recent number of his " Ento- 

 mologist,'' while he confuses the sweet potato with the -ordinary potato,, 

 and the insects that prey upon these very different plants, expresses his 

 disbelief in the prospect of trouble from any of our American pests. He 

 goes on, however, to quote all the remedies against the Colorado beetle 

 contained in the Report of our Society — without acknowledgement ! 



We regret to announce the death of Mr. Geo. R. Crotch, M. A., of 

 St. John's College, Cambridge, who sailed from England to America in 

 1872 for the purpose of studying the Entomology of parts v/hich he 

 considered incompletely known. He made collections, especially of 

 Coleoptera, in California, Vancouver's Island, Oregon and other Districts. 

 So much were his labors valued in England that his University on two 

 occasions voted him a sum of money to aid him in the formation of 

 collections for the Museum at Cambridge. 



The 23RD Meeting of the American Association is to take place this 

 month at Hartford, Conn., beginning on August 12th. Dr. LeConte is 

 the President elect. As an invitation was extended at the Portland 

 meeting to the members of the Entomological Society of Canada to be 

 present on this occasion, we trust that many of our friends will make a 

 point of attending; there will no doubt be a large attendance of insect 

 hunters from all parts of the continent. 



The 44TH Meetinpj of the British Association is to be held at Belfast, 



under the Presidency of Prof. Tyndall. It is to commence a week later 



than that at Hartford. 



C. J. S. B. 



