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During the day we were also privileged to see the magnificent series 

 of Catocalas in the collection of Dr. Jas. H. Bailey, and one could only 

 regret that the day was too short to do any sort of justice to the mass of 

 material to be inspected. After laboring busily from early morn until late 

 at night, we parted at the railway station, carrying with us the most 

 pleasant recollections of a day happily spent amidst old and newly-found 

 Entomological friends. 



On reaching Washington, Nov'r 23, we paid a brief visit to the Ento- 

 mological rooms in the Department of Agriculture, where we had expected 

 to find our esteemed friend, Prof. C. V. Riley, but unfortunately business 

 had called him away from home. Through the kindness of Messrs. Per- 

 gande and Howard we were shown very many things of interest, especially 

 in the way of insects in their earlier stages, both living in breeding cages 

 and preserved as blown larvae, and in this way a very pleasant and 

 instructive hour or two was spent. We were sorry to learn from our good 

 friend, Chas. R. Dodge, that " Eield and Eorest " was about to be dis- 

 continued for want of sufficient support. This valued periodical has done 

 good service in the cause of Natural Science, awakening an interest in 

 this direction in many minds, and we feel that in its decease we have lost 

 a valuable aid. It gave us much pleasure to find that veteran Ento- 

 mologist, Prof. T. Glover, with health almost restored, busily engaged in 

 his Entomological work. Through the affable kindness of Dr. T. V. 

 PTayden, we were shown through the Department of the Interior, that 

 great national laboratory from whence has issued so many works invaluable 

 to the naturalist in every field of labor. After lingering long among the 

 many interesting objects which claimed our attention, we returned laden 

 with useful works and pamphlets on subjects relating to Entomology, 

 deeply impressed with the important work here carried on by a great and 

 progressive nation in the interests of science ; and with very pleasant 

 recollections of the great personal kindness shown us by the worthy and 

 distinguished head of this most useful branch of the national service. 



The Smithsonian Institution was also visited, with its immense collec- 

 tions and innumerable objects of interest, and through the kindness and 

 liberality of the Secretary, some recent and valuable works on Entomology 

 and kindred subjects were secured for our Society's library. 



Passing through Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, we landed in 

 Eernandina, Florida, with its historic surroundings, on the 30th day of 

 November, where we found everything assuming a tropical aspect — the 



