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United States Entomologist, and his staff at Washington, as well as to Dr. C. H. Fernald, 

 of Amherst, Massachusetts, and Lord Walsingham, F.R.S., of Merton Hall, Thetford, 

 England, for many favours in identifying insects and for valuable publications. 



I again thank my kind friend. Miss E. A. Ormerod, for her most useful publica- 

 tions and valuable advice. On the occasion of a short visit to England in August last 

 I had the great pleasure of again calling on this energetic worker and of learning from 

 her many things of great use to me in my official duties. 



The following donations have been received during the year : 



Prof. J. Lamson Scribner, Washington : A large collection of seeds of grasses and 



fodder plants. 

 M. G. De Wolfe, Esq., Kentville, N. S. : Several living roots of greenhouse plants^ 



bulbs and perennials. 

 T. W, Ramm, Esq., Bewdley, Ont. : Insects. 

 . Rev. G. W. Taylor, Gabriola Island, B. C. : British Columbia plants and insects. 

 T. N. Willing, Esq., Olds, Alta. : Rare plants and insects from Alberta. 



In conclusion, I beg again to acknowledge the great help I receive continuously in 

 all brandies of the work of the division froni my assistant, Mr. J. A. Guignard, B.A., 

 who has done much by his assiduous attention to bring the Division of Entomology and 

 Botany to such degree of efficiency as it has attained. 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



JAMES FLETCHER, 



Entomologist and Botanist. 



