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g-ooseberry bushes. Dr. Fletcher describes this insect very fully 

 under the name of the Black Gooseberry-borer, and gives excellent 

 illustrations of its different stages and of its work. It will be re- 

 membered that the drawings from which these figures were made 

 were exhibited at one of the Club Soirees, The most important 

 insect, however, and one which has received very marked atten- 

 tion in this province, is the San Jose Scale, which, in spite of the 

 vigorous action taken by the Ontario Department of Agriculture, 

 has continued to extend its area of infestation. A very instructive 

 chapter on spraying concludes the report, which is a most valuable 

 addition to those previously published by the author. Now 

 that the Chemist and his laboratory have been provided with a 

 new building, there will undoubtedly be more room allotted to the 

 entomologist and with increased assistance, he will be in a better 

 position to carry on investigations which are of such practical 

 importance, not only to the agricultural class, but to the entire 

 community, which subsists upon the products which reward the 

 labours of the farmer. When the crops are lessened or deteriorat- 

 ed through insect depredations, the welfare of the whole country 

 must correspondingly suffer. Hence the necessity for investigat- 

 ing such depredations and of devising simple and efficient remedies 

 for checking them — W.H.H. 



WINTER SOIREES. 



The Soiree Committee will meet during the present week for 

 the purpose of preparing the lecture programme for the winter 

 months. Arrangements have been made for several interesting 

 papers but as the members of the committee cannot personally call 

 upon all the members of the club, they ask that those who have 

 prepared papers, or are willing to do so, communicate their titles 

 to some member of the committee at as early a date as possible. 







