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cultural colleges, and filled with the enthusiasm of youth and eager to advance the 

 interests of their profession. As a matter of fact the entomological interests of 

 the Dominion are now, to a large extent, in their keeping. 



Another feature of recent entomological work is the appearance of an in- 

 creasing amount of investigation that might fairly be classed as high grade. This 

 result may be attributed to the fact that our younger entomologists have the 

 advantages of a scientific training and are thus able to undertake problems beyond 

 the power of their predecessors. 



Much of the credit for the vigorous condition of the Society must be assigned 

 to its active President, Dr. C. G. Hewitt, Dominion Entomologist, who presided 

 most worthily at the fifty-first annual meeting held in Toronto on the 5th and 6th 

 of November last. This meeting was well attended, and many valuable papers 

 were presented. Considerable discussion took place on various subjects of im- 

 portance, particularly on the outbreak of the Army-worm in Canada in 1914. 



Following is a list of the chief papers and addresses : 



"Applied Entomology in Canada: Its Rise and Progress," the address of the President, 



Dr. C. G. Hewitt. 

 "The Habits of Spiders" (illustrated), by Prof. J. H. Comstock, Cornell University. 

 " Jean Henri Fabre, the French Entomologist," by Prof. W. Lochhead, Macdonald 



College, P.Q. 

 " Insects of the Season," by Prof. L. Csesar, A. Gibson, W. Lochhead, A, Cosens, J. A. 



Morris, W. A. Ross, C. E. Grant, and C. E. Petch. 

 " The 1914 Outbreak of the Army Worm in Canada," (by A. Gibson. 

 " The Army Worm in Ontario in 1914," by A. W. Baker, O.A.C. 

 " Mountains and Hills," by Dr. T. W. Fyles, Ottawa. 



" Experiments with Poisoned Bran Baits for Locust Control," by A. Gibson, Ottawa. 

 "An Imported Red Spider Attacking Fruit Trees," by Prof. L. Caesar. 

 " Cherry Fruit Flies," by Prof. L. Caesar. 



" Control of Forest and Shade Tree Insects of the Farm," by J. M. Swaine, Ottawa. 

 " Variation in the Hedgehog Caterpillar," by A. Gibson. 



The Canadian Entomologist, the monthly journal of the Society, continues to 

 maintain its high reputation and its wide circulation in spite of the increased sub- 

 scription price. The 46th volume, completed in December last, is the largest and 

 most fully illustrated that has yet been published. 



During the year 1914 and since the last meeting of the Royal Society, the 

 Ontario Entomological Society lost two of its best known members. Mr. H. H. 

 Lyman perished in the disaster to the " Empress of Ireland " on the 29th of May — 

 a few days after he had presented his report as delegate of this Society. Dr. 

 William Saunders, ex-Director of the Dominion Experimental Farms and one of 

 the charter members of this Society, died at his home in London on Sept. 13th. 

 In his Presidential Address at the Annual Meeting in Toronto, Dr. Hewitt spoke 

 very feelingly of the loss of these two highly esteemed members and ex-presidents 

 of our Society, and paid a high tribute to their memories. Besides, our worthy 

 and revered member. Rev. Dr. Bethune, who knew both very intimately for 

 many years, has written notes of high appreciation in the 45th Annual Report. 



W. Lochhead, Delegate. 



