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was called in America the Hessian, fly. The Black Rat is a great rarity in England 

 now. 



The Flying Squirrels arc interesting little animals. I purchased a pair of 

 them in Bonsccour Market, Montreal, from a farmer's boy. This was in 1863. I 

 carried the little creatures home and they became great pets. They slept curled up 

 in their snuggery most of the day, but at dusk they became very lively. We 

 were accustomed to open their cage door and let them have the run of two adjoin- 

 ing rooms. They would leap from piece to piece of the furniture in the rooms, and 

 from picture to picture on the walls, and have a grand chase and frolic. When 

 tired they would go back to their cage of their own accord. Unfortunately, one 

 evening, our maid left a window open in the outer room, and our pets l)0unded 

 through it and we saw them again no more. 



Seals sometimes come up the St. Lawrence as far as Montreal. On the 

 23rd of April, 1863, I travelled to Laprairie. ]\Iy business accomplished 

 I hired a French Canadian and his son to row me back to the city in their 

 canoe. The weather was delightful and the water calm. Masses of ice were float- 

 ing about and wild ducks were flitting near. When we were drawing nigh the 

 city a round head suddenly rose from the water not far away. " Sacre!" cried my 

 old boatman " Un veau marin! Un veau marinF' Then breaking into English 

 for the benefit of his passenger, " She am worth five ou six dollare. H>'Ias, me 

 gun she gone home !" Presently w^e saw another head. Ttvo seals, attracted, the 

 old man said, by his red shirt, were following us. We had their company for 

 nearly a mile. 



I have said enough, I trust, to remind you that, to those who have eyes to see, 

 nature affords tokens of her presence, even in the busy haunts of men. 



Dr. Heavitt : I think we should send Dr. Fyles the greetings of the Society, 

 and also its thanks for the paper that he has contributed this afternoon. Dr. Fyles 

 has always been present at every meeting of the Society that he could possibly 

 attend. He has become so infirm now that he cannot move from his home at times, 

 and therefore I think it is only right for us to send Dr. Fyles our greetings and 

 thanks for the paper. 



Mr. Wixx : In Dr. Fyles' paper mention is made of the emergence of the 

 Cicada. It has often been stated that the Cicada comes out early in the morn- 

 ing, but how long it takes to dry its wings is a matter of dispute. 



Capt. Spexcer: Tliis summer I watched a Cicada emerge later than two 

 o'clock in the afternoon at Camp Borden. It crawled out of the ground, left its 

 case, and its Avings were hard enough to fly a short distance (two or three feet) 

 within half an hour. 



DUSTIXG FRUIT TREES AND GRAPES FOR THE CONTROL OF 

 DISEASES AND BITING INSECTS. 



L. Caesar, 0. A. College, Guelpii. 



The success of the Cornell experiments with the so-called " Dust Spray " 

 aroused much interest in Ontario as well as elsewhere, and led to our performing 

 a series of tests with this new method of controlling biting insects and diseases. All 

 these experiments were conducted in the Niagara Distirct, because I considered 

 this not onlv the most convenient ]dace, but also the district most infested with 

 Codling Moth. 



