96 PllOCEKUIXiiS or TUB 



Constance. Hegardini; tlii.s he says in his preface : — ''The object 

 of tliis little book is to give in as simple a form as possible a short 

 account of some of the British Wild Baes, Wasps, Ants, etc., 

 scientilically known as the Jhjmenoptcra Aciihuta. Of these the 

 non-scientiiic i)ublic rarely recognizes more than the Hive Bee, 

 the Jlumble JJee, the Wasp, and the Hornet, whereas there are 

 about 4MU different kinds to be found in this countrv, and they 

 can be recognized by any one who is disposed to make a special 

 study of the group." 



To the Linnean .Society Edward Saunders contributed a paper 

 read Nov. 7, 18G7, published April 23, 1808, communicated by his 

 father, then a A'.P.L.S. The subject was " Descri])tions of fifty 

 iiew Species of the genus Slitimodera,''' with two ])lates drawn by 

 the; author. Another paper containing '' Descriptions of teu new 

 Species of the genus Paracupta, H. Deyrolle, and of ten new 

 Species of the genus Conof/natha, Escholtze,'* with one plate, was 

 read Dec. 3, 1868, and published Aug. 10, 18(30, the author having 

 in the meantime, on June 3rd, been elected a Fellow. His third 

 paper, '• Descriptions of Buprestidic collected in Japan by George 

 Lewis, Esq.'' (I'.L.S. since Jan. 18, 1883), was read Eeb. 20, 1873, 

 and published July 18 of the same year. Thirty -four neAv species, 

 with a new genus, were included in this memoir. After a long 

 interval he again contributed to the Linnean Journal, his ])aper 

 •'On the Tougues of tlie British Hymenoptera Anthophila" 

 being read April 17, 1890, and published Oct. 18 of that year. 

 These honeyed Tongues, successfully mounted by the ingenious 

 Mr. Frederick Enock, F.L.S., were delineated on eight attractive 

 plates hv George Saunders, who in 1882 had similarly assisted 

 his younger brother by drawing plates for his " Synopsis of 

 British Hymenoptera'' in the ' Transactions' of the Entomological 

 Society. 



While treating the biography of the two brothers chiefly from 

 its scientific aspect, it may not be improper for the recorder here 

 to note that in 1S73 the prospects of easy affluence witli which 

 their careers had opened were clouded over. This change from 

 the smiles of fortune to her frowns they met with brave equa- 

 nimity. It left the younger immersed for the rest of his life in 

 the business anxieties of marine insurance, while the elder suffered 

 for some time from the unset tlemeut due to abruptly altered plans 

 and avocations. These were henceforward considerably diversified, 

 but their general character will be sufficiently understood by the 

 following extracts from obituary notices published last April. 



Thus 'Theliarden' says: " Mr. George Saunders was a warm 

 lover of flowers, and also took an interest in insects, so much so 

 that we are sorry no book came from his pen on this important 

 subject. His initials G. S. S. were familiar, until his recent 

 illness, to readers of 'The Garden,' and no one was more qualified 

 to give advice on the friends and foes of the garden. One of his 

 most important contributions on this subject was to the ' Century 

 Book of Gardening,' and he contributed an excellent series of 



