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to any of them. The twelve plates are full of figures characteristically drawn, but 

 are a little rough as compared to those of some others we have seen. Two main 

 divisions occur, viz. : Agricultural and Horticultural (the latter including what might 

 more properly be termed Arboricultural). We cannot notice the articles in detail. 

 A vei'y useful feature is a short introductory summary for the year, in which it is 

 stated that the general damage to crops in 1884 was less than usual, with a certain 

 expression of lament that this was to be attributed more to providential than to 

 human interposition. A good many new species are described, spread over nearly all 

 Orders. We came across one item showing how imperatively necessary it is that 

 scientific names be used in all works of this kind. At p. 80 " Cowslip " is incident- 

 ally mentioned, and we found that the Illinois " Cowslip " is not a Frimula, but our 

 well-known Caltha palustris. 



Haggeeston Entomological Society. — The Annual Pocket Box Exhibition 

 of this Society was held on Thursday, November 12th, and was very successful, a 

 large number of members and visitors being present. 



The exhibits were numerous and interesting ; among others may be mentioned 

 five S. convolvuli, and a C. celerio fi'om Lynmouth, Devonshire, exhibited by Mr. 

 Thornthwaite, who also showed many other species. 



Mr. H. Jobson's box contained two P. orichalcea, and a series of E. venustula, 

 B. argentula, A. sulphuralis, and E. stachydalis. 



Three boxes of A. alni were shown by Mr. E. Cooke, who also bought some 

 varieties of C. villica, having the spots on the anterior-wings confluent, and a series 

 of E. curvistrigana. 



Mr. Franklin exhibited the life-histories of several species ; but the best exhibit 

 of this kind was Mr. Pearson's case, containing twelve species all most carefully 

 worked out and arranged, including the ichneumons in many cases. Mr. Anderson 

 also showed two boxes containing preserved larvse, and Mr. Tufnell had a box with 

 a careful selection both of larvae and imagines. 



Perhaps the most recently captured specimens in the room were a series of H. 

 pennaria, exhibited by Mr. Grray, of Redhill ; while Mr. Russell's box attracted 

 attention by a fine " lYI " variety of S. irrorella, a peculiar sandy-yellow form of 

 M. fluctuata, &c. 



Mr. Huckett showed a graduated series of varieties of A. grossulariata, and 

 Mr. Harper's box contained varieties of ^. luhricepeda, E. angularia, &c. 



Mr. J. A. Clarke had a specimen of C. celerio captured in Hackney, also varieties 

 of L. Corydon, $ , and a living specimen of A. Atropos ; while Mr. J. A. Cooper's 

 rows of bred E. orhicularia, E.porata, and P. syringaria were much admired. 



Of course varieties of A. caja were present, some light and dwarf specimens 

 being shown by Mr. Gates, and a dark sufPused specimen by Mr. Gurney. 



Among other exhibits by members were Mr. Allbuary's confluent variety of C. 

 villica, S. dealhata, E. ochroleuca, P. rhododactylus, and specimens of Liparis dispar 

 taken this year at Bexley Heath. Dr. Sequeira's selection from his Devonshire cap- 

 tures included some splendid forms of Y. elutata, C.picata, C.prunata, C. silaceata, 

 &c. There were also many Coleoptera, exhibited by Messrs. Pearson, Cripps, 

 Lewcock, &c. 



The visitors made considerable additions to the exhibits, the most interesting 



