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the author of several valuable publications in this branch of science.— 

 He had just returned from Paris, and had brought vvith him a large part 

 of the splendid collection of beetles which formerly belonged to Gory, 

 a celebrated Savant of France. Here was a rich treat — I enjoyed it to 

 the full, when presently, a tall, portly, and coarse featured gentleman 

 of fiflv-five entered. This was Professor Ger?nar, the man whom I 

 had gone to see. For many years, he has been one of the most dili- 

 gent and successful cultivators of Entomology in Europe. His books 

 and papers in the various journals are numerous and valuable and he 

 has described a large number of our American insects. He is professor 

 of Mineralogy in the University, but is especially distinguished in En- 

 tomology. His nephew, Dr. S. had presumed 1 came to see the Profes- 

 sor of Mineralogy^ and hence his first question, but he soon found out 

 that it was the man, not of stones, but of hugs, to whom I had come to 

 pay my respect. 



( will not tell how long 1 remained with these men. I was delight- 

 ed with their urbanity, and filled vvith admiration of their extensive zoo- 

 logical attainments. Yet they are both imassuming men, but from fa- 

 miliar conversation of a few hours, you can tell what a man knows, es- 

 pecially, if Yankee-like, you constantly ply him with searching ques- 

 tions. We entered into a mutual compact of friendship and scientific 

 relationship, and letters from both of them, since my return, accompa- 

 nied with valuable mementos of the 9th of May, attest their intention 

 to perpetuate the agreement. 



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Messrs. Editors : Allow me respectfully to say to Dr. Hiester, that the 

 insect of which he speaks in the last No. of your Journal is not the 

 Phasma Rossia. — F. That is an European species exclusively and never 

 occurs in this country. Cuvier's or Latreille's (for he wrote the ento- 

 mological portion of the Regne Animal) description of Phasma Rossia 

 is perfectly correct, but it does not suit our insect. The species which 

 the Dr. so well describes, and of the ravages of which he gives such 

 an interesting account is Specfrnm Fenioratum. — Say. He will find a 

 good figure of it in Vol. HI. of Say's Entomology. For the benefit of 

 your readers who may perhaps be sufficiently interested in the subject, 

 I here transcribe Say's description. 



Male. Body greenish brown, without any rudiment of hemelytra ; 

 head yellowish with three dilated fuscous vittae ; antennae brown ; an- 

 terior thighs unarmed, simple, bright green ; tibia dull green, tip and tar- 



