XXII EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



The society reports, through its president, the unwelcome re-appearance of the Hessian fly 

 {Cecidomyia destructor, Say), and recapitulates the best methods of dealing with the jjest. 



Another intruder that has been brought under the notice of the society is the Grain aphis {^Sipho- 

 nophora averuv, Fab.), which has appeared in many localities in Ontario. 



The Larch saw-fly (Nematus Erichsonii), after doing incalculable harm to the tamarac forests of 

 Canada, is now diminishing in numbers. A new importation allied to this, the Willow saw-fly {Neina- 

 tus pallidiventris, Fallen), has made its appearance on willows brought from Eussia by the late Mr. 

 Charles Gibb. 



The Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestria kuhniella, Zellar), whose appearance in 1888 in a large 

 milling establishment in Ontario caused so much consternation and called forth such vigorous action 

 on the part of the Ontario Agricultural Dej^artment, seems happily to have been stamped out. 



In these days of rapid transit and intercourse with foreign countries, the advent of new insect 

 pests may be looked for. According to a wise provision, the directors of the society must be repre- 

 sentatives from the diiferent agricultural sections of Ontario. By this arrangement it is hoped the 

 appearance and operations of injurious insects in any part of Ontario will be speedily made known to 

 the society and receive careful attention. 



The society has noted with the greatest satisfaction the valuable work done by Mr. Fletcher, the 

 Dominion entomologist at Ottawaj who, by his entomological publications and his public addresses in 

 various parts of the country, is diffusing knowledge that will be of the utmost importance to the com- 

 munity. The j)resident of the society has truly said that " the result of his work must in course of 

 time be the saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers and fruit-growers of the 

 Dominion." (President's address, 21st An. Rej)., p. 10.) 



The following is a list of the society's officers for the present year: — 



President—Eev. C. J. S. Bethune, M.A., D.C.L., Port Hope. 



Vice-President — James Fletcher, F.R.S.C., Ottawa. 



Secretary — "VV. E. Saunders, London. 



Treasurer — J. M. Denton, London. 



Directors — Division 1 — W. H. Harrington, Ottawa. 



Division 2 — J. D. Evans, Sudbury. 



Division 3 — Gamble Geddes, Toronto. 



Division 4 — A. W. Hanham, Hamilton. 



Division 5 — J. A. Moff'at, London. 



Librarian and Curator — J. A. Moff'at, London. 



Editor of the 'Canadian Entomologist" — Eev. Dr. Bethune, Port Hope. 



Editing Committee— W. E. Saunders, London ; H. H. Lyman, Montreal ; Eev. T. W. 



Fyles, South Quebec. 

 Delegate to the Eoyal Society of Canada — Eev. T. W. Fyles. 

 Auditors — J. H. Bowman, H. P. Brock, London. 



V. — From the Institut Canadien- Français d'Ottawa, through Mr. Napoléon Champagne. 



J'ai l'honneur de vous soumettre le raj)port des opérations de l'Institut canadien-français d'Ottawa. 



Cette année, bien que nous n'ayons pas donné autant de séances littéraires que l'année dernière, 

 nous sommes heureux de dire qu'au point de vue financier, nous avons obtenu un résultat des plus 

 satisfaisants. Comme vous avez dû le constater par les précédents rapports, soumis à votre distin- 

 guée société, nous avons eu depuis quelques années à surmonter des difficultés nombreuses et sans cesse 



