PROCEEDI^îGS FOR 1899 CXIII 



'' The Farmer's Garden and its Insect Foes," by the Eev. Thomas 

 W. Fyles. 



" Entomology in Schools," by AYm. Lochhead, Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Guelph. 



" Injurious Insects in 1898," by Dr. James Fletcher, Ottawa, 

 and a number of short papers of great value. 



In the President's address attention is drawn to some remarkable 

 experiments, of interest to biologists, made by Mr. Henry E. Crampton, 

 Jr., of the Department of Zoology of Columbia University. Mr. Cramp- 

 ton succeeded, in a number of instances, in grafting one insect in the 

 pupal stage upon another in the same condition. For instance, he cut 

 olT the head portion of one chrysalis and several segments of the abdo- 

 men from another, and then Joined the main portions of the two by 

 means of a ring of paraffin. Coalescence was completed, and, after a 

 time, a living, eight-winged monstrosity was produced. 



The disposition evinced by some, in the present day, to tamper 

 unnecessarily with the nomenclature and classification of insects, now 

 accepted, is also spoken of. Our systems are not perfect, but the day 

 for a thorough revision of them has not yet come, and will not, till the 

 life-histories of the various species and the literature respecting them 

 are better known. The late Dr. Lintner did excellent work in tracing 

 such histories, aand in heading his rem'arks with names and synonyms 

 and references to authors. His work in these respects, as in others, is a 

 model for entomologists. 



In connection with this subject, the paper by Mr. Dwight Brainerd, 

 in this same report, on '' The preparation of specimens for the exhibition 

 of life-histories in the Cabinet," will be found valuable. The plate that 

 accompanies it shows groups of insects in all stages. There are the eggs, 

 the larvœ, the pupte, the perfect insects (both types aijd varieties), the 

 wings denuded of scales to show the venation, and the parasites that 

 assail the species. From an educational point of view, a complete col- 

 lection on Mr. Brainerd's plan would indeed be accounted a treasure. 

 The article is the more valuable because the author describes his method 

 of preparing specimens for the cabinet. 



Another important paper in the report is Professor Wni. Loch- 

 head's "Entomology in Schools," showing ^Ylly? How? and ]Ylwi9 the 

 subject should be brought before the rising generation. 



It is hoped that sufficient has been said to show that the society's 

 publications are of value. Prepared chiefly for the agricultural com- 

 munity, its reports de'al largely with troublesome insects and the methods 

 of destroying them; Imt the beautiful and beneficial species are not 



