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CHARLES VALENTINE RILEY. 



In Mr. Riley's sudden death on September 

 14, a few days after his 52d birthday. America 

 loses not only its be.st known entomologist, 

 but one who by his ability, sagacity, example, 

 and the line his studies have taken has done 

 more for the advancement of our special 

 science than any one America has ever 

 reared. Economic entomology had its vota- 

 ries, and excellent ones too, before he made 

 his mark, but he more than any one else is to 

 be credited with its present extended \voik in 

 this country and its growing importance 



abroad. No doubt this is due in large part 

 to the times in which he lived and the oppor- 

 tunities he created, but it is also due to his 

 keen perception of the importance of obtain- 

 ing the most thorough knowledge of the life- 

 history of any pest before its attacks can be 

 rationally combatted, and to the value of his 

 own unexcelled researches in this direction. 

 The extent and variety of our knowledge of 

 the biology of North American insects, 

 largely the product of the cultivation of eco- 

 nomic entomology here, is hard to realize, 

 and in these Darwinian days it has a purely 

 scientific value difficult to estimate at its true 

 worth. 



The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada. 



With special reference to New England. By Samuel H. Scudder. 



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