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world ; and for thirty-one years pursued a mercantile career. Mean- 

 while, however, he was devoting his leisure moments to the more 

 congenial occupation of the study of natural science, and especially 

 of entomology. In 1868 he became Curator of the New York State 

 Museum ; and in 1880 the office of State Entomologist was created, 

 and he was offered and accepted the appointment, which he held until 

 his death. He was entomological editor of the ' Country Gentleman ' 

 newspaper ; Fellow of many Learned and Scientific Societies both in 

 America and Europe ; President of the Department of Natural Science 

 in Albany Institute, New York, since 1879 ; President of the Entomo- 

 logical Club and of the Association for the Advancement of Science. 

 His mercantile career naturally equipped him for the economic side of 

 entomology, which his State office required ; and in making scientific 

 research of actual and practical value he was eminently successful. 

 His Twelfth Report has just been issued, and gives a fresh illustration 

 of the practical nature of his work. New York State has been fortunate 

 in having for its official entomologist not only a man of high acquire- 

 ments and of wide and liberal views, but one whose sympathies were 

 with the farmers, gardeners, and fruit-growers in their struggles 

 against injurious insects. He had been looking forward to his tour in 

 Europe as giving opportunity of making personal acquaintance with 

 many entomological colleagues. He spared no pains in communicating 

 his great knowledge to all pursuing any special subject who sought his 

 aid. He was never known to give offence ; never was an unkind word 

 said by him or of him. Always ready to encourage the work of others 

 not occupying so high a position as himself and to stamp what was 

 sound and good with his authoritative approval, determined also that 

 the original worker should have credit for his work, his removal by 

 death will be deplored by all who have been brought into contact 

 with him. 



Osbert Salvin. — Mr. Salvin died on June 1st last, at his resi- 

 dence, Hawksfold, near Haslemere. The second and only surviving 

 son of the late Mr. Anthony Salvin, the well-known architect, he was 

 born in 1835, and received his education at Westminster and Trinity 

 Hall, Cambridge, whence he graduated as a Senior Optime in the 

 Mathematical Tripos of 1857. Immediately after taking his degree he, 

 together with Mr. W. H. Hudleston (then Simpson), joined Mr. (now 

 Canon) Tristram in his natural history exploration of Tunis and 

 Eastern Algeria, where they passed five months. In the autumn of 

 the same year Mr. Salvin proceeded to Guatemala, where, chiefly in 

 company with the late Mr. G. U. Skinner, the celebrated collector of 

 orchids, he stayed till the middle of 1858, returning to Central America 

 (henceforth always to be associated with his name) about twelve months 

 later. He again went out in 1861, accompanied by Mr. Frederick 

 Godman, and continued the explorations he had already begun ; but 

 was home again in 1863. In 1865 he married Caroline, the daughter 

 of Mr. W. W. Maitland, of Loughton in Essex, and with her subse- 

 quently undertook another voyage to Central America. In 1874, on 

 the foundation of the Strickland Curatorship in the University of 

 Cambridge, he accepted that office, which he filled until 1883, when, 

 on his father's death, he succeeded to the property at Hawksfold, and 

 moved thither, though there was hardly a week in which he did not 



