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" Psyche " and " Papilio." The first named has been published for some 

 years by the Cambridge Entomological Club, and ranks in age next to the 

 "Canadian Entomologist." "It is indispensable to everyone occupied with 

 the insects of North America." "Papilio," unlike "Psyche," is entirely 

 devoted to a single order of insects — the Lepidoptera — and contains 

 descriptions of many new butterflies and moths in addition to more 

 general matter. A complete set of this magazine has been presented to 

 the Club b}' Mr. Henry Edwards, the editor, and also one of our corres- 

 ponding members, together with a valuable series of original writings 

 on Entomology, published at different dates. The " Canadian Natur- 

 alist and Sportsman," published in Montreal, is ably edited by Mr. W. 

 Couper, who is well known as an energetic hard-working student of 

 nature, well worthy of support by all naturalists. Dr. A. 

 E. Foote's "Naturalists' Leisure Hour" is a most valuable little paper, 

 which gives every month, together with interesting items of science 

 and extracts from the best scientific periodicals, a list of works for sale, 

 in all branches of Natural History, and one can thus frequently secure 

 a rare book for a small .sum. 



It is not often in the scientific annals of any country that so many 

 important events occur as we have seen take place during the last 

 summer here in Canada. First, and undoubtedly the most important, 

 was the formation and formal opening of the Royal Society of Canada. 

 This institution, which was conceived and brought to perfection mainly 

 through the foresight and well-directed energy of our noble patron, His 

 Excellency the Governor-Genei-al, is based on a general plan drawn 

 from the leading national academies in otber countries. In England 

 the Poyal Society occupies itself with scientific subjects only, and the 

 same may be said of the National Academy of the United States. Our 

 Canadian Society, imitating the Royal Irish Academy, cherishes in 

 addition literature and history. The Institute of France, composed of 

 five sections, includes also fine arts in its scheme. All of these bodies, 

 founded at different dates, have the same object in view, namely, the 

 cultivation and encouragement of all branches of intellectual culture, by 

 the bringing together periodically, from all quarters, the scattered 

 workers (who form always so small a proportion of the whole) for the 

 mutual encouragement and interchange of ideas— than which nothing 



