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value exceeds 40,000,000/., had been saved at 
the expense of a few thousand pounds. A spec- 
ial tax had been imposed on the proprietors 
of vines for compensation to the owners of: the 
destroyed plants—WNature, 28 Nov. 1882, v. 
21, ps 89. 
A review of Rev. J. G. Weod’s “Common 
British Insects,’ in Nature for 7 Dec. 1882, clo- 
ses with these sensible remarks: 
“The real point at issue in connection with 
books of this nature is their effect. They are 
eminently rudimentary, and not elevating. Let 
us take instances from the book now under’ re- 
view. At p. 14, after an explanation of the ter- 
minology of the external skeleton of a beetle, 
we read: — ‘At first some of these terms may. 
appear to be harsh, repulsive, and difficult to 
master. In reality they are not so, anda knowl- 
edge of them is absolutely necessary to any one 
who wishes to understand the description of an 
insect.’ Thisisa very sensible remark. Yet 
throughout the book the utmost favor is be- 
stowed upon absurd meaningless ‘English’ 
names. The culminating point of absurdity is 
reached at p. 276. Amongst the small moths 
the author ‘figures’ one (undera misspelt generic 
name), and because it (out of several hundred 
other fortunate little moths) has received no 
‘popular’ name, he terms it the ‘Brown Dolly’!” 
Remarks of similar import to the above would 
apply to several American works by more or less 
scientific writers. G: D. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
THE REGULAR meetings of the Cambridge En- 
tomological Club will be held at 7.45 p. m., on 
the days following : — 
13 Oct. 1882. 9 Mar. 1883. 
10 Nov. “ 1acApr. 2“ 
8 Dec. “ 11 May “ 
12 Jan. 1883. 8June “ 
9¥Feb. “ 
G: Dimmock, Secretary. 
Tue New York Entomological Club meets 
twice monthly, except in June, July and August, 
but no special date is fixed for each meeting. 
Henry Epwarps, Secretary. 
PSYCHE. 
THE REGULAR meetings of the Entomological 
Section of the Boston Society of Natural History 
will be held at N. W. corner of Berkeley and 
Boylston Sts., Boston, Mass., at 7.45 p.m., on the 
days following : — : 
28 Feb. 1883. 
25 Oct. 1882. 
22 Nov. ‘“ 28 Mar. “ 
27 Dec. “ 25 Apr. “ 
24 Jan. 1883. 23 May “ 
Epwarp Buregss, Secretary. 
THE REGULAR meetings of the Entomologica. 
Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, of 
Philadelphia, Pa., will be held at S. W. corner of 
19th and Race Sts., on the days following : — 
14 Oct. 1881. 10 Mar. 1882. 
hi Nov.) * 14 Apr. “ 
duDec. me 12 May “ 
13 Jan. 1882. 9June “ aoe 
10 Feb. “ - 
James H. Rrprnes, Recorder. 
THE SEMI-ANNUAL meetings of the American 
Entomological Society will be held at S. W. cor- 
ner of 19th and Race Sts., Philadelphia, Pa., on 
the days following : — 
12 Dec. 1881. 12 June 1882. 
James H. Ripines, Recording Secretary. 
THE REGULAR monthly meetings of the Mon- 
treal Branch of the Entomological Society of 
Ontario, will be held at Montreal, Que., Canada, ~ 
on the days following : — 
3 Oct. 1882. , 6 Feb. 1883, 
7 Nov. “ 6 Mar. “ 
5 Dec. & 3. Aptne = 
9 Jan. 1883. 1May “ 
G: J. Bowes, Secretary. 
THE REGULAR meetings of the Brooklyn 
Entomological Society will be held at 9 Broad- 
way, Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y., on the days fol- 
lowing :— ; 
28 Oct. 1882. 31 Mar. 1883. 
25 Nov. “ 28 Apr. “ 4 
a0 Dec. ye 26 May “ 
27 Jan 1883. 30June “ 
24 Feb. “ 
F. G. Scuaurp, Secretary. 
No. 99 was issued 16 Dec. 1882. 
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