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its business; but he was, notwithstanding, a serious worker 
in entomology, and a most regular attendant, and frequently 
an exhibitor, both at our own meetings and at those of the 
South London Society, of which in 1899 he was President. 
He published little, but what he has published has attracted 
considerable attention from competent judges. Most of his 
work was connected with the Lepidoptera. He was asso- 
ciated with his friend and brother-in-law, Mr. Hugh Main, 
in forming a collection of those insects, largely consisting 
of bred specimens; and also in breeding-experiments and 
observations, mainly directed to the solution of questions 
connected with Variation, Inheritance of Characters, Mendel’s 
Law, etc. I am glad to see it stated in ‘ Ent. Mo. Mag.,” 
November 1911, that the collection and work will be continued 
by his fellow-worker. Mr. Harrison was a member of many 
scientific societies, the Linnean, Zoological, Microscopical, 
Chemical, etc., etc. His interests were by no means con- 
fined to entomology; and though, as an entomologist, he 
was best known for his work on the Lepidoptera, he was 
not unacquainted with, nor uninterested in, other branches 
of our science. 
Grorce Henry VERRALL, born at Leweson February 7th, 
1848, became a Fellow in 1866, served for a short time as Hon. 
Secretary and frequently as a member of the Council, and was 
President in the Sessions 1899-1900. He died on September 
22nd, 1911. Mr. Verrall may almost be called the creator of 
British Dipterology, and its present comparative popularity 
is undoubtedly due for the most part to his researches and 
his personal influence. 
Too often, when the chief authority on a special subject 
passes away, large stores of accumulated but as yet unpublished 
knowledge perish with him. Wemay well rejoice that, in this 
case, it is far otherwise ; and that Mr. Verrall has bequeathed 
his experience as well as his collections of books and insects to 
one who has long shared his labours, and is equipped at all 
points to take them up from the point where they were laid 
down. 
Primo avolso non deficit alter 
Aureus et simili frondescit virga metallo. 
