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Resolution II. 



The Society very respectfully recommends to the Honourable Minister 

 of Agriculture that before drafting legislation relative to the prevention 

 or control of insects or fungous diseases, the Provincial Entomologist give 

 a hearing to a Committee named by this Society. 



GENERAL SESSION 



The General Session of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Quebec 

 Society for the Protection of Plants was the most successful in its history. 

 The addresses given were full of interest, and contained much valuable 

 information on the control of injurious insects, plant diseases and weeds. 

 The following persons were present: J. C. Chapais, St. Denis-en-bas, 

 Father Leopold, Bro. Benjamin and eight senior students of the Oka 

 Agricultural Institute; Revs. Fontanel and Sousie of the Marie College; 

 Revs. Keating and Corcoran of Loyla College, Montreal; Professor Crosby 

 of Cornell University; Professor Adams, and Messrs. Strickland and Chrys- 

 tal of Ottawa; A. F. Wynn and G. A. Moore of Montreal; Dr. Harrison, 

 Professors Lochhead, Bunting, Murray and Fraser; Messrs. P. L Bryce, 

 A. C. Gorham, E. M.' DuPorte, and many students of Macdonald College. 



Letters of regret at inability to attend the meeting were received from 

 Rev. Abbe Huard of Quebec, Dr. R. Campbell of Montreal, Dr. C. G. 

 Hewitt, A. Gibson, J. M. Swaine, Rev. Dr. Fyles and H. T. Gussow of 

 Ottawa, and G. C. Piche of Quebec. 



Papers and Addresses. 



Mr. J. C. Chapais read a report as delegate from the Society to the 

 Annual Meeting of the Ontario Entomological Society in Toronto last 

 November. He also read an interesting paper on Aphrophora spumaria, 

 the common spittle insect which forms the common frothy spittle mass on 

 grass in meadows, describing its life-history and habits. 



Mr. DuPorte read an interesting paper prepared by Brother Victorin 

 of Longueuil College on "Some Silent Invaders of our Fields," in which a 

 warning was given regarding some weeds that were entering the Province, 

 and were likely to become serious pests if timely action were not taken. 



Mr. Strickland of the Entomological Branch, Ottawa, gave a valuable 

 address with lantern slides on the Inspection and other work carried on 

 by the Branch against the Brown-tail Moth in New. Brunswick and Nova 

 Scotia. 



Father Leopold read a most interesting paper on the Woolly Aphis 

 in the Province of Quebec in which he showed clearly that while this insect 



