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Lyman Request Committee. 



Under the terms of the will of the late Henry H. Lyman, of Montreal, 

 who died in 1914, his entomological collections and library with a sum of money 

 for their upkeep, were bequeathed to ]\IcGill University. These bequests 

 were accepted by the University authorities, and in due course a room in the 

 Redpath ^Museum was allotted for them housing of the collection and library. 

 The Dominion Entomologist is a member of the Committee in charge. During 

 the last ten 3'ears the collection and library have been considerablj' added to, 

 and the general euratorship of them has been undertaken by Mr. A. F. Winn. 



The Quebec Society for the Protection of Plants. 



This society, established in 1908, has continued to hold its annual meetings 

 at Macdonald College, at which valuable papers on entomological subjects 

 have been presented. These contributions have been duly published in the 

 excellent series of yearly reports issued. The society has certainly accom- 

 plished much useful work and the gatherings held under its auspices and the 

 resultant publications have been of direct benefit to farmers, fruit growers, 

 gardeners and others. 



Other Activities 



Since 1914, limited courses in entomology have been given at the Laval 

 Forest School and at the Agricultural School at Ste-Anne de la Pocatiere. 

 At the latter school, the position of Professor of Botan\ and Entomology, 

 1914-1923, was occupied by jNIr. George Bouchard. 



The 25th anniversary of the Abbe Provancher's death was celebrated 

 in Quebec city, .n 1918, and a bronze tablet was erected to his memory in the 

 Provincial ^luseum. In the following year, the Society Provancher d'Histoire 

 Naturelle was founded, its aim being to assist In general zoological studies, 

 more particularly, however, in endeavors such as those fostered by the American 

 Audubon Society. 



ONTARIO 

 Federal 



With the separation of the entomological service from the Experimental 

 Farms Branch in 1914, the Entomological Branch thus constituted, was given 

 quarters in the Birks Building. Ottawa, and now occupies the two upper floors 

 of this building. The Divisional organization of the Branch has been referred 

 to in the beginning of this review 



The Branch in addition to the Ottawa laboratories and insectary. main- 

 tains two permanent laboratories in Ontario, namely, at Vineland Station 

 and Strathroy; and two temporary laboratories, namely, at Port Stanley 

 and St. Thomas. 



The work of the officers resident at Ottawa, has, in general, been referred 

 to. Mention however, might, briefly be made here of certain special invest- 

 igations conducted in the Ottawa district. Li 1914 and 1915, grasshopper 

 control experiments were conducted by the writer near Bowesville. In the 



