REPORT OF TEE ENTOMOLOGIST AND BOTANIST 209 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



September 24 to 30 : Charlottetown, P.E.I.— Provincial Exhibition. Attendin;? 

 meetings and giving addresses in the Farmers' Pavilion upon \yeeds. Hay and Pasture 

 Grasses and Injurious Insects. 



October 19 : Lachute, Que.— Visiting the Argenteuil Sand Hill and discussing 

 with farmers means of controlling the drifting sand. 



October 21 : Whitby, Ont. — Visiting the Model Fair Grounds with the Live Stock 

 Conxmissioner and examining the illustration plots of various crops; and also tho 

 fodder crops grown in the district. 



October 26 and 27 : London, Ont. — Annual meeting of the Entomological Society 

 of Ontario : ' Injurious Insects of the Year,' ' Entomological Kecord for 1901.' 



November 15 : Toronto, Ont. — Provincial Fruit, Flower and Honey Show : Address 

 on * The Value of Bees to the Fruit-grower.' 



In addition to the above, Mr. Arthur Gibson attended the County of Carleton 

 Annual Exlaibition at Eichmond, Ont., and judged the natural history exhibits made 

 by the teachers and school children of the county. These exhibits were on the whole 

 very satisfactory, and showed good careful work on the part of the teachers. 



Mr. Gibson also attended the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of 

 Ontario at Ivondon, and took an active and acceptable part in the proceedings, reading 

 two papers : ' Further Notes on Basswood or Linden Insects,' and ' The Columbine 

 Borer (Papaipenia purpurifascia, G. & K.). 



Achiowledgments. — I have again gratefully to acknowledge many favours from 

 specialists who have assisted me with identifications of many specimens of insects re- 

 ceived for the collections during the past year. My thanks are specially duetto Dr. 

 L, O. Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology at Washington, and members of 

 his staff, particularly Dr. H. G. Dyar, Dr. W. H. Ashmead, Messrs. Schwarz, Coquillett 

 and Busck ; also to Prof. J. B. Smith, of New Jersey ; Mr. W. D. Kearf ott, of Moutclair, 

 N.J.; Prof. J. S. Hine, of Columbus, Ohio, and Rev. G. W. Taylor, Wellington, B.C. 

 Valuable additions to the collections of insects have been made by the following: 

 Mr. F. H. Wollej'-Dod, Millarville, Alta. — A collection of named noctuidie from 

 Alberta. 



Mr. T. N. Willing, Regina, N.W.T. — Many specimens of insects of all orders 

 from the North-west Territories. 



Mr. Norman Criddle, Aweme, Man. — Many rare moths and other insects from 

 ifanitoba. 



Mr. W. Metcalfe, Ottawa. — A large collection of minute diptera and other insects 

 beautifully pinned, mounted and labelled. 



Mr. A. W. Hanham, Victoria, B.C. — A large collection of pinned hymenoptera, 

 diptera and hemiptera taken in Manitoba and British Columbia. 



Mr. E. F. Heath, Cartwright, Man. — A collection of Manitoban moths in papers. 

 Mr. C. H. Young, Ottawa. — Specimens of rare moths taken at Ottawa. 

 Mr. E. P. Venables, Vernon, B.C. — A collection of named Bonibi taken at Ver- 

 non, B.C. 



Correspondence. — The correspondence of this Division has been sufficient during 

 the past year to take up every minute of the time of the officers which could be spared 

 from time necessary for Investigation. Many thousands of specimens of insects and 

 plants have been received from students for naming. This requires much time, but Is 

 of great value In the work of the Division in bringing the officers into contact with 

 students all over the country and In learning of the occurrence of many insects and 

 plants, which otherwise would not come to their notice. From December 1, 1903, until 

 November 30, 1904, the number of letters, exclusive of circulars, registered In the 

 Division as received on official business was 3,231, and the number despatched was 2,909. 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



JAMES FLETCHER, 

 Entomologist and Botanist, 

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