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Appointed Consulting Entomologist to the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England Insect diagrams Serious carriage acci- 

 dent Methods adopted in doing entomological work As a 

 meteorological observer Professor Westvvood as friendly 

 mentor Appreciation of work by foreign correspondents. 



CHAPTER XII 



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BY THE EDITOR (continued) . . 83 



Public lectures at the Royal Agricultural College Reasons 

 why lecturing was ultimately discontinued Lectures at 

 South Kensington and other places The Economic 

 Entomology Committee Simplicity of Miss Ormerod's home 

 life before and after her sister's death Programme of daily 

 work Welcome guests Intimate friends Sense of humour 

 Story of a hornet's capture Proofs of courage His- 

 torical oaks at Sedbury Fond of children and thoughtful of 

 employees Charity Public liberality Subsidiary employ- 

 ments and amusements Made LL.D. Fellowships of 

 societies Medals Treatment of letters. 



CHAPTER XIII 



LETTERS TO COLONEL COUSSMAKER AND MR. ROBERT 



SERVICE 99 



(Coussmaker) Insect diagrams Royal Agricultural Society 

 Surface caterpillars Wood leopard moth Puss moth. 

 (Service) Paper by "Mabie Moss" on hill grubs of the 

 Antler moth The pest checked by parasites. 



CHAPTER XIV 



LETTERS TO MR. WM. BAILEY 109 



Mr. Bailey's letter to H.G. the Duke of Westminster on Ox 

 warble fly Letter showing the destruction of Ox warbles 

 by the boys R.A.S.E. recognition Annual letter and 

 cheque for five guineas for prizes in insect work Looper 

 caterpillars Mr. Bailey's method of teaching agricultural 

 entomology Economic entomology exhibit at Bath and 

 West Society's Show, St. Albans Examinership at Edin- 

 burgh University The royal party at the show Cheese fly 

 maggot Copies of Manual for free distribution Presentation 

 slips LL.D. of the University of Edinburgh Discontinuing 

 colleagueship. 



CHAPTER XV 



LETTERS TO MR. D. D. GIBB . .... 128 



Great tortoiseshell butterfly infestation Charlock weevil 

 Gout fly Forest fly Structure of its foot Great gadfly 

 Horse breeze flies Deer forest fly in Scotland Sheep forest 

 fly Hessian fly and elbowed wheat straw Bean seed beetles 



