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initiation into Entomology, and she regarded him as the 

 greatest living scientific authority in the broad lines of their 

 common subject during the whole period of her advisory 

 work. They " got on famously," and as she said, he " took 

 the privilege," which she highly appreciated, " of knocking 

 her work about," as the subjoined letter, written at an early 

 stage of her career as an authoress, charmingly shows. 



UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, OXFORD, 



January 10, 1884. 



MY DEAR Miss ORMEROD, I congratulate you on the 

 publication of your " Guide to Methods of Insect Life" 

 the nicest little Introduction to Entomology with which I 

 am acquainted. You have been very fortunate in obtaining 

 such a good series of woodcuts, many of which were new 

 to me. Allow me to suggest one or two improvements 

 after a hurried glance over the contents. It would have 

 been well to have indicated more precisely the size of some 

 of the objects figured ; for instance, the locust, p. 28, is 

 twice the size of the figure whilst the earwig, on the same 

 page, is about one-half the length of the figure. In p. 98, 

 the Death's-head moth, which is twice the size of the Eyed- 

 hawk moth, is represented smaller than it is in next page. 

 In p. 118 the fly is the Sirex juvencus, not the commoner 

 one S. gigas. In p. 125 the Bee parasite has not the front 

 portion of the wings black, but as milky as the other part. 

 In p. 73, line 8, for "glassy" read "glossy." I know you 

 will thank me for these hurried suggestions, or I would not 

 have troubled you with them. 



Thanks for your kind enquiries. I am thankful to say 

 that after two months' attack of bronchitis I am nearly all 

 right again, but have been much confined to the house, 

 although I have been wanting to go to London. My kind 

 remembrance to your sister. We should be very glad if you 

 could come and give us a visit for a short time. Yours very 

 truly, J. O. WESTWOOD. 



The high terms of approval and appreciation of her work 

 by Miss Ormerod's numerous foreign correspondents are 

 shown in no halting manner in the subjoined letter : 



From Dr. J. A. Lintner, New York State Entomologist. 1 



ALBANY, N.Y. 



May 29, 1889. 



MY DEAR Miss ORMEROD, I must congratulate you 

 upon your last Report. It is excellent, and reflects 

 1 Who died in Rome while on a visit to Europe. 



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