CHAPTER XXV 



LETTERS TO PROFESSOR WALLACE AFTER THE GRADUATION 



London Farmers' Club Notice Volumes of George Ormerod's drawings and 

 a painting of Miss Ormerod presented to the University Handbook of 

 " Forest Insects " " Recollections of Changing Times "Papers on 

 " Stock Flies." 



THE letters in this chapter, written between the end of 

 April and the middle of November, 1900, cover a period of 

 extraordinary literary activity. Encouraged by the gratify- 

 ing manner in which her academic distinction had been 

 acknowledged by friends and public bodies, Miss Ormerod 

 began with renewed vigour, and with something almost akin 

 to prophetic instinct of what was to come in the not-far- 

 distant future, to produce and to arrange for the production 

 of, the literature that was needed to complete her life-work 

 and to be a record of it. Another conspicuous feature of 

 this chapter is the practical means she adopted to 

 immediately show gratitude to the University for the per- 

 spicacity shown by conferring its degree, which was 

 treasured by her above all things as the highest possible 

 recognition of her scientific labours. 



To Professor Robert Wallace, University Edinburgh. 



April 29, 1900. 



DEAR PROFESSOR WALLACE, I have been reading parts 

 of the " advance " proof of your paper [to be read before 

 the London Farmers' Club in April, 1900], and it seems to 

 me capital, and to meet the needs plainly and practically. I 

 wish you much success. I can speak from personal know- 

 ledge as to want of dipping being excellent for increase of 

 Melophflgus orimts [so called sheep tick] (fig. 25). 



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