1899] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 259 



glassy beadlike eyes. It is handled in this vicinity as carelessly as 

 the common June bug: and no person has been hurt. 



Last Monday those of the Nature Club who are interested in 

 botany and entomology went on a buckboard ride to Herrick's bog 

 in Nortbport. The day was beautiful, the company jolly and every- 

 thing pleasant, with the exception of the tramp on the bog- That 

 •was '• simply horrible." It was a lost opportunity for the most 

 amateurish snap shot freak. The streams in a bog are not very good, 

 places for a seat, a? two of the party realized. But then it was in 

 the interest of science. " It was a great day for butterflies" A 

 member of the Fourth ot July horribles committee improved some 

 of the time in rehearsals. The doctor of the party disappeared and 

 caused some uneasiness, but appeared just five minutes before the 

 .time fixed to start home and when some of the gentlemen had 

 found courage to organize a rescue party. One of the ministers 

 went on a foraging tramp ahead and caused just a few hoots to be 

 sent up. Everything considered, it was'a very decorous crowd. Two 

 entirely new flowers were added to the general collection — a new 

 Gaylussacia and a corydalis — while the individual herbariums 

 were increased by some common specimens. A rejent convert to en- 

 tomology, who had formerly flocked with the ornithologists, showed 

 that he was not entirely free from the spell of his first love by vainly 

 attempting to capture a hen in a butterfly net. After having 

 driven about a mile and a half on the way home, it was found that 

 one of the ladies had left her umbrella behind, and a dignified city 

 official gallantly sprinted back to get it, making the round trip in 

 something less than five minutes. The next outing will be with 

 Mrs. E S. Pitcher at the battery shore, . 



There was a small attendance at the meeting of the Nature < lub, 

 Friday evening, on account of sevei*alj members having other 

 engagements. The roll-call showed that a large majority of the 

 merabei's prefer the study of botany. The meeting adjourned to 

 Monday evening. 



At the adjourned meeting Monday evening Rev. J. M, Leighton 

 was chosen vice president and John R Dunton treasurer, this com- 

 pleting the organization. The dues were fixed at five cents per 

 month. It was voted to hold tlie regular meetings the second Mon- 

 day evening of each mouth. Methods of work, etc., weredi.scussed? 

 and arrangements will be made for field work by the classes at 

 once. The executive committee state, for the benefit of interested 

 parties who have not yet joined, that the only requisites of raem- 

 be.ship are signing the constitution and paying the dues. Members 

 may act their own pleasure or convenience as to the amount or 

 nature of their studies Most of the members will do individual 

 field work, as many have done in the past, and in addition there 

 will be class work and field work by small parties. Some members 

 collect or make observations of whatever thev see in anv branch of 



