150 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society Vol. XIV 
OUR DOUBLE NUMBER. 
The printers’ troubles on the one hand, and consequent delays; 
and on the other the increase in the number of pages this year, 
make it desirable that we issue a double number, instead of the 
usual two for October and December. 
Our readers, however, are in no way injured, since this year 
we have published a number of articles that speak for themselves. 
We likewise have put out a larger volume than in previous years. 
Volume XII ‘contained 120 pages; Volume XIIL, 124) pages: 
while Volume XIV gives its readers no less than 153 pages. In 
other words, your depreciated 1919 dollar has bought you more 
BULLETIN by 28 per cent. than in 1917 and by 24 per cent. than 
in 1918. 
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. 
The Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society is at last 
forced to take the unavoidable step. We must revise our price 
policy completely. 
We have put off the evil day much further than our fellow- 
journals, but the heavy increase in the cost of printing and other 
expenses of publication compels us to meet it by a corresponding 
increase in our subscription rate to $1.50 a year for the United 
States and Canada and $1.75 elsewhere. 
We have also found that the cost of separates is a heavy drain, 
and we are increasing our charge for those in excess of the 
allowed number to a base price of 5 cents, the other prices for 
extra pages being increased each by 1 cent. 
While we extremely regret that we must do this, it is our en- 
deavor to make our publication self-supporting to as great a 
degree as possible. We further feel that in the past year we have 
increased our size (and expense) and therefore value; and we 
purpose to continue this policy next year, with your cooperation. 
Subscribers will therefore have a real and adequate return for 
their subscriptions. We purpose to make this publication a neces- 
sity to every serious entomologist. You cannot do without it. — 
