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unfortunate in naming insects after me, as he made a subse- 

 quent essay in Scopelosoma graefiana, which proved to be a syn- 

 onym of indirecta Walker. These descriptions were followed by 

 very many others, principally in the Noctuidse, as Professor Pack- 

 ard had made a specialty of the Bombycidse and W. H. Edwards 

 of the diurnals. Grote also published several checklists of North 

 American Lepidoptera. Later he acted as curator of the Buffalo 

 Society of Natural Science. Still later he went to Hildesheim in 

 Hanover, where he became curator of the Roemer Museum. He 

 went to Bremen, where he died in 1905. He may be called a 

 pioneer in his branch of the science, since he helped to create 

 order out of chaos which had previously existed. It is to be re- 

 gretted that his large collection of types were sold by him to the 

 British Museum.* 



Referring again to the Rev. John G. Morris, I shall never forget 

 how, in October 1884, he called at my house in Clinton St. to ex- 

 amine my collection, when he was about 85 years of age. After 

 dinner he complained of extreme weakness and lay down on the 

 sofa. For a time I was greatly alarmed that he was about to ex- 

 pire, but after various remedies he was relieved, as I was. He 

 lived for some years. 



Over thirty years ago a young man called on me to see my 

 collection. He was then interested in Conchology but became so 

 enthusiastic over my insects that he begged me for some duplicates 

 and from that time became an ardent Lepidopterist and collector. 

 This was Herbert K. Morrison, who did excellent field work, gath- 

 ered much information and described a number of new species. 

 He added much information about the insects of distant and thith- 

 erto unexplored localities. He collected much in the mountains of 

 North Carolina, later in the White Mountains, then during excur- 

 sions to Colorado, Montana and Arizona. He brought back a 

 host of specimens, many new to science. His own types, mainly 

 Noctuidse, were sold to Mr. Tepper, who subsequently sold his 

 collection containing them to the University of Michigan. Mor- 

 rison married and settled in Morgantown, N. C, where he seemed 



* This immortal collection was offered for a long time in this country. 

 Grote incurred debts, which in honor he thought he must pay without 

 delay. The price of the collection was $5,000. There seemed to be no 

 one then in the United States ready to put up the money. — Ed. 



