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THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. | 189 
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.Some of our members have expressed an opinion that the ENTomoLo- 
GIST is too exclusively scientific, and that its pages have not been made 
sufficiently interesting to those amongst us who are at present only be- 
ginners in the study of the ‘science. The Council feel that there is 
some justice in this remark, and we would suggest to our successors, that 
perhaps it may be feasible to publish, in the pages of the ENTOMOLOGIST, 
the descriptions of our native Lepidoptera, taken from the original 
sources, as far as practicable, and thus give some assistance to those 
whose want of proper books, or inability to get even a reference to them, 
is an insuperable barrier to their working out for hems the names of 
the various species in their collections. 
The great drawback to the Society’s efforts is a want of sufficient 
funds to procure the requisite scientific works on Entomology, many of 
which are very rare and costly, and also a proper supply of engravings 
and electrotypes of the various insects treated of. It.is very difficult to 
tneet the latter demand, owing to the want of a good artist who is well 
versed in the science, and able to give a correct representation of the 
originals; at the present time we have to send to the United States for 
the greater part of our wood-cuts and electrotypes. 
The Council appointed a delegation to confer with the Minister of 
Agriculture on the subject of an increased grant, and there is every reason 
to hope that the result will be successful. In their application they will 
be strongly supported by the Fruit Growers’ Association, who are making 
a similar appeal. 
We have much pleasure in referring to the very generous donation cf 
fty dollars towards our library fund by the Fruit Growers’ Association. 
becomes indeed more manifest, as each succeeding year rolls on, that 
the cordial feeling existing between these two sister Societies is a strong 
element in their success, and furnishes fresh proof of the necessity of their 
continuing the work in the same able manner. We sincerely hope that 
this feeling will always continue 
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The Council have thought it advisable to rent rooms at London for 
three years from-July 1, 1872, at $80 per annum; of this the London 
Branch pays $30. We would here suggest and recommend that the 
expenses of fitting it up in a suitable manner be borne by the Society. 
he estimated cost is about ¢ $r00. It must not be forgotten that hitherto 
ie Society has had no proper place of keeping the stock of books, 
cabinets, pins, corks, etc. 
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