286 Chronicles of Science. [April, 



suggests that the Linnean or Zoological Societies should undertake 

 the work of publication. 



"We trust, however, that the following appeal just issued will be. 

 heartily responded to ; and that so far as the Annulose sub-kingdom 

 is concerned, the Entomological Society may itself be enabled to 

 carry out the suggestions of its President. 



" Tlie Entomological Society of London. 



"The Entomological Society of London was founded in 1833, for the 

 purposes of forming a centre of union for British Entomologists, of 

 amassing a Library of Entomological Books, and of publishing in its 

 ' Transactions ' papers on Entomological subjects. 



" The Society is now producing the 12th volume of its Transactions. 

 During the last year it published 560 pp. of letter-press, illustrated by 

 2,2 Plates. The inadequacy of its funds to defray the expense of printing 

 and illustrating all the valuable contributions to Science which are offered 

 to it, and which, from the unremunerative nature of such publications, may 

 probably not otherwise issue from the press, induces the Council to make 

 an appeal to the patrons of Science in general to join the Society, and 

 thereby enable it to enlarge its present sphere of usefulness. 



" The Council is extremely desirous of increasing the knowledge of 

 the Entomology of our own country, and on that account asks more par- 

 ticularly for the assistance of the many Entomologists who are scattered 

 over the United Kingdom ; especially also is it anxious to devote attention 

 to Economic Entomology, and requests therefore the support of agricul- 

 turists and horticulturists, and of all who are interested in the habits and 

 economy of insects, and the best modes of cultivating the useful and of 

 destroying the noxious species. 



" The Council has recently offered two Prizes of the value of Eive 

 Guineas each, to be awarded at the end of the present year to the Authors 

 of Essays or Memoirs of sufficient merit on subjects belonging to the 

 economic department of the Science. 



"The Society consists of Members (who pay an Admission Fee of 

 Two Guineas and an Annual Contribution of One Guineas) and Sub- 

 scribers (who pay the same Annual Contribution, but are exempt from 

 any Admission Fee). Both are entitled to attend and introduce visitors 

 at the Monthly Meetings of the Society, to use the Society's Library, and, 

 if resident more than 15 miles from London, to receive gratuitously the 

 'Transactions' as they appear, thus actually obtaining an equivalent for 

 the amount of the Subscription. Members or Subscribers residing within 

 the above limits can purchase the Transactions at half-price. 



" Papers of high scientific interest are awaiting publication, the 

 furtherance of Science is the sole object of this appeal ; and the Council 

 trusts that it will result in a considerable increase of the Contributing 

 Members of the Society." 



The address appended to this appeal, which is signed by the 

 President, is 12, Bedford Eow, London, W.C. 



