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In the 21st volume now publishing, there is appearing a series of papers 

 upon " Popular and Economic Entomology," which the Council believe will be of 

 value to the fruit growers, farmers and gardeners of the country. 



The annual report of the Society to the Minister of Agriculture of Ontario,, 

 for 1888, has been published, and contains, in addition to the usual report of the 

 annual meeting of the Society, many interesting papers. One of the most im- 

 portant of these is the account by our President, Mr. Fletcher, of his last year's 

 trip to Nepigon, whither he went for a week at the beginning of July, accom- 

 panied by Mr. S. H. Scudder, an associate member of the Society, and one of the 

 most eminent entomologists of America, for the express purpose of obtaining the 

 eggs of various species of butterflies. The expedition was very successful, eggs 

 being obtained from no less than seventeen species and varieties. 



At the annual meeting of the Society it was found that the finances were in 

 such a satisfactory state as to render possible the voting of the handsome sum of 

 $200 to the library fund for the purchase of books and the binding of periodicals 

 and pamphlets. 



The library now contains upwards of a thousand volumes, chiefly on ento- 

 mology, but also many on the other departments of Zoology and on Botany. 



An important move has recently been made in opening the rooms of the 

 Society to visitors at regular stated times in order to popularize the work of the 

 Society as much as possible. 



The Society's collections of coleoptera and lepidoptera have been carefully 

 rearranged during the year by Mr. J. Alston Moffat, of Hamilton, a member of 

 the Council, and now form standard reference collections of these insects of 

 Ontario. 



The Montreal branch, 1 am happy to say, continues in active existence, 

 Regular monthly meetings are held, and increased interest is being taken in the 

 study of this science. 



During the past year great activity has also been shown by many of the 

 associate members of the Society.and several very important and useful works have 

 been issued by them. The most important of these is Mr. Scudder's sumptuous 

 work on " The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada, with special 

 referent e to New England," the first part of which was issued on November 1st, 

 and will be completed during the year. 



Mr. W. H. Edwards is also carrying on his magnificent work on the "Butter- 

 flies of North America." Three parts, containing nine beautiful plates, were 

 issued during last year. 



Several works of a very different scope from either of the above, but still 

 very useful, and issued at a moderate priee,havebeen published by other associate 

 members of our society during the past year. 



Among these, special mention should be made of " Entomology for beginners, 

 for the use of young folks, fruit-growers, farmers and gardeners," by Dr. A. S. 

 Packard, and <k An Introduction to Entomology," part I, by Prof. J. H. Corn- 

 stock. 



A second edition of Mr. William Saunders' important work on * Insects 

 injurious to fruits " has also been issued. 



H. H. LYMAN, 



* Delegate. 



