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At the appointed time the Club was called to order by the President. 



A paper on " Experiments with Remedies for the Plum Curculio " was read by Mr. 

 Clarence M. Weed. 



Mr. Smith called attention to the fact that in New Jersey there was no second 

 brood of the Elm Leaf Beetle this season. Prof. Hargitt reported that peaches were 

 seriously injured by the curculio in south-western Ohio this season. 



Prof. Cook then read an extract from a bulletin of the Michigan Agricultural College 

 concerning spraying with the arsenites, showing that London purple in his experiments 

 had injured foliage more than Paris green. 



A long discussion followed concerning the injury of foliage by the application of 

 the arsenites, in which various opinions were expressed, the most important point brought 

 out being the necessity of an exhaustive investigation of the whole subject. 



Prof. W. O. Atwater, of the Office of Experiment Stations of the Department of 

 Agriculture, was then introduced to the Club, and gave a pleasant talk, especially with 

 reference to the co-operation of his office with the recently organised Association of Official 

 Economic Entomologists. 



The election of officers then took place with the following result : — President, A. 

 J. Cook ; Tice-President, 0. J. S. Bethune ; Secretary, F. M. Webster. 



On motion of Mr. Smith the secretary pro tern was authorised to publish the pro- 

 ceedings of the Club in Entomologica Americana. 



The Club then adjourned to meet after the adjournment of the Biological Section, 

 A. A. A. S. 



On re-assembling, Mr. L. O. Howard read a paper entitled " On the Parasites and 

 Predaceous Enemies of the Grain Plant-louse," in which he reviewed the previous litera- 

 ture and discussed at some length the rearing by the Division of Entomology, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, of nine true parasites of Siphonophora avenw. Illustrations 

 of all of the species were exhibited, together with a full series of speeimens. The paper 

 was discussed by Mr. Saunders and Prof. Cook. 



Mr. H. H. Lyman read a paper on " Variation in the genus Callimorpha," in 

 connection with which he exhibited a large series of specimens and discussed at length 

 the question of specific limitations. The paper was discussed at length by Prof. J. B. 

 Smith. 



A letter from Mr. Wm. H. Edwards was then read by the Secretary, giving the 

 results of breeding experiments for the season. 



The Club then adjourned sine die. 



CLARENCE M. WEED, 



Secretary pro tern. 



ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGISTS. 



In pursuance of the call published in the Canadian Entomologist, in Entomologica 

 Americana, and distributed by James Fletcher, President of the Entomological Club of 

 the A. A. A. S., the following persons met in Toronto on August 28th, at 4 p. m.: — James 

 Fletcher, Clarence M. Weed, A. J. Cook, L. 0. Howard, John B. Smith, 0. J. S. Bethune, 

 H. Garman, W. Saunders, C. W. Hargitt, and others. Organization was effected by the 

 election, upon motion of Prof. J. B. Smith, of Mr. James Fletcher as chairman, and 

 Clarence M. Weed as secretary. Mr. Fletcher, in taking the chair, set out the advan- 

 tages of organization, and urged the formation at the present time of an association that 

 might be specially devoted to entomology in its economic aspect. Remarks to the same 

 purpose were made by Prof. Cook, Prof. Smith, Mr. Weed, Mr. Howard, Dr. Bethune 



