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Mr. H. B. Bock kindly presented the Society with a number of specimens of 

 Coleoptera from Germany. 



Subsequently an hour or two was spent in social intercourse and participation in 

 the many means for enjoyment provided by Mr. Denton for the members. After spend- 

 ing an exceedingly pleasant evening the meeting adjourned. 



W. E. Saunders, 



Secretary-Treasurer. 



MONTREAL BRANCH OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



The Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Montreal Branch of the Entomological 

 Society of Ontario was held at the residence of G. J. Bowles, Esq., on Tuesday the 3rd 

 June, 1879, at 8 o'clock p.m. 



Mr. Bowles read a paper entitled, " Some of the insects that frequent the orchard 

 and garden, under what circumstances they increase unduly, what insects to spare, 

 what to kill, and how to kill them, with other useful information," by the Rev. F. W. 

 Fyles, corresponding member of the Natural History Society. 



The annual report of the Secretary-Treasurer was then read and adopted. This 

 report shewed that after meeting the current expenses of the year, there still remained 

 a very fair balance on hand. 



The proceedings were closed by the election of the following officers for the ensu- 

 ing year : — 



President, G. J. Bowles ; Vice-President, H. H. Lyman ; Secretary and Treasurer, 

 Geo. H. Bowles ; Curator, F. B. Caulfield ; Council, Robert Jack, W. Couper and G. B. 

 Pearson. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



G. H. Bowles, 



Secretary. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE MONTREAL BRANCH OF 

 THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



In presenting their Sixth Annual Report, your Council have much pleasure in 

 stating that the Society is still making satisfactory progress. 



Eight very pleasant meetings have been held during the year, and besides the 

 many interesting Entomological items recorded in the minutes of the Society, the 

 following papers have been read before the members : — 



1. "On the Larvae of Papilio Brevicauda and Pieris Borealis, and the food plants." 

 — W. Couper. 



2. " On the May beetle, Lachnosterna quercina, and its parasites." — G. J. Bowles. 



3. " Introductory notes on the Ichneumonida." — G. J. Bowles. 



4. " Notes on Phyciodes Harrisii and Nycteis." — H. H. Lyman. 



5. "On the Saw-flies." — G. J. Bowles. 



6. " My Entomological trip to the Godbout River, 1878." — W. Couper. 



7. " On the Insects ot the Mammoth Cave" (selected). — Geo. H. Bowles. 

 The following books have been added to the Library : — 



"Riley's Reports," 2, 4 and 5, making the set complete. The nine reports have 

 been bound in three volumes, and form a very valuable addition to our library. 

 " Hentz's Spiders of the United States," with 21 plates. 

 " Sausser's Solitary Wasps of America," with 4 plates. 



" La Crysomele des Patates" from the Department of Agriculture, with 1 plate. 



" Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 1878." 



"Reports of the Fruit Growers' Association of Montreal, 1877 and 1878." 



