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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



was interred at Scholemoor Cemetery on the 1st of September, and as a last 

 tribute of respect his remains were followed to the grave bv a number of 

 his naturalist friends and admirers, who, on behalf of the " Bradford Natura- 

 lists' Society," placed on his coffin a beautiful wreath of flowers. The news 

 of his death will be received with regret by a large number of friends in Y ork - 

 shire and elsewhere — and the writer of this brief notice, who has *pent hun- 

 dreds of happy days in his company in search of natural history specimens, 

 has lost a constant and faithful friend and companion. — J.W.C. 



HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The meeting held on 27th August (Mr. Huckett in the chair) proved a 

 very interesting one. Mr. Gates exhibited varieties of A. caja y bred from 

 the varieties he had exhibited the previous year ; there were several nice 

 forms, and also several dwarf specimens the result of interbreeding. Mr. 

 Edle brought a specimen of S. convolvnli, captured on London Fields, and 

 presented it to the Society's collection. Mr. Russell shewed C. silaceala and 

 E. pimpinellata from Highgate; Mr. Huckett had a specimen of T. amataria, 

 bred that day from ovse laid about five weeks previously, all the rest of the 

 brood, about 100 in number, hybernating; and Mr. Clark brought up a very 

 beautiful bred series of A. imitaria. The discussion was on V. urtica, but 

 nothing new relating to this well known species was mentioned. 



The following meeting was devoid of interest owing to the small attendance, 

 Mr. May, however, distributed a number of pupse of G. flavago amongst 

 those members present. 



The meeting of 10th, September, was also very poorly attended owing to 

 the inclement weather, but the following week (September 17th,) there was a 

 good muster and a fair show of captures. Amongst these may be mentioned 

 Saperda carchias of which fine beetle Mr. Lewcock exhibited 4 beautiful 

 specimens. Mr. Russell Had a series of E, popularis which together with 

 A. lunosa he recorded as common at Highgate. Mr. Clark shewed a bred 

 series of L. viretata. Perhaps the most interesting box on the table was 

 Mr. Thornthwaites, containing some of the results of his work in North 

 Devon ; a very large number of species were represented, amongst them being 

 C. silaceata, M. galiata, C. populata, S. anomala, L, olivata, E. decolorata, 

 A. promutata, C. umbratica, B. asinalis, B. terrealis, and many Tortrices 

 and Time. Mr. McDonald shewed two specimens of UeliotUs ? 



