PREFACE. 
Vli 
Every known collector in a district probably knows of seve¬ 
ral collectors, among the lower classes; and though many 
through jealousy would be unwilling to give up their names, 
I hope there are enough liberally minded collectors to counter¬ 
balance any such feeling.” 
Another writes, u most of the books on Entomology are 
so very expensive as to be out of the reach of common folks 
— if there could be a cheap book got up on Entomology, 
written in a plain, simple style, with the latest given 4 name 
in English and the Latin one in italics, my opinion is, that 
there would be a great many more books sold, and we should 
hear of many more Entomologists, and likewise a great many 
more rare insects being taken. Entomology appears to me 
to want to undergo a radical reform ; there seems great con¬ 
fusion heaped together in technicalities, synonyms, and bad 
Latin names, not appropriate to their use; in fact there wants 
a 1 Modern Model English Book on Butterflies and Moths, 
for the Million.’ ” 
^ Now, with reference to the suggestion to publish a list of 
Entomologists, I would gladly do this in next year’s Annual, 
if I find that the idea is generally palatable—and it would 
be well to indicate not only the names and addresses of the 
parties, but also the order to which they more particularly 
devote their attention. 
As to bringing out cheap systematic works on Entomology 
I shall be veiy glad to receive further suggestions, and may 
be able to give some announcement on the subject in “ the 
Annual for 1856with reference to the necessity of writing 
intelligibly to the many , I cannot do better than refer to the 
following extract from the preface to Newman’s « History of 
Insects.” J 
