The Societe Entomologique de France was founded in 1832, the Entomological Society of London in 1834.
Cotton and silk culture have been experimented with on the islands; and the work of the Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Station is of great value, in introducing new crops, in improving old, in studying soils and fertilizers and in entomological research.
Of his entomological collection in Tierra del Fuego, which was not large, the majority were of Alpine species.
It is also used in making artificial limbs, for lining entomological cases, for pommels in leather-dressing, and as a medium for making architectural models.
The last-named may be considered the founder of the strong company of entomological workers now labouring in America.