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6. "Forest growth in Pontiac Co., and other notes," by Dr. 

 H. M. Ami. Jan. 13th, 1912. This was followed by a discus- 

 sion on the formation of a botanical garden at Ottawa. 

 7. "The Wild Oat, and its relations to the cultivated oats," 



by Mr. G. Michaud. Jan. 27th, 1912. 

 8. "Some specimens and results from plant selection," by 

 Prof. L. S. Klink, of Macdonald College. Feb. 10th, 1912. 

 9. " How to make the most of a small garden," by Messrs. R. B. 

 Whyte and J. E. Buck. March 9th, 1912. 

 The field work, about Ottawa, in botany, in 1911, was con- 

 fined mainlv to the work done by Prof. John Macoun, who spent 

 the summer in this district in order to complete a list of the 

 Ottawa flora, on which he has been engaged for some time. All 

 that remains now to be done is to get the records of one or two 

 collectors whose specimens he has not vet been able to see. 

 During the summer 40 species of flowering plants have been 

 added to the list. 



Preparations have been made and work has begun in the 

 laving out of a botanic garden at the Central Experimental 

 Farm, in which it is intended to grow the native Canadian plants. 

 Mr. H. T. Gussow, Dominion Botanist, who has this work in 

 charge, desires the co-operation of the members of the Club, 

 and hopes to obtain many specimens from them. Permanent 

 and conspicuous labels are now being prepared under his direc- 

 tion. These will have, in plain letters, the common and scien- 

 tific names of the plant, the country or district to which it is 

 native, and the date of planting. 



In a visit to Sable Island in September, 1911, Mr. Gussow 

 collected about 100 native species of plants, and added to the 

 list of flowering plants the heather, Calluna vulgaris. He also 

 obtained specimens of four species of the more conspicuous 

 fungi, and a number of microscopic ones. 



The Entomological Branch. 



The Entomological Branch reports that fair progress has 

 been made in the compilation of the list of the Insects of Canada 

 and Newfoundland, which is being prepared by a special com- 

 mittee of the Entomological Society of Ontario. In the prepara- 

 tions of this list Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt is chairman of the sub- 

 committee on Diptera; Mr. Arthur Gibson, of the sub-committee 

 on Lepidoptera, and Mr. J. M. Swaine, of the sub-committee on 

 Coleoptera. Mr. Swaine is now engaged at the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm as Assistant Entomologist for Forest Insects and 

 is a welcome addition to the branch. 



Progress has also been made in the list of the insects of 

 the Ottawa District, and several additions have been added 



