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After a short discussion it was decided that, for the meet- 

 ings of the approaching winter, the members should bring to 

 each meeting specimens of botanical interest for exhibition and 

 discussion. It was thought that the adoption of this suggestion 

 would make the meetings more interesting and educative. 

 It is hoped, therefore, that the members will respond heartily 

 in bringing material for each meeting's discussion. 



It was then decided that those present, who had made 

 interesting observations during the summer, should give the 

 others present brief accounts of them. Mr. H.'T. Gussow very 

 entertainingly described some broom-growths he had seen on 

 trees in British Columbia and some experiences he has had with 

 the seeds of a certain mistletoe growing in the same part of the 

 country. A little later in the evening he also referred to bacteria 

 of the soil in their relations to soil fertility, and to the disease 

 potato scab. Mr. L. H. Newman gave a short account of the 

 recent activities of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, 

 referring chiefly to the efforts which are being made to produce 

 corn and potatoes of a high standard quality and in quantities 

 large enough for wide distribution. 



J.R.F. 



BOOK NOTICE. 



Forty-third Annual Report of the Entomological 

 Society of Ontario. This publication has recently made its 

 appearance and we are glad to see fully maintains its previous 

 reputation. It contains no less than 23 papers contributed by 

 the leading entomologists of Canada. These contributions cover 

 a wide field of research and on account of their economic value 

 should be in the hands of every Agriculturist and Horticulturist 

 not alone in Ontario, but throughout the whole Dominion, for, 

 while the papers deal more particularly with Ontario pests, the 

 insects discussed recognize no boundaries and are often as in- 

 jurious without as within. This, too, applies with equal reason 

 to pests discussed from other provinces which, though com- 

 paratively harmless in Ontario to-day, may at any time become 

 troublesome. Thus we find articles wisely included from various 

 provinces, all of which add to the value of the report. It is, as 

 usual, profusely illustrated, and contains as a frontispiece a 

 portrait of the Society's President for 1912, Dr. E. M. Walker. 



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