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land, as well as in Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nova 

 Scotia. This is followed by "Observations in a Wild Garden," 

 by Dr. G. U. Hay, of St. John, New Brunswick, besides notes on 

 work done in Ontario. Prof. Macoun's researches in the 

 " Cryptogatnic Flora of Ottawa,'' published in The Ottawa 

 Naturalist, Mr. James M. Macoun's " Contributions from the 

 Herbariurn of the Geological Su?^<ey of Canada,'' have been pub- 

 lished in "The Canadian Record of Science" and in The Ottawa 

 Naturalist. 



Full descriptions of the new species of Ottawa Violets were 

 given, with excellent plates, in The Ottawa Naturalist of 

 January, 1899, No. 10, Vol. xii, and reference is also made to 

 Viola Watsoni, Green, from Prince Edward Island, and another 

 new species from British Columbia, besides notes on the genus 

 Antetinaria and Fragaria. 



From Alberta, Assiniboia and British Columbia reports are 

 also sent in. The Teachers of the Department of Public Instruc- 

 tion in Nova Scotia, of which Dr. A. H. MacKay is Superin- 

 tendent, liave been most active in recording phenological observa- 

 tions, from which excellent results were recorded. 



The officers of the Botanical Club of Canada are then added. 



President — John Macoun, M.A., F.L.S., F.R.S.C., Ottawa. 



General Secretary-Treasurer — A. H. MacKay, LL.D., Halifax. 

 Secretaries for the several Provinces — 

 Newfoundland, Rev. A. C. Waghorne, Bay of Islands. 

 Prince Edward Island, Principal John MacSwain, Charlottetown. 

 Nova Scotia, Dr. A. H. MacKay (General Sec.-Treas.), Halifax. 

 New Brunswick, George U. Hay, M.A., Ph.B., St. John. 



Quebec, Prof. D. P. Penhallow, B.Sc, McGill University, Mon- 

 treal. 



Ontario, Principal Wm. Scott, B.A., Normal School, Toronto. 



Manitoba, Rev. W. A. Burman, B.D., Winnipeg. 



Assiniboia, Thomas R. Donnelly, Esq., Pheasant Forks. 



Alberta, T. N. Willing, Esq., Olds. 



Saskatchewan, Rev. C. W. Bryden, Willoughby. 



British Columbia (mainland), J. K. Henry, B.A., High School, 

 Vancouver. 



Vancouver Island, A. J. Pineo, B.A., High School, Victoria. 



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