EDITORIAL. 

 Being convinced that the publication of the Ottawa Naturai 

 in monthly parts, is by far the best method of keeping the Club before 

 the public, and also of keeping up the interest of our own members, the 

 editor requested the Council to bring the'subject up for discussion at 

 the last annual meeting. It was there referred back to the Council, and 

 at the first meeting of that body it was unanimously decided that for 

 the future our magazine should be issued monthly. It will be observed 

 that an important change has been made in the Council by the addition 

 of three lady-members. It is the earnest desire of the council that the 

 Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club should be thoroughly successful in every 

 way, and as we have a large number of ladies in the Club, it was con- 

 sidered that by having them represented on the Council, we might fre- 

 quently get suggestions as to ways in which we could make the excur- 

 sions or other proceedings of the Club more agreeable to this most 

 important part of our membership. It has always been under- 

 stood that our Club, while working hard at scientific development, 

 at the same time wishes to be recognized primarily as an institution for 

 teaching, popularising, and making attractive the by-ways of knowledge. 

 The members of the Field-Naturalists' Club are not by any means all 

 scientific ; but we are proud to include in our ranks many young 

 students as well as many old children, young in the knowledge of 

 nature — the glorious and enchantingly beautiful world with which a 

 beneficent Creator has surrounded us. The editor again appeals to th6 

 members to endeavour to increase the membership. The magazine is now 

 open for the publication of papers on the natural history of any part of 

 Canada, and we are most anxious to obtain members in all parts of the 

 Dominion. 1 he excellent papers now in hand authorize the statement 

 that the magazine will be well worth the subscription even to outside 

 members, who cannot reap the other advantages offered by the Club to 

 its local members. The editor begs to remind the readers of the Ottawa 

 Naturalist that although the subscriptions have heretofore been collected 

 at the end of the Club year, they are payable in advance. If members 

 would take this notice as an application and send in their subscriptions, 

 it would save both much trouble and a considerable amount of postage. 



J. F. 



