1898] Report of Council, 1897-98. 9 



rics, had an informal interview with some of the members of 

 the Council in regard to the work of the Club. 



In addition to the ordinary work of the Club, as set forth 

 above, certain work of an educational character has also been 

 carried on. Considerable progress has been made in the naming 

 and arranging of botanical specimens donated to various schools 

 in the Province of Ontario — the ambition of the Club being to as 

 far as possible aid in establishing a complete herbarium in the 

 Normal School, Ottawa, and sister institutions. A special 

 course of afternoon lectures, largely attended by the children of 

 the Public Schools, was given in the Y.M.C.A. Hall, by Messrs- 

 Fletcher, Prof Macoun, Prince, and Ami. A special course of 

 lectures was delivered at the Experimental Farm to students of 

 the Normal School, by Dr. Saunders and the following four 

 members of the Council : Messrs. Fletcher, Shutt, Craig, and 

 W. Macoun. These lectures were on scientific topics, agricul- 

 ture, and some other subjects of educational interest and value. 

 Thus, outside its special work as a Naturalists' Society, the Club 

 has continued to do active educational work in various direc- 

 tions, with, it is not too much to claim, results of a substantial 

 character. 

 Andrkw H.\lkett, P^dw.vrd E. Prince, 



Secretary. President. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH, 1897. 



To tltc Council of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists Club : 



The leaders have unfortunately to report that comparatively 

 little was accomplished by members of the Club in this branch 

 of its work, and few records of important, or even interesting 

 captures have been handed in from the Ottawa district. (Col- 

 lections of considerable interest have, however, been made in 

 different parts of Canada and submitted to the leaders for iden- 

 tification. Dr. Robert Bell, F.R.S., etc.. Assistant Director of 

 the Geological Survey, made a small but most interesting collec- 

 tion of Lepidoptera in Baffin Land, which greatly increases our 



