i8o The Ottawa Naturalist. . [December 



PROGRAMME OF SOIREES, 1898-1899.* 

 1898. 



Dec. 14. — Meeting for the Exliibition of Specimens and Conversation. 

 " Inauc;ural Address," by I'rof. John Macoun, M.A., F. L.S. 

 " Azotes on some Local Violets,'" by Mr. James M. Macoun. 

 Report of the Botanical Branch. — Discussion. 



1899- 

 Jan. 10. — Meeting for Exhibition of Specimens and Conversation. 



" The Minerals of the Ottawa Valley,'' by R. W. Ells, LL.D., P\R.S.C. 

 ^' Notes on an lierluvoi oiis Deuiosanr fron the Cretaceous of Western 

 Canada,'' by Lawrence ^L Lambe, F.G.S. 



Report of the Geological Branch. — Discussion. 



Jan. 24. — Conversazione and Microscopical Soiree in tlie Assembly Hall of 

 the Normal School. Microscopical objects will be exhibited either 

 under microscopes or projected on a screen, and several five-minute 

 addresses will be delivered on specimv^ns exhibited. 



Feb. 7. — Meeting for Exhibition of .Specimens and Ccnversatior. 



" Some Native Herbaceous Perennials ivorthy of Cultivation," by Mr. 



W. T. Macoun. 

 " 0?i the Bui roiuing Hab'its of Camharus-- the Ci ay-fish, l)y H. M. 



Ami, M.A., F.G.S. 

 " Notes on Fj esh-water Polyzoa by Mr. Walter .S. Odell. 

 Report of the Ornithological Branch. — Discussion. 



Feb 21. — Meeting for Exhibition of Specimens and Conversation. 



" The Archeeology af Lake Desckeiies," by Mr. T. W. E. Sowter. 



'■'■ Extia Limital Insects Found at Ottazva," by W^. H. Harrington, 



F.R.S.C. 

 Report of the Entomological Branch.- Discussion. 



Mar. 7. — Meeting fot Exhibition of S]jecimens and Conversation. 



" Life-history of the Salmon," by Prof. E. E. Prince, B.A., F.L.S. 



" Natural Hist07y in Art," by I'rof. James Mavor, Toronto University. 



(Both papers illustrated by lime-light views.) 

 Report of the Zoological Branch. — Discussion. 



Mar. 14. — The Annual Meeting for the reception and adoption of Reports from the 

 Council, election of Officers, etc. 



*To be held on Tuesday evenings at 8 o'clock in the Lecture Hall of the 

 Y. M. C. A., corner of Queen and O'Connor Streets, Ottawa, with the exception of 

 the Conversazione on Jan. 24th, which will be held in the Assembly Hall of the 

 Normal School. Admission FREE. 



N.B.-At each meeting, various objects belonging to different departments of science 

 will be exhibited, and at any meeting short papers may be read by members of the 

 Club upon any Natural History subject, due notice of the same having been previously 

 given to any member of the Soiiee Committee. 



