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Bnd associated fauna may help to throw Hght upon the district from 

 which the material originally came. — H. M. Ami, Geol. Survey Dept., 

 Ottawa. 



The Editor has received from Mr. C. C. James, Deputy 

 Minister of Agriculture, Ontario, a copy of the 14th Annual Report 

 of the Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes for Ontario. This Volume 

 comprises many papers of special value to farmers. The topics dealt 

 with embrace cultivation, soil fertility, manures, drainage, bee-keeping, 

 poultry raising, and other lines of activity. 3,270 addresses have been 

 delivered through the Province by representative gentlemen, amongst 

 names furnished we note that of Mr. W. T. Macoun, of our Club. The 

 result of experiments made in different European countries and in the 

 United States, by which important additions are made to our knowled 

 are also added. The Institute has a membership of 16,351 members. 

 The Department is to be congratulated upon its work during 1898 in 

 the Report just issued. 



Mr. C. VV. Nash, of Toronto, Ont., contributes an interesting paper 

 "(9« the Birds of Ontario in Relation to Agriculture" which, is 

 worthy of special mention. It author, gives much useful mformat'ion 

 as to the habits and food of our birds showing how they aid the farmer 

 by the destruction of vermin and insects. It is adorned by 32 excel- 

 lent illustrations of Ontario birds, drawn from life by Mr. Nash. 



OBITUARY, 



Dr. G. J. Allman, M.D. F.R.S.. Emeritus Professor of Natural 

 History in the University of Edinburgh, whose death was so recently 

 chronicled in nearly all the British Scientific Magazines was one of the 

 most brilliant of zoologists and at the same time one of the most genial 

 and kindly of men. 



Hydrotoa formed his chief field of labour and his magnificent 

 Monograph on the "Tubularian Hydrozoa " published in 1872 will 

 make his name famous for all ages in zoological circles. — H.M.A. 



NEW MEMBERS, O. F. N. C. 



Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere, K.C.M.G., Inland Rerenue Dept., Ottawa; 

 R. W. Brock, Esq., B.A., F.G.S.A., Geol. Survey Dept., Ottawa; W. C. 

 McCalla, Esq., Geneva St., St. Catharines, Ont.; Theo. Denis, Esq., B.A.Sc, 

 Geol. Survey Dept., Ottawa ; A. B. Rowan-Legg, Esq., 403 Bay St.. Ottawa ; A. H.' 

 Belliveau, Esq., Marine and Fisheriei Dept., Ottawa ; J. H. Grisdale, Esq., Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa ; R. Stuart Breckenridge, 104 Queen St., Ottawa ; 

 Joseph Keel, Esq., B.A.Sc, Geol. Surv. Dept., Ottawa ; Clarence R. Church' 

 M.D., CM., Elgin St, Ottawa ; Harold Tufts, E«q., Wolfrille, Nora Scotia. 



