10 The Ottawa Naturalist. [April 



Nov. 25 — Open meeting, with exhibits and addresses by mem- 

 bers. 



Dec. 9 — ^The Old Iroquoian Religion and the Handsome Lake 

 Reform (illustrated). By C. M. Barbeau, Assistant 

 Ethnologist, Geological Survey. 



Jan. 13 — Forestry and Conservation (illustrated). By Dr. Clyde 

 Leavitt, Commission of Conservation, Ottawa. 



Jan. 2 7 — The Shedding of Leaves, Flowers and Fruits (illustra- 

 ted). By Dr. Francis E. Lloyd, Department of 

 Botany, McGill University, Montreal. 



Feb. 10 — Protection of Birds In and Around Ottawa (illustra- 

 ted). By Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, Dominion Ento- 

 mologist, Ottawa. 



Feb. 24 — Views in the Dominion Parks (illustrated). By A. 

 Knechtel, Chief Forester of Dominion Parks, Ottawa. 



Mar. 10 — Mackenzie River Region (illustrated). By Charles 

 Camsell, Geologist, Geological Survey, Ottawa. 



Mar. 24 — Annual Meeting and Presidential Address on the 

 Breeding of Economic Plants. By L. H. Newman, 

 Secretary, Canadian Seed Growers' Association, 

 Ottawa. 



The Botanical Branch. 

 There have been six meetings of this branch during the fall 



and winter. The first two were held at the residence of Mr. R. 



B. Whyte, one at the University Club Rooms and one at the 



residence of each of the following members: Messrs. J. M. 



Macoun, G. H. Clark and A. E. Attwood. Synopses of the meet- 

 ings were published in The Ottawa Naturalist. 



In the fall it was suggested that the members should bring 



specimens of botanical interest to each meeting for exhibition 



and discussion, but the number presented has been smaller than 



was anticipated. 



At the first meeting the members present gave brief accounts 



of observations which they had made during the summer. The 



subjects presented at the other meetings are as follows: — 



Some Results of the Summer's Work. By Dr. M. O. Malte. 



Some Conditions affecting Organic Progress. By C. J. Tullv. 



The Clay Belt of Northern Ontario. By G. H. Clark and Mr. 

 Honeyman. 



A Review of Some Recent Work dealing with the Phenomenon 

 of Variation in Plants. By L. H. Newman. 



The Wild Fruits of Canada. By W. T. Macoun. 

 The Entomological Branch. 

 Several meetings of the Entomological Branch have been 



held during the winter now drawing to a close. The attendance 



