36 BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL IHSTORY SOCIETY. 



ARTICLE III. 



A'K OUTLINE OF PHYTOBIOLOGY. 

 (PHYTOECOLOGY.) 



With Special Reference to the .Study of its Problems by 

 Local Botanists and Suggestions for a Biological Sur- 

 vey OF Acadian Plants. 



BY W. F. GANONG, 



The third paper of this series, dealing with "Adaptations 

 of Plants to Reproduction, including Locomotion of Pol- 

 len," was presented to the Society on June 2nd, 1896. 

 Since then, I have decided to withdraw it from publication, 

 and for two reasons. First, I am convinced that it is the 

 duty of this, as indeed of any local society, to give pre- 

 cedence in its publications to paper? which make known 

 the local natural history ; and when means are scanty, 

 as is, unfortunately for New Brunswick, the case with onr 

 Society, contributions of more general interest ought to 

 give way. Second, conditions have changed greatly since 

 I began this series four years ago. Then there was no 

 work in English upon the subject, and no immediate 

 prospect of any, and it had not received any unusual share 

 of attention. Since then, Kerner's great " J ■'flanzenleben " 

 has been translated into English,^ important new works, 

 together with very numerous special papers, have ap- 

 peared in German, French and English, and there is 



* The Natural r;istor3-f>f Plants. Trinslated by Oliver. Edinburgh and New 

 York. 4 vols. 



