60 BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL IILSTORY SOCIETY. 



The following course of elementary lectures was given : 



1895. 

 Jan. and Feb. Geological History of the Invertebrates. By 



Geo. F. Matthew. 

 March. Geological History of the Vertebrates. By Philip Cox. 

 April. Glassification. By W. M. McLean. 

 May. Spring Plants. By Geo. U. Hay. 



LIBRAE Y. 



The LiVjrarv shows a considerable increase. Two donations 

 of a large number of books and pamphlets were received from 

 Dr. Matthew and Mr. Hay. Cards have lately been procured 

 to be used in making a catalogue. 



BOTANY. 



The report of the Botanical Committee for 1895 is contained 

 in Bulletin No. XTII. 



A valuable addition to the museum in this department is the 

 collection of about 1,000 plants, yjresented by Prof. Fowler. 

 These are the plants described in the list of oui- tlora given in 

 Bulletin IV. 



MUSEUM. 



The collection of moUusca has been cleaned, arranged and cata- 

 logued. This is an important work, as the shells were previously 

 in an unsatisfactor}' condition. Numbers corresponding to those 

 in the catalogue need to be fastened to many of the specimens, 

 by which they could be permanently identified. 



The cases in the invertebrate room, containing coi'als, shells 

 and Crustacea, have been made dust pi'oof. 



We should notice Di-. A^'. F. Ganong's donation of the re- 

 mainder of his collection of invertebrates of the Bay of Fundy, 

 consisting chiefly of the rare and critical species. 



Dr. Cox, of the Dominion Fisheries Department, spent some 

 weeks in the museum, making use of the library and specimens 

 in connection with his ofHcial work. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



Bulletin No. XllI has just been issued. It is lai-ger than usual 

 and will be found to contain much of local interest. Chiefly to 

 be noticed is Dr. Cox's article on the New Brunswick fishes, 

 giving a list of the species, which will l)e of much economic, as 

 well as scientitic Aaluc 



