26 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



The Botanical Section beg to submit the following report for the summer of 1895 : 



Res^ular weekly meetings of the section were held from April 22nd to October 

 19th. The average attend-tnce was considerably in advance of that of the previous 

 year. A number of the public school teacb rs of the city joined the Society, and 

 became industrious workers in our section. For the benefit of those just beginning 

 the study of botany, a part of each meeting was devoted to the study of some impor- 

 tant natural order, illustrated by typical specimens collected by the members. 



Papers upon the following subjects were read at different meetings : 



1. " The Humanity or Civilization of Plants and Flowers," Prof. J. H. Bowman. 



2. " The Relation of Chlorophyll to the Forms of Plants," W. T. McClement. 



3. "The Distribution of Plants in Ontario, with Special Reference to the London 

 District," Mr. J. A. Balkwill. 



4. " The Dissemination of Seeds," W. T. McClement. 



One public field day was held, July 1st, when the members and their friends visited 

 Komcka, and made large and beautiful collections, the feature of the day being the 

 abundance of Ci/pripedium speclabile. 



During the season the following plants were added to the local list : 



Spergvla arvevsis — Mr, J. A. Balkwill. 



Arctostnphy/os Uva-ursi — Prof. J. Dearness. 



The secti n have deemed it wise to direct their attention to the arrangement of 

 a Flora of Miildleaex county.. A good start has been made toward this, as we have 

 the list of PoJypetalous and Gaviopetalons Exogens ready for final reviHion. We have 

 to thank Mr. Fletcher for a number of rare and interesting plants from the Ottawa 

 district, wLich he donated to the Herbarium. 



W. T. McClement, Secretary. 



Mr. Fletcher spoke of the value of the proposed Flora of the County of Middlesex. 

 He also stated that Spergma nrvensis, which had recently been found in the neighbor- 

 hood of London, was recommended by the Michigan State Agricultural College for 

 introduction as a fodder plant, but in Euro|)e it was regarded as a persistent and 

 troublesome weed, and was found to bear the sioae character in some parts of Canada. 

 He strongly deprecated its introduction by farmers into this country. 



REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SECTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR 1894-95. 



"We have much pleasure in reporting to your honorable body that the Geological 

 Section has had a most prosperous year. Our membership has increased; the average 

 attendance at our meetings has been greater than during any previous year. 



Many valuable additions have been made to our private collections since last we 

 reported progress, but we are still looking forward to the formation of a central collec- 

 tion in our city, to which the members of our Society and all our citizens may have 

 free access. 



The section would suggest that it would be a great advantage to students of 

 mineralogy if some steps could be taken by which the small number of Geological and 

 Natural History societies in the Province could be provided with small collections of 

 accurately named specimens of the chief economic minerals. 



The members of our section have made trips to a number of places of geological 

 interest, including Rockwood, Flora, Guelph, North Dorchester, and the mammoth and 

 colossal Caves of Kentucky. 



