PROCEEDINGS FOR 1895 XCV 
his exploration of the island, and has added many species to its flora and 
a few new to science, He is continuing the publication of the flora of the 
island in the Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. 
In the Atlantic provinces generally there is a very considerable im- 
provement in the character of the work being done. The formation of 
local herbaria has already commenced at several points. 
In central Canada the extension of our work has been specially active. 
In Winnipeg and at several other points in Manitoba local organizations 
have been formed. The study of the leading botanical species of interest 
in agriculture is required in the public schools throughout the province. 
In Alberta the exertions of our new secretary have resulted in the 
formation of local natural history organizations at Calgary, at Olds, and 
probably at Red Deer. 
Our secretary for British Celumbia has aroused very considerable 
interest in the work of the club in the city of Victoria and other centres 
of population in that province. To aid beginners he published a small 
handbook of instructions for the collection and preservation of wild flow- 
ers, ferns and seaweeds, a work which makes a very natural introduction 
to the “ Botanical Collector’s Guide,” by Prof. Penhallow, secretary for 
the province of Quebec. 
Blanks for phenological observations were issued to all. members 
in January, so that by another year the range of the observations may 
justly be expected to widen. Without this blank, circular no. 6, the fol- 
lowing have sent in a schedule of observations for the year 1894, some of 
the observations being very creditable, a great improvement on any for- 
mer ones in the aggregate., The observers and their stations are as fol- 
lows: (1) Antoinette Forbes, B.A. Yarmouth, N.S.; (2) C. Stanley 
Bruce, Shelburne, N.S. ; (3) Harry Piers, Halifax, N.S.; (4) Rev. James 
Rosborough, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax, N.S.; (5) Ida Parker, 
Berwick, N.S.; (6) Prof. A. E. Coldwell, M.A., Wolfville, N.S.; (7) 
Louise M. Paint, Port Hawkesbury, N.S. ; (8) Prof. MacAdam, Antigon- 
ish, N.S.; (9) C. B. Robinson, B.A., and W. A. Hickman, Pictou, N.S. ; 
(10) Mary E. Charman, Wallace, N.S.; (11) John MacSwain, Charlotte- 
town, P.K.I.; (12) Henry F. Perkins, Grand Manan, N.B.; (13) Isabella 
J. Caie, Richibucto, N.B.; (14) Alex. Ross, B.A., Dalhousie, N.B.; (15) 
Rev. W. A. Burman, B.D., Winnipeg, Manitoba. 
A tabulation of the observations on a few of the plants and birds in 
the schedule referred to is given as an illustration of what has been done. 
The more complete observations will probably be published in the Trans- 
actions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, copies of which papers 
have in the past been sent to all observers, For brevity, the number of 
the day in the year (1894) is given. These dates can be readily converted 
into the ordinary form by remembering that the last days of the several 
months correspond to the days of the year as follows, namely: Janu- 
