XII. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. LIT. 
SECTION IV. 
1882. 
PAGE 
On the Quebec Group in Geology (with wood-cut) by À. R. C. SELWYN................... 1 
On the Cretaceous ond Tertiary Floras of British Columbia and the North West Terri- 
Re CRATE, IALES) by I Wc, DAWSON: 2 Fran henaeen ane ae sm cen taste aise 15 
On the Importance of Economising and Preserving our Forests, by W.SA6NDERS........ 35 
On a General Section from the Laurentian Axis to the Rocky Mountains, (with a 
OOA=CUL) BOY A Goan ise 1D) ANS ONE rem names senc Dies eee eco etes hee 39 
Notes on the Distribution of Northern, Southern and Saline Plants in Canada, by JOUN 
INUA CO UNE recente Re ne tete ana 45 
Notes on the Birds of Hudson’s Bay, by ROBERT BELL.........:............................. 49 
On the Glaciation of Newfoundland, by ATEx. MURRAY.........................,,,......... 55) 
On the Introduction and Dissemination of Noxious Insects, by W.SAUNDERS.........+++ fa 
On the Lower Cretaceous Rocks of British Columbia, by J. K.WHITEAVES................. 81 
Illustrations of the Fauna of the St. John Group, (with two plates), by @. F. MATTHEW. 87 
On some supposed Annelid Tracks from the Gaspé Sandstones, (with two plates), by J. 
ERR VEEULIDEVA VIDS Remco cc ter tera eon dec ae MON DD BE CS eo CE D PC EE 109 
OnE Classiicniiom Of Grinoras OYE Bi. dle) © EAP MAN eee ce 113 
1883. 
On the Geology of Lake Superior, by À. R. ©. SELWYN...........................,,..... ln 
On the Influence of Sex upon the Hybrids among Fruits, by W. NAUNDERRS............... 123 
On the Flora of the Gaspé Peninsula, by JOHN MACOUN................................ 127 
On the Folding of the Carboniferous Strata in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. by 
Aiea GG PTEN IR Encres meer -cee recense els cos tee 137 
On the Triassic of the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia, by G.M. Dawson....... 148 
On a Method of distinguishing Lacustrine from Marine Deposits, by G. F. MATTHEW. 174 
me Votesion OancainmeLolypetala, DY JOHN MACOUMNerencccs- cee dace woe Gesesnioee scene cce sa anee 151 
Causes of the Fertility of the Land in the Canadian North West, by ROBERT BELL... 157 
. Note sur la Géologie du Lac St. Jean, par WV ABBE J. C. K. LAFLAMME.................. 163 
The Geological History of Serpentines, including Notes on Pre-Cambrian Rocks, by T. 
SOUR Weel IN TR nes ie dors en same rnnene es nes ces nee ve sai@olncesemenestes 165 
. A Historical Account of the Taconic Question in Geology, with a Discussion of the Rela- 
tions of the Taconian Series to the older Crystalline and to the Cambrian Rocks, 
IPE ee OU ales SER IR Ya ELUIN DSc eee searsacee asl eenesne sais cee cake se tie Come re Nosed ee coees 217 
Illustrations of the Fauna of the St. John Group, (Supplement), by G. F. MATTHEW... 271 
NOTES AND ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS IN SECTION IV. 
On the Physical and Geological History of the St. John River, N.B., by L. N. BAILEY. 281 
On some Ferruginous Concretions by D. HONEYMAN............................ ........... 285 
On Erosion from Coast-Ice and Floating Ice in the Baie des Chaleurs, by R. CHALMERS. 285 
On a Specimen of the Inferior Maxilla of Phoca Groenlandica, by J. A. GRANT....... 286 
