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At these meetings many specimens were placed on exhibit. During 

 the collecting season large collections of the insects of the Ottawa 

 District were made. 



Winter Series of Lectures. 



The following programme of public lectures was carried out : — 



Nov. 25— Open meeting, with exhibits and addresses by members. 



Dec. 9 — The Old Iroquoian Religion and the Handsome Lake 

 Reform (illustrated), by C. M. Barbeau, Assistant 

 Ethnologist, Geological Survey. 



Jan. 13— Forestry and Conservation (illustrated), by Dr. Clyde 

 Leavitt, Commission of Conservation, Ottawa. 



Jan. 27 — The Shedding of Leaves, Flowers and Fruits (illustra- 

 ted), by Dr. Francis E. Lloyd, Department of Botany, 

 McGill University, Montreal. 



Feb. 10 — Protection of Birds In and Around Ottawa (illustrated), 

 by Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt, Dominion Entomologist, 

 Ottawa. 



Feb. 24 — Views in the Dominion Parks (illustrated), by A. 

 Knechtel, Chief Forester of Dominion Parks, Ottawa. 



Mar. 10 — Mackenzie River Region (illustrated), by Charles Cam- 

 sell, Geologist, Geological Survey, Ottawa. 



Mar. 24 — Annual Meeting and Presidential Address on the 

 Breeding of Economic Plants, by L. H. Newman, 

 Secretary, Canadian Seed Growers' Association, Ottawa. 



Spring and Autumn Excursions. 



A feature of the work of the Club is the outings held during the 

 spring and autumn months. At these excursions the attendance varies 

 from 30 to, occasionally, several hundreds. The following field out- 

 ings were held in 1913: — 



Spring and Summer Series: 



May 3 — Rockcliffe and McKay's Lake. 



10 — Leamey's Lake. 



17 — Britannia. 



31 — Aylmer. 

 June 7 — Points along Rideau Canal by motor boats. 



14 — Stittsville. 



