54 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [YOL. II. 



SCHEDULE OF PAPERS. 



1. James H. Pearce Chrysanthemum Cineraricefolium. 



2. W. E. Middleton Some Low Forms of Life, 



3. Wm. Brodie Clays exposed by Don Cuttmgs. 



4. An evening spent in the museum 



by the members. 



5. Geo. Atkinson Report of the Ornithological Sub- 



Sec tioti. 



6. James H. Pearce President's Report. 



7. C. Armstrong Physianthus Albens. 



8. An evening spent in the museum 



by the members, 



9. W. E. Middleton Pollen. 



10. C. Armstrong Pollen. 



1 1. J. B. Williams Abstracts from Ornithological Report. 



1 2. Wm. Cross Rare Birds. 



1 3. W. E. Middleton Algce. 



14. Ernest E. Thompson Rare Birds in University. 



15. Wm. Brodie The Zoology of Indian Mounds. 



16. James Thurston Notes on the Mammoth. 



17. Geo. Atkinson Notes on Ontario Birds. 



18. C. W. Nash Food of Birds. 



19. J. J. McKenzie, B.A Bacteria. 



20. Geo. Atkinson Notes on Ontario Birds (Continued)^ 



REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND MINING SECTION.. 



Toronto, April 22nd, 1890. 



The Geological and Mining Section has the honor to report that the 

 past session has been a very interesting and instructive one to those who^ 

 have followed the various papers and the discussions thereof. 



The subjects treated of have been : — 



" The Copper and Nickel Deposits of Sudbury," Dr. Richardson. 



" The Coals of Western Canada," W. H. Merritt, F.G.S. 



" Arsenic and Sulphur as Metallurgical Agents in the Treatment of 

 Canadian Argentiferous and Auriferous Ores," R. Dewar. 



" The Physical Phenomena of Underground Water," P. H. Bryce, M.D. 



" On Boulders," Arthur Harvey. (To be read on the 24th instant.) 



In addition to these a most interesting paper was read by Prof. J. W. 

 Spencer, State Geologist of Georgia, on " The Building of the Great 

 Lakes." 



