8 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [ Vou. SUB 
the Indians in their own clothing, and it was difficult to distinguish the 
Indians from the Japanese. 
Dr. W. R. Shaw read a paper on the disease called “ Peach Yellows.” 
After sketching a history of the disease in the United States and 
Canada he went on to detail the signs which characterize the disease. 
He enumerated the preliminary results which he has obtained during the 
past season in the bacteriological investigation of the disease, and 
demonstrated that a particular germ has been found which is the 
probable cause of it. He stated that he would lay before the Institute 
at some future date the results of inoculations, etc., into healthy vines 
to find out if the diseases be actually due to the bacillus which he has 
found. Dr. Shaw’s paper was illustrated by the microscope and culture 
tubes. 
Prof. Macallum said that it had been stated to him that probably in 
six or seven years there would be no peach orchards in Niagara. He 
hoped that Dr. Shaw would continue to pay attention to the subject, as 
the results were such as would reward him for his investigations. He 
suggested that the Biological Section should take up the matter. The 
Institute should also take action. They should urge the importance of 
the subject on the legislature, and in view of the great annual loss 
sustained of about $100,000, should obtain aid in carrying on the investi: 
gation. As the whole Dominion was interested in this matter of 
diseased peaches it should also be brought to the attention of the 
Dominion Government and stringent measures adopted. 
A resolution was passed referring the paper to the Council of the 
Institute to take necessary steps to bring the subject before the Govern- 
ment and people of the Province and Dominion. 
FOURTH MEETING. 
Fourth Meeting, 28th November, 1891, the President in the chair. 
Donations and Exchanges since last meeting, 44. 
Prof. J. G. Hume, and Henry Duggan were elected members. 
A paper by Dr. MacNish on “St. Columba or Colum Cille,” was read. 
The paper gives some facts as to the geography and history of the island 
of Iona, sketches rapidly the life and work of St. Columba, gives some 
account of his writings, and concludes by a comparison of a number of 
words and phrases in the Irish and Scottish dialects of the Gaelic 
language. 
