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Field days have been very successful, many plants having been added 
to our museum through the energy of the members and their friends. 
The outings were held at Mount Dennis, Scarboro Junction, and Victoria 
Park respectively, with good attendance. 
Most of the work of the Section has been concentrated in’ its Sub- 
sections. 
The Ornithological Sub-section has again handed in a vast amount of 
very valuable material for publication. The work of this Sub-section is 
advancing, and the results are increasing under the able chairmanship of 
Mr. Wm. Brodie. 
The Microscopical Sub-section has been progressing. The work done 
is not confined to any particular branch of Microscopical Science, but 
embraces both Organic and Inorganic Science, and which is being thor- 
oughly investigated under the leadership of Mr. G. G. Pursey, at meetings 
held fortnightly throughout the year. 
The Botanical Sub-section, under the chairmanship of Mr. Samuel 
Hollingworth, was organized on April 11th, 1890, and has held 35 meet- 
ings, at which 557 species of plants were identified, of which 389 bear 
date up to the end of 18go, including specimens from the collection of 
the late Dr. Cowdry, collected in and after 1866, also a collection by Mr. 
Samuel Hollingworth, 1885, and a collection of ferns by J. L. Little, 
1888. Four hundred and seventy-four species were identified in 1891, of 
which 171 were new records over the previous year. Of the above tota) 
499 species were found in the vicinity of Toronto. 
This Sub-section has again to acknowledge great assistance from Miss 
Alice Hollingworth, of Beatrice, Muskoka, in collecting specimens and 
information of the ‘flora’ of that district, also to Mr. Geo. P. Payne, of 
Toronto, to whose energy in collecting we owe many of the specimens in 
our Herbarium. 
Several additions have been made to the museum, and our Curator,. 
Mr. Jas. Noble, is now busy arranging the different departments, with a 
help of a museum committee. The Botanical cabinet is finished and 
most of the specimens are transferred to it, but not yet properly arranged 
and catalogued. 
Your President of the Natural History Society, and Chairman of the 
Biological section of the Canadian Institute desires to thank you for his 
position for four years, to express his regrets that ill-health precludes 
him from attending night meetings at the season which demands his 
