SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE QUEBEC SOCIETY FOR 

 THE PROTECTION OF PLANTS 



Report of the Winter Meeting 



The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Quebec Society for the Protection 

 of Plants was held at Macdonald College on March 11th, 1915. The 

 opening business meeting was called to order by the president, Professor 

 Lochhead, at 2 p.m. There were present Professor Lochhead, Macdonald 

 College; Father Leopold, La Trappe; J. C. Chapais, St. Denis-en-Bas, Que.; 

 Professor W. P. Fraser, Macdonald College; P. L Bryce, Macdonald Col- 

 lege; E. M. DuPorte, Macdonald College; Revs. Fontanel and Sousie, St. 

 Mary's College, Montreal; Revs. Keating and Corcoran, Loyola College, 

 Montreal; Professor Adams, and Messrs. Strickland and Chrystal of Ottawa. 



The minutes of the last meeting as published in the Sixth Annual 

 Report were read and approved. 



Letters of regret for inability to attend the meeting were read from 

 J. M. Swaine, Secretary-Treasurer; Dr. C. G. Hewitt, Dr. Fyles, H. T. 

 Gussow, Dr. R. Campbell; Rev. Abbe Huard, G. C. Piche, 



In the absence of the Treasurer the President presented the financial 

 statement for the year, which was accepted. 



The President reported on the progress since the last meeting of the 

 scheme for the publication of a new Flora of the Province of Quebec. He 

 stated that Brother Victorin was prepared under certain conditions to un- 

 dertake the systematic work in connection with it. The illness of Professor 

 Lloyd will delay the section which he intended to undertake, but other 

 members were prepared to undertake work in connection with the prepara- 

 tion of the new work. Mr. Chapais brought in a resolution, seconded by 

 Father Leopold, that the Minister of Agriculture, Quebec, be asked to 

 translate and publish the "Synopsis of Economic Entomology," prepared 

 by the President, for use in the Normal Schools, Agricultural Schools and 

 other Colleges in the Province. 



The President also reported that a List of Diptera of the Province of 

 Quebec would be ready for publication in the next report. 



It was also resolved that the usual grant be made available from the 

 Society's funds for expenses in connection with special investigations in 

 insects and fungous diseases in this Province, and for any expenses in con- 

 nection with the preparation of the list of insects. 



