REPORT OF THE WINTER MEETING 



The Fourth Annual Winter Meeting of the Quebec Society for the Protection 

 of Plants was held in the Biology Building of Macdonald College, Que., on Wed- 

 nesday, March 27th, 1912. 



The Bi'siNEss Meeting was called by the President, Professor Lochhead, at 

 2 p.m. 



The minutes of the. last meeting were read and approved. 



Mr. A. F. Winn reported progress on the Quebec List of Insects, and presented 

 the manuscript of the List of the Lepidopteia of Quebec, prepared by him, and 

 ready for publication. It was decided unanimously that the Society recommend 

 to the Government the pubUcation of Mr. Winn's List of Quebec Lepidoptera as 

 an Appendix to the Report for 1912. 



The President suggested two lines along which the Society might do useful 

 work. These were the preparation of a revision of Provancher's Flore Canadienne 

 (in French), and the preparation of economic collections of insects, with explanatory 

 pamphlets, to be sent to normal schools and other important schools of the Prov- 

 ince. After a careful discussion, it was decided that the Society should support 

 both of these important works, and the President was authorized to make necessary 

 initiatory arrangements. 



The Treasurer's Report was read, audited by Father Leopold and Dr. Brittain, 

 and approved. 



It was agreed that the next Summer Meeting be held at either Ste. Anne 

 de La Pocatiere, or at La Trappe. 



It was further agreed to send a delegate to the annual meeting of the Ontario 

 Entomological Society. 



The Secretary was directed to ask for the affiliation of our Society with the 

 Royal Society of Canada. 



Professor Lochhead was appointed to represent our Society at the Canadian 

 Royal Society meetings, if our request should be granted. 



The President reported that Mr. Auguste Dupuis was unable to be present at 

 the meetings owing to severe illness. The Secretary was directed to write to Mr. 



