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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 



of the 



QUEBEC SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF PLANTS. 



Report of the Winter Meeting. 



The Sixth Annual Aleeting of the Quebec Society for the Protection of 

 Plants, was held at Macdonald College, on March 27th, 1914. 



The opening business meeting was called to order by the President, Professor 

 Lochhead, at 2 p.m. There were present : — 



Professor Lochhead, Macdonald College. 



Professor Lloyd, McGill University. 



Father Leopold, La Trappe, Que. 



A. Gibson, Ottawa. 



J. C. Chapais, St. Denis, Que. 



A. F. Winn, Montreal. 



Rev. Dr. Robt. Campbell, Montreal. 



E. M. Duporte, Macdonald College. 



P. I. Bryce, Macdonald College. 



Dr. Hamilton, Macdonald College. 



W. P. Eraser, Alacdonald College. 



H. J. M. Fiske, Macdonald College. 



J. M. Swaine, Ottawa. 

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

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

 Abbe Huard, Quebec; Rev. Dr. Fyles, Ottawa; Rev. Bro. Victorin, Longueuil; 

 Dr. C. G. Hewitt and H. T. Gussow, of Ottawa. 



The Report of the Treasurer was read and accepted. 



The President read a communication from Rev. Brother Victorin, of Lon- 

 gueuil College, advocating the publication by the Society of a new Flora of the 

 Province of Quebec. The subject was thoroughly discussed in an endeavour to 

 find a practicable scheme for carrying out so considerable an undertaking. The 

 need of a new Flora of Quebec in the French language was evident to all. There 

 were several views presented in regard to the sort of book that should be publish- 

 ed. Some were in favour of writing an entirely new Flora, having in view the 

 many additions to the list of Plants and the numerous changes in Botanical nomen- 

 clature since the time of Provancher; while others considered it better to revise 

 and extend Provancher's Flora. Professor Lochhead was in favour of a small 

 school text with a Flora as an appendix. The matter was finally left in charge 

 of a committee; Professor Lochhead, Prof. Lloyd, Father Leopold and Dr. 

 Campbell. 



The List of Insects of the Province of Quebec was next discussed. Mr. 

 Winn stated that the list of the Diptera w^ould probably be ready for publication 

 before our next meeting. 



It was passed by the meeting that fifty dollars be made available from the 

 Society's funds for expenses in connection with the preparation of this List; and 

 also that a like amount be made available towards the preparation of a List of 

 the Fungi of Quebec Province. 



