1861.] KINGSTON BOTANICAL SOCIETY. 115 



Our readers would not thank the ' Phytologist ' for a list of the 

 members of this new co-opei'ative association. Few, indeed, of 

 these names are known here, although they are no doubt the very 

 elite of the Canadian population of that part of the colony. Our 

 readers in the colonies must increase very manifold ere we can 

 aflbrd to print their names in our pages, unless they will conde- 

 scend to employ the humble periodical, in which these remarks 

 appear, as a vehicle for telling the British botanists what are the 

 vegetable productions of their colony. Of course the Secretary of 

 tlie Society, Professor Lawson, does not come within the bovnids 

 of this class : he is a British botanist, and has been a contributor 

 to the 'Phytologist' from its commencement. 



Our readers are presented with some account of the constitu- 

 tion of the Society, which will be more satisfactory than a list of 

 members, or even an outline of the speeches delivered when it 

 was formed. 



The first law defines the objects of the Society, viz. the study 

 of Botany in all its departments and its application to the fine aud 

 useful arts; these are to be carried out by periodical meetings, 

 conmiunications, field meetings, correspondence, interchange of 

 specimens, experiments on plants, introduction of new plants, the 

 publication of transactions, etc. 



The next law determines who shall be members, and these are 

 divided into four classes, viz. — 1. Honorary Members. 2. Fel- 

 lows. 3. Annual Subscribers. 4<. Corresponding Members. 



The fourth and fifth rules define the mode of election and the 

 duties and contributions of the members. (Note — the second 

 and third classes only contribute, and the contribution is two 

 dollars annually.) The remaining rules provide for the election 

 of office-bearers, etc. 



The Society may justly be congratulated on their sensible 

 scheme of a moderate annual payment. 



The first meeting of the Society was held on 11th January, 

 1861, in the same place, for the election of Fellows, Subscribers, 

 office-bearers, etc. The Society by this time probably amounts 

 to above 200 members in all. The British honorary members 

 elected at last meeting are the following:.^ — Dr. Balfour, Dr. 

 Greville, Sir W. Hooker, Dr. Lindley, Mr. J. F. Syme, Dr. W. 

 L. Lindsay. 



Dr. Mueller and Mr, Thwaitcs are the Colonial Honorary 

 Members. 



