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Montreal, the following gratifying extract is made : — " A com- 

 mittee of the members is now deliberating on the ' disease of 

 the apple-trees in the island of Montreal/ a subject of great 

 practical importance." It is earnestly to be wished that the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of London would condescend to 

 patronize the improvement of this most useful fruit. 



BOTANICAL NOTES, NOTICES, AND QUERIES. 



Answers and Notices to Correspondents, with Remarks, Notes, 



Queries, etc. 



1. Warrington Field Naturalists' Society. — The rules of this 

 Association, formerly announced in the ' Phytologist,' and now before us, 

 are here reproduced for the benefit of our readers in general, believing, as 

 we do, that the example of Warrington may be followed in many other 

 districts of the kingdom, and that there will be similar societies organized 

 wherever two or three naturalists are found who are willing to co-operate 

 on as easy terms as our zealous friends of Lancashire. 



Special attention is directed to the first rule, which defines the operations 

 of the Society, and shows its comprehensive character. 



The means whereby great results are attainable may be very humble, but 

 the objects to be realized are great and lofty ; a few earnest, liberal-minded 

 men will, by their energy, stir up the emulative activities of many, and 

 their movement may conceal the germs of great and permanent benefit to 

 their contemporaries and to posterity. 



The efforts of zealous men to close the gin-shops should not be ridi- 

 culed ; their object is a good one, though the means by which they seek 

 to reach it are not universally approved. But there cannot be two opinions 

 about the prudence and desirability of such institutions as that above men- 

 tioned, the result of which will be the removal of the causes which tempt 

 men to resort to these haunts, and to travel willingly on the road to ruin. 



The rules themselves will sufficiently evince the good sense, liberality, 

 and benevolent objects of the Society, and they are now submitted to our 

 readers without any further preamble. 



Rules of the Warrington Field Naturalists' Society. 



" 1. That this Society be called the ' Warrington Field Naturalists' So- 

 ciety,' its object being, by social meetings, by the examination and inter- 

 change of specimens, by discussions on subjects of Natural History, and 

 by excursions into the country, to encourage the practical study of Natural 

 History in all its branches. 



" 2. That the officers of the Society be a President, a Treasurer, and a 

 Secretary, who shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting. 



" 3. That every candidate for membwship shall be elected by ballot at a 



