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made him prone to believe that they diagnose species of plants, but 
he questioned their powers of generalization. 
In illustration of Mr. Mason’s remark that familiarity is con- 
ditioned by contact, he related that rural rambles had made him 
when a boy so familiar with the fauna and flora of his district that 
he knew a name for every prominent species. As a man, he had 
been occupied with other and different matters, and had lost this 
familiarity. 
Mr. WELLING admitted that the Indian was an acute observer, 
but questioned the propriety of calling him a naturalist. As illus- 
trated by the paper, his methods of interpretation are metaphysical, 
not scientific. . 
Other remarks were made by Mr. H1ucarp. 
257TH MEETING. NovEeMBER 8, 1884. 
Vice-President BrLuines in the Chair. 
Forty-eight members and guests present. 
Mr. Biiur1nes, on behalf of the General Committee, reported the 
following resolutions: 
Resolved, That this Society receives with deep regret the an- 
nouncement of the the death, on the 17th of August last, of Dr. 
JOSEPH JANVIER WoopWARD, an ex-president of this Society and 
one of its original founders. 
Resolved, That this untimely death has deprived science of one 
of its most energetic, patient, and skilful workers and this Society 
of one of its most efficient and distinguished members. 
Resolved, That in our sorrow for this affliction we have some 
consolation in the knowledge that his long and great suffering is at 
last ended and that the fruits of his unceasing labors for the last 
twenty-five years remain for the benefit of the world and as an en- 
during monument to his memory. 
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, duly authenticated, 
be forwarded to his bereaved family. 
In presenting these resolutions, Mr. Brtu1nes spoke briefly of 
Dr. Woodward’s work and his characteristics as a scientific man, 
