IO THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ry4th, r9o1. 
With the President, Dr. Morgan, in the chair, the regular 
meeting of the Association was held this evening. 
The minutes of the last regular and of the subsequent 
special meeting were read and confirmed. 
Fifteen applications for membership were received, and 
on motion of Mr. Alexander seconded by Dr. Reynolds. 
election was proceeded with at once. The ballot proving 
favorable, they were declared duly elected. 
The President then introduced Rey. Dr. Lucas, who gave 
a paper on ‘‘Great Events in Astronomy.’’ The lecturer 
traced the evolution of this great science from its infancy to 
the present time. He gave a most interesting historical 
review of the subject. 
A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the Doctor for his 
paper. 
Expression was then given in fitting terms, by the Presi- 
dent, of the deep sense of loss felt by the members in the death 
of our late beloved Queen, who had always been a patron of 
science and art. 
The meeting then adjourned. 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, roo1. 
The President, Dr. Morgan, being in the chair, a special 
meeting was held at which Prof. E. C. Jeffrey of Toronto 
University delivered a most instructive lecture on ‘‘ The Life 
and Character of Plants.’’ 
By means of a series of micro-photographic slides which 
were thrown on the screen by Messrs. Heddle and Souter, every 
part of the subject was fully illustrated. The internal 
mechanism of leaves, stems and roots was explained. The 
ways in which plants adapt themselves to special environments, 
such as the sandy desert, the salt seashore, the heat of a 
