52 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS. 
REPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL SECTION. 
Read at the Annual Meeting of the Association, May roth, 1894. 
We beg to submit the Annual Report of the Bioteeical Section 
of the Hamilton Association : 
Only five regular meefings were held during the past year, but 
these were fairly well attended and enjoyed by the members. 
Our meetings consisted mostly of informal discussions on 
subjects Biological, and no prepared papers were read. 
On January r2th Mr. Dickson gave a talk on Diatoms, using 
his microscope to show the beautiful variations in form of the 
different species. 
Our good friend Mr. Yates, of Hatchley, sent us several series 
of notes on animal and plant life, which always proved interesting 
and instructive. 
In November the Section received, through Mr. Alexander, 
about 400 species of flowering shrubs of Australia from Rey. 
Thomas V. Alkins, M.A., LL.B., of Campbelltown, New South 
Wales. Part of these were exhibited last fall at the opening meeting 
of the Association. 
Mr. Walter Chapman, who is now in tropical Florida, sent us, 
through Mr. Morris, a box of kumquots or Japanese oranges, which 
are the size of a plum and are eaten skin and all. 
Few additions were made to the Herbarium of the flora of this 
district ; but this season we are giving especial attention to filling up 
the vacancies. 
At our Annual Meeting on May 4th Mr. Dickson was chosen 
Chairman and Mr. Moore Secretary for this year. 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 
J. M. Dickson, H. S. Moore, 
Chairman. Secretary. 
