XXVlll PROCEEDINGS. 



Prest, of Bedford, X. S., being the result of investigations under- 

 taken by Me. Prest at the request of the council of the Institute. 

 (See Transactions, p. 87). The subject was discussed by Prof. 

 C. L. Moore, Prof. E. A. Holbrooke, Prof. D. S. MacIxtosh, 

 H. Piers, and others. 



Secoxd Ordinary Meeting. 



T. 5\ Technical College, Halifax; 11th December, 1911. 



The First Tice-President, Dr. A. H. MacKat, in the chair. 



It was announced that Professor C. J. Connolly, Ph. D., 

 department of biology. University of St. Francis Xavier, Anti- 

 gonish, X. S., had been dulv elected an associate member by the 

 council on 5th Xovember. 



Mr. Piers drew attention to the desirability of collecting 

 information regarding the economic and medicinal use of Xova 

 Scotia jDlants among our Micmic Indians. 



In the absence of the author the following paper was read by 

 Prof. C. L. Moore : — 



Sacred Plants of India. — By Captain J. H. Barbour. E. A. 



M. C, F. L. S., Xowgong, Central India. 



In view of the supreme interest which "u-ill centre round India 

 during this present year and culminating in December when His 

 Majesty, the King, will visit the country to hold the great Delhi 

 Durbar, there is certain to be a desire on the part of the many 

 people who will visit the country, some for the first time, to learn 

 before they come, as much about India, her history, customs and 

 manners as the}^ can in order to appreciate the magnificence and 

 significance of this important event in her national life and also 

 to create for themselves an interest in what they may see generally 

 over the oountry. 



There will be much travelling up and down the vast peninsula, 

 and guide books, histories and other literature will be greatly in 

 evidence to elucidate and explain points. There is, however, one 

 subject which may appear insignificant comjjared with the others 

 and yet it is one which will be very much to the fore wherever the 

 traveller goes, I mean the plants of the country. He will see new 



