iv Contents. 



Abt. XXXII. — On Sea Anemones and Hydroid Polyps from the 



Gulf of St. Lawrence, 401 



XXXIII. — Description of a Canadian Butterfly, and some re- 

 marks on the Genus Papilio, 410 



XXXIV. — New Genera and Species of Fossils from the Silu- 

 rian and Devonian formations of Canada, 419 



XXXV. — Some observations on Donati's Comet of 1858, .... 444 

 XXXVI.— The Fresh-Water Algae of Canada, 450 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



A Hint to Agricultural Societies, 77 



Dr. John Forbes Boyle, 18 



Canadian Institute, 79 



Permian Fossils in Kansas and elsewhere in America,. . 80 



Migration of Pigeons, 150 



Annual Report of the Canadian Institute of Toronto, . . 151 



Effects of Foreign Pollen on Fruit, 153 



Agassiz's Contributions to the Natural History of the 



United States, 154 



Ascent to Chimborazo, 155 



The Late Dr. James Barnston, 224 



Annual Meeting of the Natural History Society, 227 



Obituai-y Notice of Robert Brown, 306 



Botany, &c, 310 



Presentations to the Natural History Society of Mon- 

 treal, 319 



Correspondence, 320 



Scientific Gleanings, 372 



Is the Onion Indigenous to the North West of Canada? 397 



Monument of Hugh Miller at Cromarty, 398 



The Natural History Society of Montreal, 399 



To our Reviewers, 400 



Twenty-eighth meeting of the British Association for 



the advancement of Science, 468 



Breeding Skylarks, 472 



KEVIEWS AND NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



A Premium Essay on Practical and Scientific Agricul- 

 ture, 72 



Illustrative Scientific and Descriptive Catalogue of 



Achromatic Microscopes, 73 



The Aquavivarium, Works on 75 



How to Lay-out a Garden, 314 



The Family Aquarium, or Aqua Vivarium, 315 



Nova Britannia. Nova Scotia as a field for Emigration. 

 Reports of Messrs. Childe, McAlpine & Kirkwood on the 



Harbour of Montreal,, 392 



Humble Creatures : The Earth-Worm and the Common 



House-Fly, 395 



The Practical Naturalist's Guide, . . .' f . 396 



Canadian Ginseng, 466 



A General View of the Animal Kingdom, 467 



