386 Canadian Record of Science. 



University, Iowa; Proceedings of Academy of Sciences, 

 Kochester ; Journal of Comparative Neurology; Oregon 

 Naturalist ; Mining and Scientific Eeview. 



Although so many volumes have been bound, there are 

 still a large number of valuable exchanges in the German, 

 Italian and French languages which should be bound up. 

 There are also several volumes in paper boards which 

 certainly deserve better covers. So many volumes of ex- 

 changes are completed in the course of the year that the 

 Committee would suggest an annual appropriation from 

 the funds of the Society for binding. 



The attention of your Committee has been drawn to the 

 fact, that although your library contains most valuable 

 treatises on the different departments of Natural History 

 and interesting records of the progress of Science in all parts 

 of the world, it is still somewhat deficient in modern works 

 of reference, such as ai*e continually asked for, particularly 

 works on Entomology, Palaeontology, Ornithology, Mineral- 

 ogy and Botany. The Committee would therefore respect- 

 fully suggest that such works as Dana's " Mineralogy," 

 Nicholson's Palaeontology, new edition of Gray's works on 

 Botany, Carpenter on the Microscope, etc., be added. 



Your Committee consider that as a new catalogue is being 

 made, it offers a good opportunity to members and friends 

 of the Society, to have included in it any number of works 

 they may be inclined to present to the Library. 



Eespectfu!ly submitted on behalf of Library Committee. 



E. T. Chambers. 



Report of the Editing Committee. 



The past year has witnessed very gratifying progress in 

 the work of the Editing Committee. The plan of producing 

 biographical sketches of Canadian men of science has been 

 continued, and will be extended in the future. The editors 

 have felt that the increasing importance of the Record as a 

 medium of scientific thought, and the possibility of securing 



