364 Canadian Record of Science 



1906. 



Jan. 29. — "The Distribution of Forests in Tertiary- 

 Time and their Relations to the present 

 Great Plains/' Prof. Penhallow. 

 — "Some Recent Studies respecting the Nuclei 

 of the Lower Forms of Plant Life," Miss 

 Carrie M. Derick. 



Mar. 26. — "Some Recent Developments on the Produc- 

 tion of Plant Hybrids," Miss Carrie M. 

 Derick. 



Apl. 30. — "A Remarkable Tumour of the White Birch," 

 Prof. Penhallow. 

 — "Distribution of Plants in the Cretaceous 

 Period," Prof. Penhallow. 

 The Annual Somerville Course of Lectures was given 



as follows: 



Jan. 18. — "Lime, Soda, and Soap," Prof. Nevil Norton 

 Evans, M.Sc, McGill University. 



Jan. 25. — "The Labrador Eclipse Expedition," Rev. I. 

 J. Kavanagh, S.J., M.A., B.Sc, Science 

 Master, Loyola College. 



Feb. 1. — "Food Adulteration in Canada," Dr. J. T. 

 Donald, Official Analyst to the Dominion 

 Government. 



Feb. 8. — "Jamaica, the Isle of Springs," Theo. L. 

 Wardleworth, F.L.S. 



Feb. 15.— "The Origin of New Forms of Plant Life," 

 Carrie M. Derick, Assistant Lecturer in 

 Botany, McGill University. 



Feb. 22. — "South and East Africa as seen during the 



Meeting of the British Association in 



1905," Dr. John B. Porter, Prof, of Mining 



and Metallurgy, McGill University. 



The Young People's Half -Hour Series of Talks on 



Natural History for 1906 was as follows: 



Jan. 20.— "Buds," Carrie M. Derick, M.A. 



Jan. 27.— "Story of a Piece of "Wood," J. S. Buchan, 

 K.C., B.C. 



