52 Canadian Record of Science. 



Jan. 31. " Reeds, grasses and sedges of the Island of 

 Montreal," by Eev.Eobt. Campbell, D.D.,and H. B. Gushing. 



Feb. 28. " Canadian Eeptiles," by J. B. Williams, F.Z.S. 



Mar. 28. " A trip to the Goniin Swamp," by A. F. Winn, 

 and " Through a Pocket Lens," by C. T. Williams. 



April 21. " The Corundum Deposits of Shooting Creek, 

 North Carolina," by A. McKenzie and Prof. J. T. Donald. 



The Annual Field Day last year took place on June 5th, 

 when the members and their friends visited the Eiver 

 Rouge, where they were hospitably entertained by the 

 Hon. J. K. Ward. 



The weather was all that could be desired, and the 

 outing proved, altogether, a very enjoyable one. 



The Somerville Lectures for the present year provided 

 an interesting, and varied series of topics. They were 

 given on the Thursday evenings from February 24th to 

 April 7th. The attendance was very good ; on several 

 occasions the hall and adjoining rooms were quite crowded. 



The Museum was, as usual, open to the public for an 

 hour before the commencement of each lecture, and a 

 considerable number visited it on these evenings. 



The lectures were as follows : 



" Butterflies," by Prof. Fletcher, F.R.S.C. 



" Bees," by Percy Selwyn. 



"Curious Protective Features in Animals." by Prof. 

 Prince, B.A. 



" The Marine Mammals of Canada," by Prof. Robert 

 Bell, LL.D. 



"The Modern Steamship," by Prof. A. J. Durley, B.Sc. 



" Precious Metals," by Prof. Frank D. Adams, Ph.D. 



" Coal and Iron," by Osmond E. LeRoy, B.A. 



The Saturday Half-hour Lectures to Young People 

 j)roved very attractive, and several times the attendance 

 was so large that the doors had to be closed soon after the 

 lecture began. 



The lectures were as follows : 



