78 KINGSTON BOTANICAL SOCIETY. 



6. Treasures of the Deep or Scottish Sea-weeds, — from Mr. Hub- 

 bert, Knox's College, Toronto. 



7. Observations on North American and other Lichens, by Ed. 

 Tuckerman, — from the author. 



8. Physical features of. central part of British North America, 

 by James Hector, M. D., — from the author. 



9. Alpine and Arctic plants, by Principal Dawson, — from the 

 anthor. 



10. John E. LeConte, a necrology, by Wm. Sharswood, — from 

 the author. 



11. From Robert J. Drummond, — Botanical sketches of 

 the 24 orders of Linnaeus ; Sir J. Banks and the Royal 

 Society ; Linnaeus and Jussieu,or the Rise and Progress of Syste- 

 matic Botany ; annual Report of the Natural History Society of 

 Montreal, for 1862 ; Constitution and By-Laws of Natural His- 

 tory Society of Montreal. 



12. From the Geological Survey — Descriptive Catalogue of 

 Economic Minerals, &c, of Canada, sent to the London later- 

 national Exhibition, 1862. 



Donations of dried specimens were announced from Mr, John 

 Bell, B. A., Mr. Josiah J. Bell, Mr. C. I. Cameron, Mr. John Ma- 

 coun, Mr. John K. McMprine, Mr. Donald Ross, M. A. 



The following communications were read : 



1. On plants collected in Canada, by Philip W. Maclagan, M. 

 D ; Berwick upon Tweed. 



Referring to the recent establishment of the Botanical Society, 

 Dr. Maclagan observed : — Entertaining, as I always must do, a 

 warni affection for Canada, and my many kind friends there, I 

 was delighted to see that Botany was taking its right place among 

 them. I wish that there had been any movement in this direct- 

 ion during my residence, for I often had to regret the want of 

 some companion to share the pleasure of botanical researches. 

 Pondering in what way I could best show my sense of the compli- 

 ment, paid to me by your Society, I resolved to send you a com- 

 plete list of the plants I had myself collected, and of which I 

 have specimens, during a residence in Canada extending over 

 twelve years, in the course of which I had been stationed in va- 

 rious parts, of the country. 



Dr. Maclagan's detailed observations, which were contained in 

 two M.S, volumes, and embraced original information respecting 

 nearly 900 species of Canadian plants will be published in the 



