370 MINERAL WATERS OF NOVA SCOTIA. 



Art. XXVI. — On the genus JStricklandia ; — proposed alteration 

 of the name ; by E. Billings. 



In April 1859, I described and published in this Journal a 

 genus of fossil Brachiopoda under the name of Stricklandia. In 

 the G-eologist for the present month, there is a figure of a fossil 

 plant under the name of Stricklandia acuminata, with a note by 

 Mrs. Strickland directing attention to the fact that the species 

 was figured in the geology of Cheltenham, and also on the title- 

 page of the Memoir of the life of Strickland. 



Of this I was not aware until reading Mrs. Strickland's note, 

 never having seen the two works cited. As it will be inconvenient 

 to have two genera with precisely the same name I propose to 

 change my genus to Strichlandinia. The difference in the ter- 

 mination will be quite sufficient to distinguish the two, while no 

 one can regret that H. E. Strickland should have two genera 

 named after him. 



Akt. XXVII — On some Mineral Waters of Nova Scotia ; by Prof. 

 How, D.C.L., University of King's College, Windsor, N.S. 

 Little has yet been done in the chemical examination of the 

 mineral waters of Nova Scotia from the want of a systematic 

 geological survey of the Province. They are, as appear from the 

 following notices and analyses, of varied character ; and there 

 would be much scientific interest in an extended and thorough in- 

 vestigation into their qualities and composition. At the same 

 time, if the results were duly published, the medicinal virtues 

 which reside in some of the waters would be made generally 

 known ; it is probable too that new medicinal springs might be 

 discovered. This is obviously a matter of sufficient importance 

 ±o the Province, both in a sanitary and economic point of view, to 

 demand the care and attention of an enlightened government. 

 Mineral springs have been and are still so frequently the sole 

 means of rendering localities famous and wealthy by attracting 

 residents for more or less lengthened seasons, that it is well worth 

 while to possess any water of great curative value, and to make 

 its merits known as extensively as possible. Nova Scotia appears 

 to be able to add valuable medicinal waters to her mineral resour- 

 ces awaiting exploration and development. I propose in the follow- 

 ing paper to give some facts about these mineral springs, and the 

 results of my analyses. 



