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THE CANADIAN 



RECORD OF SCIENCE 



INCLUDING THE PROCEEDINGS OF 



THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF MONTREAL, 



AND REPLACING 



THE OAl^ADIAI^ J^^ATUKALIST. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Canadian Stromatoporoids. By J. F. Whiteaves, F.R.S.C 129 



The Flora of Montreal Island. By Robert Campbell, D.D., M. A 146 



Nematophyton crassum. By D. P. Penhallow, M.Ap.Sc, F.R.S.C 151 



Pre-Cambrian Fossils especially in Canada. By Sir William Dawson, 



LL.D.,F.RS 157 



Remarks on the Distinctive Characters of the Canadian Spruces. By 



George Lawson, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C ,. ... 162 



Segregation in Ores and Mattes, By David H. Browne 176 



Note. — Abatement of the Smoke Nuisance 191 



Book Notices : 



Appleton's School Physics. By Profs. Mayer, Nipher, Holman and 

 Crocker 191 



The Birds of Montreal. By Ernest D. Wintle 196 



Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Canada, New Series, Vol. 

 VIL, 1894 , 198 



Proceedings of the Australian Association for the Advancement of 



Science, 1895 200 



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