BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 
Ill 
Printed notices of several projected publications were laid on the table, includ- 
ing Prospectus of a new Botanical Journal by John T. Syme, Hon. M. B. S. C, 
and of a new edition of the Entomological Writings of Harris, by W. Sharswood, 
M. B. S. C. 
Professor Lawson exhibited, under the microscope, several species of Spirogyra 
in a beautiful state of conjugation, Chaetophora elegans, and other Algse, from the 
pond in Queen's College grounds. 
The following papers were read : — 
1. On the Geographical Distribution of the Coniferse in Canada. By the Hon. 
William Sheppard, D. L., of Fairymead, Drummondville, Lower Canada, F. B. 
S. C. This paper has since been published in the Edinburgh New Philosophical 
Journal for October, 18G1, (new series, No. 28, vol. xiv, p. 206). 
2. Description of the Curculio, its mode of destroying Fruit, and the various 
means employed to check its progress. By Thomas Briggs, Jr., F. B. S. C. 
3. Remarks on the species of Oak, their history, habits and uses. By Miss 
Crooks, Hamilton, C. W., Mem. B. S. C. 
4. On the Lichens of the neighborhood of Prescott, C. W. By B. Billings, 
Jr., F. B. S. C. With specimens. 
REGULATIOJ^S FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SPECIMENS. 
The Laws of the Society provide for the formation of a public herbarium and 
the extension and improvement of private herbaria. In order to accomplish these 
important objects, arrangements have been made for receiving from members con- 
tributions of dried specimens of plants, and for supplying in return the desiderata 
of such members. The following Regulations have been framed for regulating the 
exchange of specimens. 
1. The distribution of specimens shall be conducted by the Curators, and shall 
commence on the 15th November annually, before which time all contributions of 
specimens must be sent in by members who desire to participate in the distribu- 
tion. 
2. To entitle a Fellow or Subscriber to a share of the Society's duplicate speci- 
mens at any of the annual distributions, he shall have transmitted to the Society, be- 
fore the 15th November, not less than 50 species of plants, with as many duplicate 
specimens of the rarer ones as possible. 
3. All specimens contributed to the Society must be carefully prepared, by 
being pressed between sheets of paper in the usual manner, but not fastened down 
to paper in any way. Each specimen is to be accompanied by a label containing 
the name of the plant, together with the locality where collected, the date of col- 
lection, and the collector's name. 
