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THE WINTER MEETING OF THE VERMONT BOTANICAL 
CLUB. 
NELLIE F. FLYNN. 
Tue fifteenth annual winter meeting of the Vermont Botanical 
Club was held in Burlington, at the Williams Science Hall, University 
of Vermont, Friday and Saturday, January 21-22, 1910, in conjunction 
with the Vermont Bird Club. The joint programme was very inter- 
esting. 
Twenty-four botanical papers were presented and discussed. 
Three of these were illustrated with lantern slides, viz: — ‘ Forestry 
for Vermont," by A. F. Hawes, state forester, “The Beginnings of 
Sexual Reproduction in Green Plants," by Dr. Tracy E. Hazen, and 
* How Hybrids Give Rise to Stable Forms," by Dr. Ezra Brainerd. 
The annual supper, complimentary to visiting members was held at 
Y. M. C. A. Hall, Friday evening. 'lhe answers to roll call were 
laudatory of Prof. L. R. Jones, who has gone to the University of 
Wisconsin, the Club thereby losing its most valuable officer. 
Fifteen new members were elected and an invitation to hold the next 
summer meeting at Hartland and Queeche Gulf, with headquarters 
in Woodstock, was accepted. l 
Officers were elected as follows: Pres., Ezra Brainerd, Middlebury. 
Vice-Pres., C. G. Pringle, Burlington. Sec., Prof. H. A. Edson, 
Burlington. Treas., Mrs. Nellie F. Flynn, Burlington. Librarian, 
Miss Phoebe M. Towle, Burlington. Assistant Librarian, Miss 
' Helen Hodge, Burlington. Executive Committee, D. S. Carpenter, 
Middletown Springs, Mrs. E. B. Davenport, Brattleboro, and Mrs. 
W. E. Mack, West Woodstock. Committee on next summer meeting, 
G. H. Rugg, Hanover, New Hampshire, J. G. Underwood, Hartland, 
and Mrs. A. B. Morgan, Hartland. Committee on next winter 
meeting, G. L. Kirk, Rutland, Miss Nancy Darling, Woodstock, and 
Miss Carrie W. Ormsbee, Brandon. 
Vol. 12, no. 136, including pages 57-80, was issued 18 April, 1910. 
