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species of the plant, and possibly on some local conditions of growth. 
The physiological effects of these different kinds of aconitine probably 
vary slightly, though all have the same general effect. Specific en- 
zymes exist in many plants, but it is difficult to get much accurate 
knowledge about them, outside certain effects that they produce. 
If enzymes are responsible for all color-changes in plants, this rela- 
tion of the color of leaf-bud and of turned leaf is of interest. It would 
require a good deal of field work to verify the relation, but it certainly 
seems worthy of further study. 
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS. 
THE WINTER MEETING OF THE VERMONT BOTANICAL 
CLUB. 
NELLIE F. FLYNN. 
THE sixteenth annual winter meeting of the Vermont Botanical 
Club was held at the Williams Science Hall, University of Vermont, 
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21, 1911, in conjunction with the 
Vermont Bird Club. The sessions were interesting and well attended. 
Twelve botanical papers were presented and discussed. The prin- 
cipal ones were “Botanical Trips in Western Louisiana,” by Dr. 
Ezra Brainerd, illustrated by beautiful mounted specimens, “ A Botani- 
cal Garden as Related to Botanical Work,” by Dr. George P. Burns, 
illustrated by lantern slides of some European botanical gardens, 
“Sketch of the Work of the Poisonous Forage Plant Division of the 
Department of Agriculture in Colorado during 1910, by Willard W. 
Eggleston, and “Flora and Fauna of Hart Island,” by Jay G. Under- 
wood. j 
The annual supper, complimentary to the visiting members, was 
held as usual at the Y. M. C. A. Hall Friday evening. Post prandial 
exercises in the shape of the annual roll call, brought out many witty 
responses. 
Sixteen new members were elected and on invitation it was decided 
to hold the next winter meeting at St. Johnsbury. The summer 
meeting will probably be at Mt. Horrid in Rochester the first of July. 
