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at the markings of diatoms. Their constant demand for better 
lenses has led to the great improvements in objectives which 
have been made during the past few years, and has resulted in 
the production of these wonderful lenses which have proved of 
such great value to the biologist and rendered practicable the whole 
science of bacteriology. 
GC Aik 
Wheat Rust ; Is the Infection Local or General in Origin? H. L. 
Bolley. (Agric. Sci. v. 259). 
Your Weeds and Your Neighbors. C. F. Milspaugh. (West Va. 
mer. Ex, Sta, ik: Tet); 
Proceedings of the Club, 
MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9gth, 1892. 
The President in the Chair, and twenty-five persons present. 
The following named persons were elected active members : 
Mr. John Cocks, Dr. Wm. C. Rives, Mrs. Sarah J. Van Sicklen 
and Dr. C. C. Howard. 
Mr. Ganong of Harvard University was elected a correspond- 
ing member. : 
An amendment to the Constitution, providing for two Vice- 
Presidents instead of one, was adopted. 
Dr. T. F. Allen and Mr. Thos. Hogg were elected Vice-presi- 
dents. Professor Byron D. Halsted was elected Corresponding 
Secretary in place of Mr. E. P. Bicknell, who resigned that office. 
The following resolution was adopted: That to promote 
greater uniformity and correctness in the pronunciation, orthog- 
raphy and nomenclature of botanical names, a committee of 
three be appointed having cognizance of these and kindred sub- 
jects, to be called the Literary Committee, who are requested to 
report their observations and suggestions pertaining thereto, as 
often as shall seem to them expedient. 
Dr. Britton exhibited a specimen of Leflingia squarrosa, col- 
lected by Mr. H. J. Webber in Nebraska, this being a station for 
the plant much further north than any hitherto reported. 
Judge Brown described an interesting. collection of New 
York plants, accompanied by many drawings, which he had been 
