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Dr. Arthur spoke of the committee of botanists that had 
been appointed by the World’s Fair Auxiliary to consider the 
matter of a Botanical Congress at the World’s Columbian Ex- 
position in 1893, stating that this committee had arranged for 
and caused to be printed, circular letters to be sent to all Ameri- 
can botanists, asking their opinions in regard to the feasibility of 
holding such a Congress. These letters had not been distributed, 
for some unknown reason. In regard to the probability of 
the attendance of English and German botanists, if such a con- 
gress should be held, Dr. Arthur stated that from personal inter- 
views he had ascertained that while a few German Botanists would 
probably attend, none, or at least very few of the English botanists 
would be able to come. Prof. Barnes asked for the opinion of the 
committee, and the Club was informed by Dr. Arthur, a member of 
this committee, that it was their opinion that the holding of such 
a Congress would not be feasible. 
On motion of Prof. Barnes it was resolved: 
That it is the sense of the Botanical Club of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science that it is inexpedient 
to attempt to hold an International Congress of Botanists in con- 
nection with the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1m 
the summer of 1893. 
Prof. Arthur stated that inasmuch as foreign botanists have 
been given the impression that there will be an International 
Botanical Congress at Chicago, he considered it very desirable 
that a special effort be made to make the next meeting of the 
Club and Botanical Section as interesting, important and attractive 
as possible, and offered the following resolution, which was 
unanimously adopted: 
That a committee of three be appointed to act in connection 
with the officers of the Section of Botany, to arrange for the 
gathering of botanists next year, the committee to report at a 
later meeting. 
The President appointed Prof. Arthur, Dr. Robinson and 
Prof. MacBride. ae 
8. “General notes on the Cryptogamic Flora of Liberia, 
by O. F. Cook, was in the nature of a talk, of which the ye 
lowing are a few of the important points mentioned. Liberia 
is a tropical forest, and really no dry season occurs, for the 
