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meeting of botanists in connection with the Association next 
year, appointed Friday morning, reported the following recom- 
mendations, which were adopted : 
I, (1). That the officers (vice-president and secretary) of the 
section of botany for 1893 shall, together with one person to be 
chosen by the Botanical Club, constitute a committee to whom is 
referred the arrangement of a special programme for the meeting 
of 1893. 
(2). That the programme shall include, among other matters, 
certain special topics selected by the committee. 
(3). That each topic shall be introduced by a paper presented 
by some person to whom the topic has, with his consent, been 
assigned. 
(4). That upon completion of the preliminary programme 
and other arrangements, a printed statement, with an invitation 
to be present at the meeting, be sent to both American and for- 
eign botanists. 
II. That a committee of three, of which Dr. N. L. Britton 
shall be chairman, be appointed to make such arrangements for 
_ special excursions at the close of the meeting, as may be found 
practicable and desirable. 
In accordance with the recommendations of the report, the . 
President appointed the following committees: 
1. The Committee of Arrangements.—Dr. Bessey, Mr. Co- 
ville and Prof. Barnes. 
2. The Committee on Excursions.—Dr. Britton, Dr. Trelease 
and Dr. Campbell. 
The matter of the organization of a permanent American 
Botanical Society was brought up by Professor Bailey, and the 
following resolution offered and adopted : 
“That a committee of nine members be appointed by the 
Chairman to consider the formation of an American Botanical 
Society after obtaining the views of the botanists of America 0” 
ie Apitspei sc. and report thereon at the next meeting of se 
ub. . 
The Chairman appointed as this committee: L. H. Bailey, 
Chairman, W. G. Farlow, Emily L. Gregory, B. D. Halsted, James 
Fletcher, Douglass H. Campbell, C. R. Barnes, F. Lamson- 
Scribner, Lester F. Ward. On motion of Dr. Britton, Dr. W. P: 
Wilson’s name was added. 
