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tinctness of the two forms of Virginia Creeper, which was discussed 

 at some length by several members. 



A letter from Dr. Geo. Vasey was read, on *' American Desert 

 Plants/' after which the meeting adjourned. 



In the afternoon the Club made an excursion to Brighton, a 



suburb of Cleveland, but the flora of the vicinity did not present 



many novelties. One of the most interesting plants found was 



jefferso7ua diphylla^ of which fine specimens were obtained in 

 fruit 



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Saturday, August i8th. 



The entire day was devoted to a trip on the steamer '* City of 

 Cleveland," to the Put-in-Bay Islands, The trip was such a long 

 one as to allow but little time for botanizing. 



Monday, August 2oth. 



The following papers were read: by Prof Jos. F. James on 

 " Dentaria laciniata^ and D. multijida \ " by Mr. R L. Scribner 

 on ''Observations on Nomenclature" and ''Sphcerella Fragarice^ " 

 and by Mr. Thos. Meehan, on ''Peduncular Bracts in Tilia!' 



Prof James also exhibited a form of Asclepias tiiberosa with 

 flexuous stem and sub-opposite leaves, which he thought was 

 sufficiently distinct to be regarded as a variety. 



The committee on nominations of officers for the ensuing 

 year reported in favor of Professor T. J. Burrill, of Champaign, 

 III, for President, and Douglas H. Campbell, of Detroit, Mich., 

 for Secretary, and also recommended that the office of Vice- 

 President be created, and named Prof Byron D. Halsted of 

 Ames, Iowa, for the office. The report of the Committee was 

 accepted, and the officers elected. 



Tuesday, August 2ist. 



Prof W. R. Lazenby read a paper on " The Flowering Plants 

 of Ohio," and was followed by some remarks by Mr. David F. 

 Day on those of the vicinity of Buffalo, and by Mr. Beauchamp 

 on the Cayuga flora. 



Mr. F. L. Scribner read a paper upon and discussed the 



genus Andropogon. 



Prof V. M. Spalding contributed a paper on '* Changes Pro- 

 duced in the Host Plant by Piucinia graminisy The author 

 t>eing absent, the paper was read by Mr. D. H. Campbell. 



