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Botanical Meetings at Columuus, Aug. 17-25, 1899 503 



For the coming year,Wm. Trclease was elected Vice-President 

 and Chairman of Section G ; D. T. MacDougal, Secretary. 



BOTANICAL CLUB OF THE A. A. A. S. 

 Byron D. Halsted, President ; F. H. Knowlton, Vice-Presi- 



dent ; A. D. Selby, Secretary /r^ /tv//., in the absence of Steward^ 

 son Brown, Secretary. 



The following papers were read : 



1. A Greascwood Compass Plant. By C. E. Bessey. 



2. A Visit to the original Station of the Rydbcrg Cotton- 

 ^vood. By C. E. Bessey. 



3. Report of the Expedition to Porto Rico, from the New 

 York Botanical Garden. By N. L. l^ritton. 



4. The Arboretum and Botanical Garden of the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm at Ottawa, established in 18S9. By \Vm. 

 Saunders. 



5. Tomato Fruit Rjt. By F. S. Earle. 



6. Two hitherto confused species of Lycopodiuiu. By Francis 

 E. Lloyd. 



7. Some of the Investigations on Grasses and Forage Plants 

 in charge of the Division of Agrostology, U. S. Dcpt. of Agri- 

 culture. By Thos. A. Williams. ' . 



8. The Wilting of Clcovie iiitcgr folia. By C. E. Bessey. 



9. The Powdery Mildew of I\>lygonitin avicu!an\ By C. t:. 

 Bessey. 



10. Notes on the northern Species of Cdtis. By N. L. 

 Britton. 



11. Remarks on some Species of Qucrciis. By X. L. Britton 



12. Ohio Stations for Lea's Oak. By W. A. Kellerman. 



13. Labels for living Plants. V>y W. A. Kellerman. 



14. The introduced Species of Lactnca in Ohio. By A. t). 

 Selby. 



15. Some Peculiarities of the yearly Reappearance o{ Plasiiw- 

 para Cubensis B. E C. on Cucumbers and Melons. \^y A. D. Selby. 



16. What shall we regard as generic Types? By L. M. 

 Underwood. 



17. A Brief embryological Study of Li:\'n:a Scariola. By J 

 W. T. Duvel. 



