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cium dimidiate ; spores colorless, muriform 32 by 14 mic; para- 
— capillary; hypothecium colorless, K—, CaCl—, J+ ; spores 
yellow. 
On shale, Santa Monica Range. 
VERRUCARIA SUBMURALIS Ny]. 
Thallus rimose-areolate, dull olive green to blackening; apo- 
thecia prominent, the bases covered by thallus; perithecium black, 
exposed at apex, with minute aperture, dimidiate; amphithecium 
brown ; spores obovoid, ellipsoid, colorless, simple, 32 by 14 mic. - 
Hym. Gel. J. + vinous; spores yellow. 
On granite, San Gabriel Mountains at 1500 meters alt. July 
1884, 
VERRUCARIA SQUAMELLA Nyl. 
Thallus of small crenate lobulated imbricated dull greenish 
squamules ; apothecia innate, one to several in each squamule, the 
orifice indicated by a minute dark dot; spores simple, oblong, 
ellipsoid, colorless, 20-24 by 8 mic.; paraphyses indistinct. 
On shaded earth among moss near Santa Monica. February, 
1897. 
The Botanical Society of America. 
The third annual meeting was held at the University of To- 
ronto on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 17 and 18, 1897, under 
the presidency of Prof. J. M. Coulter. 
The address of the retiring president, Prof. C. E. Bessey, on 
“ The Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Angiosperms,” was de- 
livered on Tuesday evening. 
The following were elected active members: Bradley Moore 
Davis, University of Chicago; Sir William Dawson, Montreal ; 
Dr. James Ellis Humphrey, Johns Hopkins University; Prof- 
Daniel T. MacDougal, University of Minnesota; Prof. Fred- 
erick C. Newcombe, University of Michigan; Prof. Henry H. 
Rusby, New York College of Pharmacy; Prof. Harry L. Rus- 
sel; University of Wisconsin; Dr. Joseph N. Rose, U. S. National 
Museum; Mr. Walter T. Swingle, U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture. 
The report of the Treasurer showed a balance of $684.15. 
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