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and gave notes on their habitat and distribution. Dr. J. K. Small 

 described a series of tree and shrub species from the South, 

 with critical notes. Dr. D. T. MacDougal presented notes on the 

 bulbils of Lysimachia terrestris. They are formed during the lat- 

 ter part of the season, in the axils of many leaves, and are mor- 

 phologically branches. On completing their growth they pass 

 into rhizomes. They are killed by freezing and desiccation. 



Another paper was by Dr. M. A. Howe, " Remarks on rare 

 North American Hepaticae." The first hepatic discussed was a 

 rare species of Riccia, discovered by Mr. R. M. Harper, during 

 the past summer, at Athens, Georgia. 



Dr. Howe also furnished a brief account of a collection of 

 hepaticae, made in the Yukon Region, by Mr. R. S. Williams — 



a collection of much interest, inasmuch as it contained one species 



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which appears to be entirely new, one which has not heretofore 

 been reported from this continent, five others new to the Alaskan 

 region, and besides these, two or three which have been rarely 

 collected in America. The report upon Mr. Williams' hepaticae 



is soon to be published. 



Edward S. Burgess, 



Secretary. 



