364 Proceedings of the Club 



Dr. Marshall A. Howe gave a paper on " The Algal Genera 

 Acicnlaria and Acetabulum" which is printed in full in the present 



issue of the Bulletin. 



The second paper, by Mrs. E. G. Britton and Miss Alexan- 

 dria Taylor, was on the life-history of Schizaca pusilla, Lygodium 

 palmatum and Vittaria lineata. 



Living and pressed specimens were shown of all three ; also 



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microscopic preparations and drawings illustrating the gametophyte 



from the spore to the sporophyte in the various stages of devel- 

 opment. 



For Schizaea pusilla the exhibit of the life-history was very 

 complete, and the descriptions and plates have already been pub- 



January 



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West 



cago, spoke briefly on the results of a recent trip to the 

 Indies for the purpose of studying the economic fruits of the 

 tropics. 



D. T. MacDougal, 



Secretary pro tern. 



