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garden, including seedlings of DioJtaa, recently germinated in 

 the greenhouses. 



Dr. Harshberger exhibited a remarkably fine growth of a 

 Myxomycete — probably Fuligo, which was feeding abundantly 

 on a large growth of Pletiroius Sapidtis. 



Dr. Miller then gave his concluding instalment of " Botani- 

 cal Notes from France and Germany." The botanical features 

 of his journey from Berlin to Charlottenburg and the Hartz 

 Mountains, the Alpine Botanic Garden, and the Botanic Gar- 

 den at Hamburg were successively described. 



The following new members were elected : Mr. Robert 

 Buist as honorary life member. To general membership : 

 Miss H. F. Bartlett, Miss M. F. Bolton, Miss E. S. Carter. 

 Miss C. Gavin, Dr. John W. Eckfeldt, Miss B. Felter, Miss A. 

 H. Graff, Miss M. J. Kneeshaw, Professor O. P. Phillips, Mrs. 

 W. T. Slocomb, Dr. C. H. Thomas, Mrs. C. H. Thomas. 



Ncjcmber i6. The President in the chair. Dr. A. F. K. 

 Krout communicated " Preliminary Notes on the Hepaticae 

 of the Philadelphia Neighborhood." During the past two 

 years he had gathered and identified thirty-one species of the 

 group. 



Dr. Macfarlane then made " A Comparison of the Minute 

 Structure of Seedling and Adult Plants of Dioncea." Plants 

 had been raised by Mr. Goucher from seed. The histology 

 of the cotyledons, also of the first and of succeeding foliage 

 leaves were compared. The physiological phenomena shown 

 by the youngest foliage leaves were found to be identical with 

 those of the oldest and largest. 



Exhibitions of living plants were made from the green- 

 houses of Mr. Craig and of the University garden. 



December 7. — Dr. Miller in the chair. Miss E. Simons 

 spoke of " Ecological Studies at Cornell during the Past 

 Summer," in which she dealt mainly with the excursions taken 

 by the Botanical Class. 



