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Mr. Henry Conard distributed, for Dr. Schmucker, phyto- 

 phenological sheets for 1900, and he as well as several other 

 members made recommendations regarding these. 



The director of the University garden announced a dona- 

 tion of sixty-one greenhouse and stove plants, through the 

 kindness of Mrs. Conard, Sharon Hill. 



Mr. Le Boutillier exhibited, and presented for the garden, a 

 hybrid orchid between Cynibidium Lowiatitun and C. Tracey- 

 anuni. 



Mr. Walmsley showed three photo-illustrations of a diatom, 

 one of which, taken by paraboloid mirror illumination, was 

 verj' fine. 



Mr. Henry Conard showed a fine fasciated raspberry, and 

 asked members to collect and forward fasciated specimens. 



The following were then duly elected to membership : As 

 honorary life member, Charles Dissel, 1302 Chestnut street; 

 as ordinary members, Mrs. Ely, 3602 Spring Garden street ; 

 Mrs. C. J. McCape, 982 North Seventh street ; Mr. J. T. 

 Pennypacker, Wilmington, Del. 



March 16. Dr. Miller and later Miss Abbot in the chair. 

 Mr. Henry Conard and Professor Macfarlane gave a " Report 

 of a Botanical Trip to the Catskill Mountains," during the 

 previous summer. The former spoke of the climatic, geo- 

 graphic and geologic features of the district, while the latter 

 drew attention to some of the more noteworthy plants, in 

 particular a prostrate form of Apocynum androsceniifolijan 

 found in the bed of the Woodland Creek, near Phoenicia. 



Miss E. Simons then gave a highly interesting paper on 

 "^Botany as Now Taught at the Girls' High School." She 

 outlined the course of study pursued during the session, the 

 excursions taken, and the thorough quality of the work. An 

 interesting discussion followed. 



Dr. J. W. Harshberger exhibited and commented on a large 

 suite of specimens illustrating the woody fungi, and by aid of a 

 genealogical chart indicated the probable relationships of these. 



