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Professor Macfarlane exhibited flowering specimens from 

 the University garden, and then read a note received that day, 

 telling of the proposed destruction of the Calaveras Grove of 

 Giant Redwoods. He severely deprecated such a measure, 

 and moved " That a committee, composed of the Acting Presi- 

 dent and Corresponding Secretary, be appointed to communi- 

 cate with the Honorary President of the society', in order that 

 suitable resolutions be drawn up, condemning the proposed 

 destruction." The motion was agreed to and Miss M. L. 

 Dock made the valuable suggestion, that copies of the resolu- 

 tion as signed by the office bearers, be sent to the State 

 Senators and Representatives, with an accompanying note 

 setting forth the importance of the memorial. 



April 6. Dr. Miller in the chair. Miss M. R. Heygate- 

 Hall read an extremely interesting paper describing " Experi- 

 ments in City Gardening by City Children." The gathering 

 of the children during summer to a city lot, the information 

 given them as to planting of seeds, etc., the tending of these 

 by them, and the fruit harvesting were described. Several 

 members commented on the value of INIiss Hall's work. 



Dr. Mar>' Pennington then spoke on " The Nutritive Value 

 of Mushrooms." She concluded, from a series of chemical 

 analyses made by Dr. Mendell and herself, that their value is 

 very slight, since a large part of the nitrogen constituent is 

 built up in the indigestible cell wall. On motion a hearty 

 vote of thanks was given to Dr. Pennington. 



A series of microscopic slides, prepared and donated by 

 Mrs. Josephine Lowe, was shown to illustrate the structure of 

 several mosses, while Mr. W'almsley exhibited a set of colored 

 lantern slides on the same group. 



Mr. M. Homer showed lantern slides of a small Japanese 

 garden, made by him a few months ago, also of his lily pond 

 at Lansdowne. 



Miss E. O. Abbot read reports of progress on the Appa- 



