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vegetable and animal oils by spectrum analysis and the 

 polarization action of the different vegetable sugars. 



Miss Marion Mackenzie submitted her annual report as 

 chairman of the Phytophenological Committee. This 

 treated of the rainfall, temperature and dates of flowering 

 of plants listed by the Society for that purpose. 



Dr. Macfarlane exhibited a new hybrid sent out by 

 Messrs. Veitch, between the European blackberry and rasp- 

 berry, and which seemed to be a vigorous grower and 

 fruiter. 



By unanimous vote of the Society, Mrs. James McManes, 

 2015 Spring Garden street, was elected to honorary life 

 membership. 



December 20. Dr. Miller, President, in the chair. Ow- 

 ing to the absence of Professor Macfarlane and his party in 

 Florida, Miss E. O. Abbot acted as Secretary pro tern. 



The chairman reported that President Roosevelt had for- 

 warded the Report of the Secretary of Agriculture on the 

 proposed national forest reserve in the southern Appalachian 

 region, and accompanietl this by a letter strongly commend- 

 ing the plan. 



Miss E. O. Abbot then described the above region, and by 

 aid of maps and lantern slides showed how desirable it was 

 alike from the botanical and forestry standpoint. She then 

 read correspondence regarding the Calaveras grove of giant 

 trees, in which the hope was expressed, that failing favor- 

 able action by Congress, the State Legislature would prob- 

 ably intervene to save the grove 



Dr. H. S. Conard spoke on "The Embryology of the 

 Nymphaeacese." He said that there was no evidence that 

 the embryo was monocotyledonous, since the spherical 

 embryo developed two ecjual cotyledons. Thus while the 

 Nymphaeaceae probably showed decided affinities with 

 groups of the Helobese, the embryo does not seem to form a 

 feature of morphological contact. 



Miss Josephine Reddie demonstrated the formation of the 



