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described included most of those usually met with and others 

 still little known. By aid of a fine series of lantern slides, 

 he then explained the rypes of country through which one 

 passes on a day's march and the main plants encountered. 



In the discussion which followed. Dr. Emory R. Johnson 

 spoke of the papayine ferment used also in the West Indies 

 as in the Philippines for softening meat. Dr. Miller referred 

 to the vine spoken of by Dr. Wetherill as elong-elong, and 

 indicated its great value as the source of a favorite scent 

 extract. 



Mr. O. P. Phillips then gave "Recent Views Regarding 

 the Cyanophycete or Blue Green Algae." The rudimentary 

 nucleus, the intercellular protoplasmic communications from 

 cell to cell, the presence of protoplasmic cilia variously 

 regarded as parasites or ciliary bodies of the cell, and the 

 motility of the filaments were successively described. The 

 speaker illustrated his statements by a set of microscopic 

 slides. 



Mr. Roberts Le Boutillier then gave a short sketch of his 

 travels in Japan from April to the end of June, and showed 

 a beautiful set of colored lantern slides prepared by a native 

 Japanese artist. The blooming of the fruit trees, the iris 

 gardens, the weird stunted evergreen trees and other fea- 

 tures of vegetation were graphically illustrated. Some large 

 and old trees of Cryptomeria Japonica and of the maidenhair 

 tree were described as usually occurring around the Buddhist 

 temples. 



Dr. Macfarlane then exhibited and commented on several 

 botanical works secured for the Library by Provost Harri- 

 son, through the generosity of Mr. John T. Morris. The 

 rarest of these was Payer's "Traite d'Organogenie de la 

 Fleur," in two volumes. He also exhibited specimens of 

 seedling Nepenthes and several blooming plants of Cypri- 

 pedium hybrids, mostly donated by Mr. Roberts Le Bou- 

 tillier. 



November 7. Dr. Miller, President, in the chair. Mrs. 



