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aim of the promoters of the Botanical Society. It was pro- 

 posed to hold fortnightly meetings in the lecture hall of the 

 Harrison Chemical Laboratory or at Biological Hall, and 

 class meetings alternating with these for the discussion of 

 general botanical questions. Specimens would be distributed 

 to the members from time to time and interesting exhibits of 

 growing plants would be made. Thereafter the following 

 program was enacted : 



Dr. S. C. Schmucker, Professor of Biolog}% West Chester 

 Normal School, spoke on " The Life History of Some 

 Insects Injurious to Our Trees," and illustrated his observa- 

 tions by a fine suite of mounted specimens presented to the 

 Botanical Department by Mrs. C. C. Harrison. 



Professor Macfarlane then described " Native and Foreign 

 Pitcher Plants," with illustrative examples of all the native 

 Sarracenias and several of the East Indian Nepenthes from 

 the greenhouses of the department. 



Tea was served from 5 to 6 p. m., and an evening reception 

 then followed by Vice-Provost and Mrs. Fullerton. 



The following communications were thereafter made : 



Dr. A. C. Abbot, Director of the Laboratory of Hygiene, 

 described " Our Minutest Plants." The growth, reproduction 

 and relation to environment of various bacterial organisms 

 were traced and a parallelism was drawn between these and 

 the higher plants. 



Dr. Adeline F. Schively read a paper on " Seaweeds from 

 New England," and illustrated with a large series of micro- 

 scopic preparations. 



The organization committee reported the following elections 

 to office : Honorary President, ex officio. Provost C. C. Harri- 

 son ; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Adolph Miller, Mr. Roberts Le 

 Boutillier; Curator, ex officio, Professor Macfarlane; Secre- 

 tary, Professor Kraemer; Treasurer, Mr. C. Emory McMichael. 



The names of seventy proposed members were handed in 

 for election. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



