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taken by him in his journeys. A large and varied exhibit of 

 flowering orchids was made from the conservatories of Mrs. 

 Wilson, Mr. Dissel, Mr. Le Boutillier and the University 

 Botanic Garden. 



April Tj. Dr. Miller in the chair. The program took the 

 form of a symposium of a recent botanical trip made by 

 fifteen members of the society to Wilmington, N. C. The 

 party was under the guidance of Professor Macfarlane, who 

 gave an account of the topography of Wilmington vicinity 

 and the areas of plant vegetation characteristic of the region 

 south to Smith's Island, at the mouth of Cape Fear River. 

 Mr. Philip Marot gave a hst of the plants found, and Mr. 

 McKenney compared these with collections made on previous 

 excursions. Dr. Jane V. Myers and Mrs. Mary Williams 

 spoke of various economic questions connected with the long- 

 leaved pine. Professor Kraemer spoke of the oaks and other 

 important trees, many of which were in bloom, and of which 

 he exhibited dried specimens. Mr. C. H. Shaw specially 

 described the trip made to Smith's Island, and spoke of the 

 occurrence there of Sadal Pahnetto and S. Adainsonii. Many 

 of the Palmettos were 20-25 feet high, and had trunks 12-18 

 inches in diameter. 



Mr. Philip Marot showed a number of lantern slides illus- 

 trating the vegetation of that vicinity, and thereafter Professor 

 Macfarlane exhibited and commented on living plants from 

 the locality, obtained during the present and previous trips. 



May 6. Dr. A. W. Miller read a paper on " The Poetry ol 

 Botany," in which he advocated a wider and more sympathetic 

 acquaintance with the poetry and legends associated with 

 many of our native and introduced plants. The origins of 

 various common and technical plant names were traced, and 

 the speaker characterized this as in itself a valuable mental 

 exercise. 



Professor Macfarlane then described " The Pollination of 

 Some Native Flowers," as exhibited by Liriodetidron tulipifera, 

 Epiphegus virginiana, Sarracenia purpurea, and Heracleum 

 lanatum. 



