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Mr. Le Boutillier exhibited some Japanese persimmons 

 grown and ripened on trees in his garden. He also exhibited 

 a flowering plant o{ Maxillaria picta which he stated was very 

 fragrant at about 2 p. m., but at night was almost inodorous. 



November 25. Dr. Miller in the chair. Dr. J. W. Harsh- 

 berger spoke on " The Natural History of Peat-bogs from a 

 Mycological Standpoint," which he illustrated by specimens, 

 photographs and lantern slides. 



Miss Belle Vansant read a paper entitled "Some Special 

 Arrangements for Seed Dissemination," which incorporated 

 numerous observations made on the plants of Bucks County. 



A large exhibition of rare plants in flower from the conser- 

 vatories of Mr. Hugh Graham was made by Professor Mac- 

 farlane, who also exhibited and spoke on points of structure 

 connected with Alstroenicria braziliensis. Begonia socotrana, 

 seedlings o{ Podophyllum Einodi, Acacia jumpe7-ina and Collctia 

 horrida from the University Garden. 



December g. Dr. Miller in the chair. An illustrated lec- 

 ture on " The Strand Flora of Florida " was given by Mr. 

 Herbert J. Webber, United States Department of Agriculture. 

 The action of salt water and saline constituents on plants, the 

 environmental modifications noted over different areas and the 

 species peculiar to the coast of Florida were in succession 

 dealt with. Numerous questions were asked the speaker 

 regarding points touched on in his lecture, and thereafter a 

 hearty vote of thanks was passed by the meeting. 



Professor Macfarlane spoke on " Phyto-phenological Obser- 

 vations and Proposals for the Formation of a Phenological 

 Committee." After outlining the importance of such inquiries 

 he suggested the formation of the following committee, which 

 was put by the chair to the meeting and unanimously carried : 

 Dr. S. C. Schmucker, chairman, Drs. Harshberger, Kraemer, 

 Macfarlane and Schivcly, Miss Simons and Messrs. Baines and 

 McKenney. 



December 2j. Dr. Miller in the chair. The secretary read 

 a letter from Grace Anna Lewis, of Media, in which she 



