xxvi Proceedings of the Botanical Society of 



President, by Dr. Macfarlane as Curator and Professor of 

 Botany, and Mr. R. C. Banes as Treasurer. 



The election of new office bearers for session 1900 was then 

 proceeded with, when the following were appointed : 



Honorary President, ex-officio. — Provost C. C. Harrison. 



Acting President. — Dr. Adolph W. Miller. 



Vice-Preside7its. — Mrs. L. R. Fox, Dr. S. C. Schmucker. 



Curator, ex-officio. — Professor Macfarlane. 



Recording Secretary. — Professor Macfarlane. 



Corresponding Secretary. — Miss E. O. Abbot. 



Treasurer.—^. C. Banes, M. A. 



Council.— ^Q\itx\.s Le Boutillier, Dr. J. W. Harshberger, 

 Miss Harriet Head, Miss E. Hodgson, Dr. G. B. Free, Dr. 

 Henry Kraemer, Dr. Henr>' Leffmann, Miss H. R. Marshall, 

 Dr. Jane Myers, T. Chalkley Palmer, Mrs. S. T. Rorer, Mrs. 

 Mary Williams and Miss Anna Yarnall. 



Dr. Adolph Miller gave a lecture on " The Chocolate Tree 

 and its Products." The morphology of the plant, and espe- 

 cially of its fruit and seeds, was traced. The preparation of the 

 chocolate nibs, and the growing consumption of the product in 

 this country were discussed, and its relation structurally and 

 physiologically to the genus Stercidia or Kola was pointed out. 



Mr. Conard and Dr. :Macfarlane then made a " Report on 

 the Recent Meeting of the Society for Plant Morphology and 

 Physiology." 



Mr. Pericat, gardener to Mrs. George Wilson, exhibited 

 numerous orchids from her collection, including a new hybrid 

 Cypripedium, named in honor of the owner of the collection. 



January IQ. Dr. Miller in the chair. Henry S. Conard 

 read a paper, entiUed, " Fasciation in the Sweet Potato, "which 

 is herewith published. 



Dr. Kraemer communicated " A Physical Study of the 

 Starch Grain," and compared the results of his own studies 

 with those of Naegeli, Strasburger and Meyer. 



