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been secured by Provost Harrison for use in the depart- 

 ment. 



The director of the University Garden exhibited several 

 seedHng plants, including Micranipeltis, Bozviea voluhilis, 

 Stapclia hirsuta, and several orchids of the Cypripedium 

 section. The President then gave the first instalment of an 

 account of his recent travels in Europe, Africa and the 

 Orient. The luxuriant vegetation of the Madeira Islands, 

 the wild and cultivated plants in and around Gibraltar, the 

 varied plant groups encountered in and near Algiers, the 

 journey to the gorges of the Atlas range and the flora of that 

 region were successively described in an interesting manner. 



May J. Mrs. E. J. Bartol gave "A Traveller's Notes on 

 the Flora of New Zealand." The general aspect of the vege- 

 tation around Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin was first 

 pictured ; the extensive and heavy forest seen as one 

 approaches the volcanic region of the islands; the distribu- 

 tion and value of the Kauri pine, and the economic aspects of 

 plant life were treated of and graphically illustrated by a 

 large set of lantern slides. 



Mr. W. H. Walmsley then communicated notes on "The 

 Fungoid Flora of Capon Springs, Va.," and aided his obser- 

 vations by a set of beautifully prepared and colored lantern 

 slides. These illustrated the numerous species of fungi 

 collected by him there during the previous summer. 



Dr. Macfarlane drew attention to the large collection of 

 hybrid Calceolarias sent for exhibition from the greenhouses 

 of Mr. Robert Craig. On motion, the best thanks of the 

 Society were tendered to Mr. Craig, and it was resolved 

 that an excursion to his greenhouses be made on the suc- 

 ceeding Saturday. 



May ly. Dr. Miller, President, in the chair. Miss E. 

 O. Abbot reported on the work of the Spring Garden Chil- 

 dren's Ground Committee, and announced that $55 had been 

 secured from members and friends of the Society to aid in 

 its further development. 



