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and evc'iv luoutli he puis out a buUetiu of iutsLiucLiwu. 1 say, tbeif- 

 fore, it seems to me really, Ibat you have very much upon which to 

 congratulate yourselves and if there is auythinj;- further that can 

 be done, if I can help you in any way. I want to know what that way 

 is. (Applause). 

 .On motion, adjourned at 5.15 P. M. 



Wednesday Evening, January 27, 7,3tJ. 



The meeting was called to order at 7.30 P. M., with Mr. Jason 

 Sexton in the Chair. 



The CHAIRMAN: The first paper to take up this evening will be 

 the report of the Botanist, Prof. Buckhout. 



The SECKETARY: Prof. Buckhout sent his report to me to be 

 read. 



On motion, which was seconded, it was ordered that the paper of 

 Prof. Buckhout be placed on tile and printed for the benefit of the 

 Board. 



The report is as follows: 



REPORT OF THE BOTANIST. 



By Pkof. W. a. Buckhout, Botanift. 



But few and infrequent calls upon my services have been made 

 during the past year. The inquiries have been chiefly regarding 

 weeds and their eradication. The commonest weed received was 

 Horse nettle {Solanum CaroUnense). This came from several parts 

 of the State, and attracts attention by its rank and persistent 

 growth and spiny character. Plop clover [Trifoliumagrarium), 

 Field cress {Lepidium campestre), Sheep sorrel {' Eumex acetostella) 

 and Galinsoga panyijlora came in a few times. The wet season fav- 

 ored the unusual abundance and spread of some .species which do 

 not flourish sufficiently well to attract attention in ordinary seasons. 

 The last mentioned, Galinsoga, seems to be slowly spreading all over 

 the State in moist grounds. Only a few years ago it was practically 

 confined to the extreme eastern part, where it was propably intro- 

 duced from South America through shipping. The wet season also 



