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from the collection of Mr. Le Boutillier, and a collection of 
interesting plants from the University Botanic Garden was 
described by the director. 
February to. Dr. Adolph Miller in the chair. Miss E. 
Simons described ‘the life history of a common moss.” After 
tracing the structure and vegetative growth of the moss plant, 
she showed the connection existing between the egg cell 
developed by it, and the sporophyte generation alternating 
with it. Mrs. Josephine Lowe then gave an interesting paper 
entitled “‘ My Experiences in the Study of Mosses,” in the 
concluding part of which she indicated the total number of 
species gathered in the vicinity of Philadelphia. 
Henry S. Conard then described the systematic relations of 
a collection of moss specimens gathered by him for distribu- 
tion to the members. 
Exhibits of living plants were made from the University 
Botanic Garden, and on behalf of Mr. Aldrich Pennock the 
secretary drew attention to a lot of tricarpellary walnuts 
gathered by Mr. Price on his grounds at Atlantic Highlands, 
N. J. 
February 24. Dr. Adolph Miller occupied the chair. Mr. 
R. E. B. McKenney, B. S., reviewed Wager’s paper on “‘ The 
Nucleus of the Yeast Plant.’”’ <A discussion followed in which 
Drs. Kraemer, Macfarlane, Miller and Schmucker took part. 
Professor Macfarlane described some new cases of fungoid 
symbiosis among flowering plants. He shortly reviewed the 
question of the relationship of various fungi to the roots of 
oaks, orchids, Indian pipe, etc. Thereafter he announced the 
discovery of endotrophic fungi in roots of Piulesia buxifolia 
from Patagonia, of Gelsemium sempervirens, the yellow jessa- 
mine of the South, of Bartonia verna collected near Wilming- 
ton, N. C., and of Buddleia madagascariensis. 
Professor S. C. Schmucker then submitted a preliminary 
report as chairman of the Phytophenological Committee. He 
