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-Presidents.—Mrs. L. R. Fox, Dr. S. C. Schmucker. 
Curator, ex-officio.—Professor Macfarlane. 
Recording Secretary.—Professor Macfarlane. 
Corresponding Secretary.—Miss E. O. Abbot. 
Treasurer.—R. C. Banes, M. A. 
Council.—Roberts Le Boutillier, Dr. J. W. Harshberger, 
Miss Harriet Head, Miss E. Hodgson, Dr. G. B. Free, Dr. 
Henry Kraemer, Dr. Henry 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 Sterculia 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 19. Dr. Miller in the chair. Henry S. Conard 
read a paper, entitled, “‘ 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. 
