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The Director of the University garden exhibited specimens, 
in various stages of development, of the water fern “Ceratopteris 
thalictroides.”’ 
October 19.—Dr. Miller opened the meeting, and thereafter 
vacated the chair in favor of Dr. Leffmann. Hethen gave the 
second part of ‘‘ Botanical Notes from France and Germany.” 
He described the Botanic Garden and Castle Gardens at Hei- 
delberg, and the journey on to Hanover, Hildesheim and 
Berlin. 
Henry S. Conard then communicated ‘‘ Studies on the Genus 
Nympheza,” in which he discussed the morphological, physio- 
logical and taxonomic relations of the species. A rich exhibit 
of gemmiferous fern leaves was made from the conservatory 
of Mr. John T. Morris, and included examples from the 
genera Aspidium, Adiantum, Camptosorus, Blechnum, Anemia, 
etc. 
For information of the members, Dr. Macfarlane read a 
notice from “‘7he Pennsylvanian,” as follows: 
“ Provost Harrison has just received a valuable donation 
from Mr. Robert Buist, of 2120 Walnut street, for the pur- 
chase of important sets of volumes needed in the Botanical 
Library of the University. The Buist family has been identi- 
fied for several generations with the botanical and horticultural 
interests of Philadelphia, so that the present gift isa highly 
appropriate one.” 
He stated that the books would include several sets of 
botanical periodicals which would be of value for consultation 
by the members. 
November 2.—The President in the chair. Dr. Emily G. 
Hunt spoke on “ Birds and their Relation to Plant Life,” and 
illustrated her observations by a large set of lantern slides, in 
part prepared by the lecturer, in part by Mr. Aldrich Pen- 
nock. 
A large exhibit of plants was made from the University 
