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vegetable and animal oils by spectrum analysis and the 
polarization action of the different vegetable sugars. 
Miss Marion Mackenzie submitted her annual report as 
chairman of the Phytophenological Committee. This 
treated of the rainfall, temperature and dates of flowering 
of plants listed by the Society for that purpose. 
Dr. Macfarlane exhibited a new hybrid sent out by 
Messrs. Veitch, between the European blackberry and rasp- 
berry, and which seemed to be a vigorous grower and 
fruiter. 
By unanimous vote of the Society, Mrs. James McManes, 
2015 Spring Garden street, was elected to honorary life 
membership. 
December 20. Dr. Miller, President, in the chair. Ow- 
ing to the absence of Professor Macfarlane and his party in 
Florida, Miss E. O. Abbot acted as Secretary pro tem. 
The chairman reported that President Roosevelt had for- 
warded the Report of the Secretary of Agriculture on the 
proposed national forest reserve in the southern Appalachian 
region, and accompanied this by a letter strongly commend- 
ing the plan. 
Miss E. O. Abbot then described the above region, and by 
aid of maps and lantern slides showed how desirable it was 
alike from the botanical and forestry standpoint. She then 
read correspondence regarding the Calaveras grove of giant 
trees, in which the hope was expressed, that failing favor- 
able action by Congress, the State Legislature would prob- 
ably intervene to save the grove 
Dr. H. S. Conard spoke on “The Embryology of the 
Nymphezacee.” He said that there was no evidence that 
the embryo was monocotyledonous, since the spherical 
embryo developed two equal cotyledons. Thus while the 
Nymphzacee probably showed decided affinities with 
groups of the Helobez, the embryo does not seem to form a 
feature of morphological contact. 
Miss Josephine Reddie demonstrated the formation of the 
