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described included most of those usually met with and others 
still little known. By aid of a fine series of lantern slides, 
he then explained the types of country through which one 
passes on a day’s march and the main plants encountered. 
In the discussion which followed, Dr. Emory R. Johnson 
spoke of the papayine ferment used also in the West Indies 
as in the Philippines for softening meat. Dr. Miller referred 
to the vine spoken of by Dr. Wetherill as elong-elong, and 
indicated its great value as the source of a favorite scent 
extract. 
Mr. O. P. Phillips then gave “Recent Views Regarding 
the Cyanophycee or Blue Green Algz.’’ The rudimentary 
nucleus, the intercellular protoplasmic communications from 
cell to cell, the presence of protoplasmic cilia variously 
regarded as parasites or ciliary bodies of the cell, and the 
motility of the filaments were successively described. The 
speaker illustrated his statements by a set of microscopic 
slides. 
Mr. Roberts Le Boutillier then gave a short sketch of his 
travels in Japan from April to the end of June, and showed 
a beautiful set of colored lantern slides prepared by a native 
Japanese artist. The blooming of the fruit trees, the iris 
gardens, the weird stunted evergreen trees and other fea- 
tures of vegetation were graphically illustrated. Some large 
and old trees of Cryptomeria Japonica and of the maidenhair 
tree were described as usually occurring around the Buddhist 
temples. 
Dr. Macfarlane then exhibited and commented on several 
botanical works secured for the Library by Provost Harrt- 
son, through the generosity of Mr. John T. Morris. The 
rarest of these was Payer’s “Traité d’Organogénie de la 
Fleur,” in two volumes. He also exhibited specimens of 
seedling Nepenthes and several blooming plants of Cypri- 
pedium hybrids, mostly donated by Mr. Roberts Le Bou- 
tillier. 
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