Pennsylvania for Sesstons 1g0I-1903. Lxili 
Thomas R. Hill spoke on “A Few of the Practical Sugges- 
tions Gleaned from a Nature Study Course at Chautauqua, 
N. Y.” She said that Mr. Spencer, director of the Science 
Circle Classes at Cornell, emphasized the value of studying 
plants, not merely as things of beauty, but as living things, 
and that every part of each plant showed certain uses in 
relation to its structure. The value of the Nature Study 
leaflets and of the University bulletins was dwelt upon. The 
kinds of plant best suited for cultivation, the most suitable 
soils for plants and methods of culture were all emphasized. 
Miss Adele Mackenzie then spoke on “Nature Study 
Experiences with City Children.”’ She described the marked 
success attending her efforts to establish small kindergarten 
gardens in connection with her school in one of the more 
crowded parts of the city. Great spirit was shown by the 
young gardeners, who took an intense delight in the results 
of each other’s work. One pleasing feature was that the 
parents became equally interested with the children, and 
even started plant culture for themselves. Miss Marion 
Mackenzie commented on some valuable features of the 
work and showed a water-color illustration of the garden 
area. 
By invitation of the Society, Mrs. Souder read extracts 
from an English work published in 1823 by a lady who had 
visited the Bartram Garden, and who graphically described 
the Passion flower trellises, the box bushes and other strik- 
ing features of the garden as it then existed. 
Dr. H. S. Conard exhibited, on behalf of Miss E. Simons, 
a series of drawings and illustrations of the nature study 
and more advanced botanical work undertaken by the stu- 
dents at the Girls’ High School. 
Dr. Macfarlane showed a seed list and nursery catalogue 
issued from the Bartram Garden in 1828, and stated that 
this gave one a notion of the great variety of plants culti- 
vated in that historic spot eighty years ago. He also exhib- 
ited an illustrated “Flora of the European Alps” by Dr. E. 
