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various affiliated societies, held before and during the meet- 
ings of the Association, do not tend to diminish interest in 
the latter. A committee has been appointed to consider this 
point and to report at the Buffalo meeting next year. A very 
praiseworthy change has also been made in the date of 
assembling, and henceforth the general sessions will com- 
mence on Monday instead of Thursday as heretofore, 
allowing four days for the reading of papers, and Saturday 
for those who wish to take the excursions offered. 
Undoubtedly the chief interest of many of the botanists 
present centered in the proceedings of the Botanical Club. 
It was known that the Nomenclature Committee appointed 
at Rochester three years ago would render a report at this 
meeting, and in view of the public discussion which the sub- 
ject of botanical nomenclature has evoked during recent years, 
the report and action thereon were expected with interest. 
The Club was organized on Thursday by the election of 
Judge David F. Day as temporary Chairman, and H. C. 
Bolley as Secretary. On the following morning, when the 
Club was called to order, Dr. Britton reported for the Com- 
mittee that the Check List of North-eastern North American 
Plants had been completed in accordance with instructions, 
and without expense to the Club. In view of the impor- 
tance of the subject, action was deferred until a special 
meeting of the Club at four o’clock on Friday, called for the 
purpose of discussing the report. On Friday afternoon, 
accordingly, a large number of botanists and others inter- 
ested assembled. The chair was occupied by the President, 
Professor Douglas H. Campbell, who had arrived during the 
day. The gathering probably represented all phases of 
opinion, and nearly all sections of the country. 
The motion to accept the committee's report, which had 
been made at the morning session, was first taken up, and 
after some discussion as to the effect of its adoption, was 
carried unanimously. Dr. B. L. Robinson then offered some 
criticisms on the results of the committee’s work, directed 
chiefly against such corrections of spelling as Koniga for 
