920 ERYTHEA. 
Wisconsin, August 23, 1893, a committee of ten botanists was 
~ selected by ballot to choose fifteen others, these twenty-five 
to be charter members of a new botanical society. The com- 
mittee met the following morning and performed the duty 
assigned, the charter members thus chosen being as follows: 
J. G. Arthur, G. F. Atkinson, L. H. Bailey, C. R. Barnes, C. 
E. Bessey, E. G. Britton, N. L. Britton, D. H. Campbell, J. 
M. Coulter, F. V. Coville, Daniel C. Eaton, W. G. Farlow, E. 
L. Greene, B. D. Halsted, Arthur Hollick, Conway MacMillan, 
B. L. Robinson, ©. 8. Sargent, F. L. Scribner, J. Donnell 
Smith, Roland Thaxter, Wm. Trelease, L. M. Underwood, 
Lester F. Ward, W. P. Wilson. 
Two informal meelings of those of the above list in attend- 
ance on the Madison Botanical Congress were subsequently 
held, and a committee of organization appointed consisting of 
Wm. Trelease, Chairman; J. M. Coulter, Conway MacMillan, 
L. H. Bailey and O. S. Sargent. 
This committee was instructed to inform the others of the 
twenty-five charter members of the action taken to draw up @ 
constitution and to report at a meeting to be held beginning 
on the Monday preceding the next meeting of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science, and at the same 
place selected for the meeting of that association. Numerous 
topics were discussed at these informal meetings, among 
them the name of the new organization for which the terms 
Americal Botanical Society, Botanical Society of America 
and Society of American Botanists were proposed; the stan- 
dard of membership to be maintained; the question of one or 
more ciasses of members; the fees for membership and 
initiation; the work of the organization, including publica- 
tion, the number of annual meetings and the encouragement 
of research. No formal action on any point was taken, but 
the opinions of those present were obtained and ordered 
placed in the hands of the chairman of the committee of 
organization. 
