Botanical Society of America. 
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH. 
The first annual meeting of the Botanical Society of Amer- 
ica was held in Springfield, Mass., August 27 and 28, 1895. 
The council met in the high school building at 3:00 o'clock, 
all the members being present. Candidates for membership 
proposed by three members of the society were first consid- 
ered. Five of the eight names proposed were approved by 
the council. Other business being prepared for the action of 
the society, the council adjourned, and the society was imme- 
diately called to order by the president, William Trelease. 
The report of the council was read by the secretary. The 
names proposed for active membership were laid over for bal- 
loting until the next day, as provided in the constitution, as 
was also the single nomination by the council for honorary 
membership. 
The election of officers for 1896, by ballots mailed to the 
secretary, was reported. There had been no election of a 
President, two nominees having received an equal number of 
votes. Other officers were elected as follows: Vice-president, 
William P. Wilson; treasurer, Arthur Hollick; secretary, 
Charles R. Barnes. The society proceeded to elect a presi- 
dent, choosing Charles E. Bessey. 
An invitation to hold a winter meeting in connection with 
the Society of American Naturalists, at the University of 
Pennsylvania, was received. It was voted not to hold a win- 
ter meeting. 
book having already been sent to the society, it was or- 
dered that all books and pamphlets received be deposited in 
the library of the Missouri Botanical Garden, and that the 
Secretary report annually the volumes so received. 
The report of the treasurer was read and referred to an au- 
diting committee, J. C. Arthur, G. F. Atkinson and Arthur 
Hollick. 
After announcement of the program for Wednesday, the 
society adjourned. 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH. 
The society was called to order by the president at 10:00 
A.M. The special business was action upon the nominations 
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