416 The Botanical Gazette. (September, 
BRITTON, ELIZABETH G.: Cérrections tn descriptions of 
Cosctnodon.—A drawing of C. Raui was exhibited, some mis- 
takes in the description of the leaf, and peristome corrected, 
and a comparison with allied species made. 
The following papers, in the absence of the authors, were 
read by title only: 
‘TRELEASE, WILLIAM: Notes upon pignut hickories. 
ALSTED, B. D.: Experiments with lime as a preventive 
of club-root. 
SMITH, ERWIN F.: Notes on the alkaline reaction of the 
vascular juices of plants. 
ATKINSON, GEO. F.: Continuation of experiments upon 
the relation between the fertile and the sterile leaves of 
Onoclea. 
ROLFs, P. H.: A hybrid between an egg plant and a tomato 
plant. 
Woops, A. F : A method of using formalin gelatin as a 
mounting medium. 
This completed the printed program, and additional papers 
were called for. 
ARTHUR, J. C.: A mew clinostat. —An apparatus was 
shown and described, which would slowly revolve four flower 
pots at the same time, with a uniform speed, two of the pots 
having a position at right angles to the other two. By the 
movement of a lever it could be converted into an intermit- 
tent clinostat, the pots turning half around each half hour, or 
our, as desired. 
EYMOUR, A. B.: Description of the collection made by 
Miss Gilbreth to illustrate seed adistribution.—This paper was 
read by Mrs. Flora W. Patterson, the author being absent. 
It described quite fully this admirable collection, and request 
was made for donations or exchanges to extend it and make 
it more complete. A discussion followed upon various modes 
method of twining observed in Dioscorea, and also to a CiI- 
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.; Vice-President, Conway : 
Macmillan, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.: 
Secretary and Treasurer, John F. Cowell, Buffalo, N. 
Adjourned. 
