268 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ October, 



by abundant success and large contributions to the known flora of the 

 world. T. J. Burrill, 



Douglas H. Campbell, 



Committee. 



A committee, consisting of Messrs. Britton, Seaman and 

 James, was appointed to draft resolutions in recognition of 

 the courtesies received from the local committee. 



The hour for the sectional meeting having now arrived, 



the club adjourned until the close of the morning session of 



the biological section. 



The adjourned session was necessarily short, and time 



was taken only to hear the following resolutions : 



Whereas, The Botanical Club of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science having been most cordially and generously en- 

 tertained by the citizens of Toronto; and 



Whereas, The excursions tendered by the local committee of To- 

 ronto to the members of the association have been especially enjoyed by 

 the botanical members thereof, who have been thereby enabled to visit 

 points of botanical interest; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the Botanical Club extend their hearty thanks to the 

 local committee for the arrangements made for their comfort and pleas- 

 ure during the meeting for 1889. Wm. H. Seaman, 



N. L. Britton, 

 Jos. F. James, 



Committee. 



Resolved, That the Botanical Club of the A. A. A. S. notes with great 

 pleasure the liberality shown by the Canadian government in providing 

 the admirable new building and equipment for the Biological Depart- 

 ment of the University of Toronto, and ventures to hope that at an early 

 day the facilities here provided may be extended to include a suitable 

 botanic garden, to which end the members of the Botanical Club pledge 

 such assistance as may lie in their power. 



Both resolutions were warmly adopted, and the club ad- 

 journed. 



The sessions of the club proved much too short to hear 

 all the papers and discuss the subjects which the members 

 desired to bring before it, and several valuable papers were 

 not reached. 



EDITORIAL. 



It was a prominent motive with the founders of the Botanical Club 

 to make it an instrument in expanding and elevating the botanical 

 thought of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as 

 expressed in the papers presented before it and in the selection of botani- 

 cal enterprises which it desires to foster. It was believed that if this 

 could be accomplished to any extent, the influence would be felt in rais- 



