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the forms and venation of these fossil leaves. The region is 
well worth the time and attention of working botanists, both in 
recent and fossil botany ; and will doubtless ere long receive its 
due share of exploration and study, since it has become so easy 
of access, 
GENERAL NOTES. 
Botany and the American Association.—The Minneapolis meeting of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science last year gave an im- 
good results in bringing botanists more into each other’s society. A Botanical 
Club was formed, and a committee appointed to arrange for the meeting in 
Philadelphia. This committee began its labors in April, and has since steadil 
" endeavored to do what it could for the interests of the botanical members. 
; The following announcements can now be made for the Philadelphia meet- 
ing: The Association opens on Thursday morning, September 4th. During 
Thursday and Friday the botanical headquarters will be at the Academy of 
Natural Sciences, corner of 19th and Race Streets, where a committee will be 
in attendance to receive and introduce all members as they report themselves, 
'0 welcome them to the privileges of the Library and Herbarium of the Acad- 
“my, and as far as possible to promote acquaintance and good fellowship. This 
Committee will also be in charge of the registry book of the Club, in which it 
's hoped every member of the Association interested in botany will register as 
ns ©vertaken, and the remainder of the day passed in connection with it. There 
Will also be excursions by the Association at the same time to the Delaware 
Water Gap, and to the anthracite regions, which those preferring can accom 
pany, 
Monday evening, September Sth, is the regular monthly meeting of the 
Botanical 
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teal Club, of New York City, and to other visiting botanists to be present. The 
