BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 161 
of the committee of arrangements appointed by the Botanical 
Club were heartily seconded the botanical section of the 
Academy of Sciences, who arranged the financial matters, a no 
small item, and both before and during the meeting were con- 
stantly »t hand to render assistance. But to one person, Mr. J. 
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eat was one feature of the occasion which produced so much 
discomfort that it can not be passed by in silence. It was intense 
and constant, both ‘day and night, causing many to leave before 
_the close of the session, and greatly enervating those who re- 
mained, 
_ The Academy of Sciences was the headquarters of the botan- 
ists, where they met a hearty welcome, and found the library, 
collections, and other facilities of the institution placed at their 
service. It proved somewhat too far for convenience from the 
rooms of the Association, and the heat made the distance seem 
doubly long. , : 
he excursion of Saturday to the pine barrens was, barring 
the heat, thoroughly enjoyable. The crossing of the ferry, the 
bustle of starting, and the ride gave opportunities for much frag 
mentary intercourse. When the coach which was devoted to 
e botanists was left on the side track at Egg Harbor the view 
that greeted the eye was a level sandy plain with low vegetation, 
interspersed with shrubs and trees here and there, and a tew 
houses in the foreground. It was determined to make a sally 
fastward first. In spite of the fact that the thermometer had 
undoubtedly passed above the nineties, the whole party of 50, 
eluding ladies and Britishers, wandered out for a mile or so 
amid a vegetation remarkably rich in showy and interesting 
flowers and botanical rarities. But the heat would not permit 
much loitering, and they soon returned with red faces, but arms 
full of treasures. After a short rest all but a few summoned up 
fortitude to start out again, going westward for a full mile along 
the railroad track. This gave a different flora. But the zeal o 
the €xcursionists, which was emulating the temperature, reached 
ie highest point when the cry ran all along the line that the 
f hizeea was found. There was a succession of disappearing 
rms down the railroad embankment into the thicket, where all, 
great and small, went down on hands and knees to gather the 
