286 The Botanical Gazette. [September, 
the members in regard to the work now being prosecuted. He 
said that on account of diminished appropriations the work 
of the present season is somewhat restricted. The chief field 
work is in Idaho, by Messrs. Sandberg, Small and MacDougal. 
ver 53,000 specimens have already been received. The dis- 
tribution of specimens to agricultural colleges continues. The 
economic and scientific publications of the Division will continue 
as heretofore. The third part of the flora of Texas, being 
prepared by Pres. J. M. Coulter, will be published in a few 
months. - The stations for testing the economic value of na- 
tive grasses in the arid regions, the first one established four 
years ago, have been partly abandoned for want of funds. The 
Principal station is at Garden City, Colo., and embraces 160 
acres, of which 25 acres are devoted to Bromus inermis, the 
most successful grass so far tried in the region. Other grasses 
are also grown in considerable quantities. 
Dr.-Britton, chairman of the committee, announced that 
the committee on nomenclature had a unanimous report to 
submit, which would soon be ready in printed form. 
made the order of business for 1 P 
The subject of a World’s Congress of botanists next beg 
was brought up by Dr. Arthur, who gave a brief account 0 
the movement to have a congress under the auspi ” 
forming a part of the general scheme, of the World’s eas 
Auxiliary, an adjunct organization to the World’s Columb! 
Exposition. A request for an opinion from the committee af 
pointed by the Auxiliary regarding the feasibility of at 
out the plans already outlined, was answered by Dr. Arthur, W 
said that the committee were not sanguine of success. : of 
Barnes moved ‘‘that it is the sense of the Botanical ae ¥ 
the A. A. A. S. that it is inexpedient to attempt to h 
International Congress in connection with the World 
bian Exposition in Chicago in the summer of 1893, 
was unanimously adopted. 1 : s 
The desirability of Sohne in some way the next 
gathering of botanists. was now brought forward by news a 
thur, and a committee of three members of the Club, ME 
tion of Biology é 
rh may be noted in this connection that the Sec 
Subsequently passed the following: . outgol 
Resolved, That this Section appoint as its committee Bio! F at 
Officers of Section F, and the incoming officers of eo Ia’s_ Congres 
to confer and co-operate at their discretion with Wor 
Auxiliary. 
