1892.] Papers before the Botanical Club. 291 
Papers presented to the Botanical Club of the A. A. A. 8. 
For the first time in the history of the Club the daily pro- 
gram was printed as part of the daily program of the A. A. 
A. S., which proved a great convenience. The advantage of 
knowing what papers were upon the list, however, was largely 
neutralized by the miscellaneous introduction of business, 
which took much of the time, and made it impossible for either 
readers or auditors to judge when a paper would be called. 
The volume of the business transacted accounts for the com- 
paratively small number of papers read, and the many left 
unread. 
The following papers were read: 
AUGUST 18TH, MORNING SESSION. 
tion. _Drs. Rusby and Britton added some information, particu- 
larly in regard to the dangers of the trip and its happy ter- 
oo 
-M. UNDERWoop: A variety of Polypodium vulgare, 
“0 America.—This much ee tid found on Mohawk 
“t., Conn., and was believed to be worthy the rank of a va- 
Mety. Specimens were shown. The author took the oppor- 
tunity to exhibit specimens of Onoclea sensibilis, in which the 
Sterile fronds had been destroyed, and the later-appearing 
fertile fronds had unrolled, taking on a shape intermediate be- 
Ween the usual sterile and fertile fronds, and becomin 
new 
