350 The Botanical Gazette. [September, 
Proceedings of the Madison Botanical Congress.! 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 10 A. M. 
The Congress was called to order in the Physical Lecture 
Room of Science Hall by Dr. J. C. Arthur, Chairman of the 
Committee on Arrangements. 
The chairman gave an account of the origin of the present 
Congress, and the steps which had been taken to secure a 
full attendance, not only of American botanists, but also an 
adequate representation of foreign ones. 
A committee consisting of Messrs. Bessey, Britton, Mac- 
Millan, Tracy and Davis, was appointed to nominate officers 
for the Congress, and a recess was taken until the committee 
was ready to report. : 
Upon reconvening the committee first offered the following 
resolution pertaining to the official name of the Congress, 
which was adopted without discussion: 
“Resolved, that, inasmuch as the attendance of European botanists : 
at this meeting has fallen much below the expectation of the organiz- 
ing committee, so that the desired international character of the as- 
semblage has not been realized, the name of the meeting be The Mad: 
ison Botanical Congress.” 
The committee then presented the following nominations 
for the officers: For president, Edward Lee elders 
Berkeley; for vice-presidents, Henry L. de Vilmorin, © ‘ 
and Lucien M. Underwood, of Greencastle; for secretes 
J. C. Arthur, of LaFayette, F. V. Coville, of pierre 
and B. L. Robinson, of Cambridge; for treasurer, Cha 
Barnes, of Madison. 
As Prof. Greene was not a duly qualified member of the 
: : he W 
ly his name was again presented for president and 
unanimously elected. 
M. de Vilmorin presided during the 
ing session. 
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