Proceedings of section G, A. A. A. S., Brooklyn meeting, 
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THURSDAY, AUGUST I6TH. 
Section G met at 11:15 A. M., and organized by electing as 
councilor, Byron D. Halsted; as members of sectional com- 
mittee, in addition to the ex officio members, Geo. F. At 
kinson, W. J. Beal, B. T. Galloway; as member of nominat- 
ing committee, A. B. Seymour; as committee to nominate 
officers of section, the officers and John M. Coulter, M. B. 
Waite, and J. J. Davis. 
At the suggestion of the council a new officer, to prepare 
for the press readable reports of papers presented, was ni 
pointed. Byron D. Halsted was elected ‘‘press secretary. 
At 4:30 P. M., vice-president Underwood’s address (printed 
in full elsewhere) was read by Dr. S. E. Jeliffe. 
MONDAY, AUGUST 20TH. 
Reports from the standing committees appointed by the 
Madison Botanical Congress were called for. 
The Committee on Bibliography and Typography P 
the following report: 
To section G, A. A. A. S.: ‘ated 
The Committee on Bibliography and Typography ean 
by the Madison Botanical Congress was directed to repo” 
section G of the American Association for the Advance al, 
of Science. This section therefore is asked to receive ae : 
lowing report and take such action thereupon as sce 
The committee report that progress has been 
the past year in carrying out the suggestions ™ 
Madison Botanical Congress.! The first recomm 
thereto made, viz., ‘‘that there should be published i 
ican botany] PF 
a catalogue of papers [relating to American "4 
authors,” has been undertaken and so far as wees: 
been successfully accomplished by the coopera i 
ber of bataniees with he editors of the Bulletin of eee $ 
Botanical Club and the Cambridge Botanical oe 
This index, printed first in the Bulletin, is rep a Co., # 
standard cards by the Cambridge Botanical SupP\Y i 
1Proc. Madison Bot. Congress 45. Je 1894. 
resented 
