BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 
THE third annual meeting of this society, held in the Bio- 
logical Building of the University of Toronto, on Tuesday and 
Wednesday, August 17 and 18, 1897, was in many ways the 
most successful meeting which this young but vigorous organ- 
ization has had. The attendance, although not large by reason 
of the absence of a number of members in Europe or the far 
west, was representative of Canada and states from New York 
to Nebraska; and the papers read touched almoSt every great 
department of botany except phytogeography. An inspection 
of the titles given below shows that teratology, physiology, 
morphology, cytology, histology, taxonomy, and bibliography 
were all under consideration. The open sessions on Wednes- 
day for the reading of papers were attended by a considerable 
number of professional botanists from England, Canada, and 
the United States who expressed much interest and took part 
in the proceedings. As foreign associate members (for this 
meeting only) there were present Professor H. Marshall Ward, 
Professor F. O. Bower, Mr. Harold Wager, Mr. J. Bretland 
Farmer, and Mr. J. Reynolds Green. 
The business meeting of the society was held on Tuesday 
afternoon at 3:00, following the meeting of the council in the 
Queen’s Hotel at 1:30. The council reported that the mail 
ballots received had been opened and canvassed, and announced 
the election of the following officers for 1898: President, 
Natnanien L. Britton; Vice president, JosePpH C. ARTHUR; Sec- 
retary, CHARLES R. BaRNES; Treasurer, ARTHUR HoLLicK; Coun- 
cilors, Benjamin L. Ropinson and Freperick V. CoviLte. 
The council, after careful consideration of the invitation of 
the director and trustees of the Missouri Botanical Garden to 
hold a Spring meeting of the society in St. Louis as their guests, 
oe to recommend that the invitation be regretfully 
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