144 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [FEBRUAR! 
on the organization of a society for vegetable morphology and physiology 
meet annually with the American Society of Naturalists.” Those pret 
were Messrs. W. G. Farlow, W. P. Wilson, J. M. Macfarlane, Miss | 
Gregory, B. L. Robinson, R. Thaxter, H. M. Richards, J. M. Greenm 
F. Ganong. W. F. Ganong was appointed secretary. During the 
eleven other botanists were invited to join the committee, and accepte 
They were Messrs. G. L. Goodale, Miss Clara E. Cummings, D. P. Penha 
G. E. Stone, W. C. Sturgis, J. E. Humphrey, B. T, Galloway, E.F 
L. H. Bailey, G. F. Atkinson, E. A. Burt. During the year a scientific 
ing was arranged for, which was held along with the affiliated societ 
Ithaca, December 28, 1897, and which is fully reported in this num 
GAZETTE. Ata business session on December 27th, the Committee 01 
itself into a “Society for the promotion of research in plant morph 
and physiology, with the general understanding that it shall meet i 
American Society of Naturalists,” and adopted as a name, “Society f 
morphology and physiology.” Rules for the government of the soc 
drawn up and the following new members were elected: V. M. Spalding, 
Webber, W. T. Swingle, W. W. Rowlee, J. W. Harshberger, D. G. 
R. A. Harper, A. F. Woods, A. J. Pieters, G. H. Hicks, H.C. P 
Harriet L. Merrow, Theo. Holm. Officers for the ensuing year were: 
as follows: President, W. G. Farlow; Vice-Presidents, J. M. Macfarlané, 
Atkinson; Secretary- Treasurer, W. F. Ganong. Membership is of 
limited geographically, but it is expected mainly to be drawn from 
live near enough to the places of meeting of the Society of Na es 
enable them to attend regularly. po 
This description of its origin will show that the new society is not 
least intended to interfere in any way with the work of the older s¢ 
but it is meant to fill a place which they do not occupy. It seems ae 
founders that botanical activity in this country has become oe 
need all of these societies for its expression, and specialized enough 
special societies devoted to particular branches of it, a condit 
realized some time ago in the sister science of zoology.—W- re 
