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the ovules. This habit the author calls 

 antidromy, and claims that all flowering 

 plants are antidromous. The manner in 

 which this habit manifests itself in different 

 plants is described and a list of the plants 

 examined is given. The author thinks this 

 law will explain many of the mysteries of 

 plant growth. 



21. Exoagcus tipon Alnus Leaves, by Mrs. 

 Flora W. Patterson, Cambridge, Mass. 

 An account is given of the first recorded 

 appearance of Exoascus on Alnus leaves in 

 America. The difference between this 

 Exoascus and various other species is sliown. 

 The species will not be named until addi- 

 tional knowledge in regard to it is obtained. 



22. Experiments in Pollinating and Hyhrid- 

 izing Citrus Fruits, by H. J. Webber, 

 Eustis, Fla. The author gives an account 

 of his experiments to determine the cause 

 of the sterility of the Navel orange. It was 

 found that this variety produces no pollen. 

 The form, growth, etc., of the iSTavel and 

 common oranges are minutely described. 

 Experiments were also conducted by the 

 author to determine if Navel oranges de- 

 velop without pollination and the effect on 

 this variety of foreign pollen. Other expe- 

 riments in hybridizing were also described. 



23. Summary of a Revision of the Genus 

 Dicranum, by Chas. E. Barnes and Rodney 

 H. True, Madison, Wis. Eead by title. 



24. The Physiology of Isopyrum viternatum 

 L., and the Transmission of Stimuli Effects in 

 Mimosa pudica L., by D. T. MacDougai., 

 University of Minnesota. The papers by 

 Professor MacDougal were read during the 

 absence of the Secretary, and as the ab- 

 stracts were not at hand a review cannot be 

 given . 



On Saturday, August 30, a number of 

 the botanists visited Harvard College, where 

 they were entertained by Dr. Farlow, and 

 shown the many things of botanical interest 

 in the vicinity of Cambridge. 



B. T. Galloway, Secretary. 



SECTION I. ECONOMICS. 



The most important feature of the meet- 

 ing was the change in name of the section, 

 looking toward an extension of scope. The 

 old name ' Economic Science and Statistics ' 

 was justly regarded as bungling and inade- 

 quate. The question of terminology is, 

 however, a serious one. No name wholly 

 adequate to express and limit the field which 

 this section seeks to cover could be found. 

 It is properly a branch or offshot of anthro- 

 pology, as Mr. Fernow showed in his Vice- 

 Presidential address, and is concerned with 

 all that advances the physical well-being 

 of man; while, equally with anthropology, 

 it discusses his social and moral welfare, 

 all being indissolubly knit together. ' So- 

 ciology ' was at first the name selected by 

 the section, after considering ' Social and 

 Economic Science.' The general session, 

 however, preferred the latter, and the consti- 

 tution was accordingly so amended. 



The Section of ' Social and Economic 

 Science ' is fortunate in having had as its 

 President this year an economist so well 

 and favorably known as B. E. Fernow, Chief 

 of the Division of Forestry; and equally 

 fortunate in the election for next year of 

 Wm. E. Lazenby, so long a professor at the 

 Agricultural College at Columbus, O., and 

 this year doubly honored bj^ election to the 

 ofiice of President of the Society for the 

 Promotion of Agricultural Science. 



Popular interest in this section is always 

 great, and even when there is not a flood 

 of papers there are always some to arrest 

 attention. Not that everything said in the 

 section is sound. Some wild monetary 

 theories have been broached; some revolu- 

 tionary socialistic schemes advocated, but 

 the sound common sense of the majority of 

 members gives them a speedy quietus, and 

 the result is better than if they were ex- 

 ploited somewhere else where their fallacy 

 miglit be less promptly refuted. On the 

 other hand, some interesting and valuable 



