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lutions dcpl()riii<^ the havoc caused by fires and olTerinj^ the co- 

 operation of the society in efforts to lessen this evil were adopted 

 for presentation to the American Forest Congress, called to meet 

 in Washington, D. C, January 2—6, 1905. Officers for the en- 

 suing year are : President, Professor C. I'-. Hessey ; vice-presi- 

 dent, Mr. Joseph Crawford ; secretary, Mrs. N. L. Britton ; treas- 

 urer, Dr. C. K. Waters. 



The American Association for the Advancement of Science 

 held its fifty-fourth annual meeting at the University of Pennsyl- 

 vania, Philadelphia, December 27-31, 1904, under the presidency 

 of Professor W. G. Farlow. Papers represented by ij titles 

 were offered before Section G (botany), including several by title 

 only. Dr. B. L. Robinson occupied the chair. The vice-pres- 

 idential address of Professor Thomas H. Macbride, retiring chair- 

 man of Section G, was upon " The Alamogordo Desert," and 

 was illustrated by numerous lantern photographs. For 1903, 

 Dr. l^rwin F. Smith was elected chairman of Section G, Professor 

 ¥. E. Lloyd continuing to serve as secretary. Professor C. R. 

 Barnes, Mr. C. L. Shear and Dr. H. C. Cowles were appointed 

 delegates to the International Botanical Congress to be held in 

 Vienna in June, 1905. 



The Botanical Society of America held its eleventh annual 

 meeting at the University of Pennsylvania December 27-30. 

 1904, under the presidency of Mr. Frederick V. Covillc. The 

 address of the past-president, Professor C. R. Barnes, was 

 entitled "The Theory of Respiration." In addition to the 

 address, twenty-one papers were presented. Officers were 

 elected as follows: President, Professor R. A. Harper ; vice-presi. 

 dent. Professor E. A. Burt; treasurer. Dr. Arthur Hollick ; 

 secretary, Dr. D. T. MacDougal ; councillors. Professor L. M. 

 Underwood and Professor William Trelease. Grants of $200 to 

 Professor G. F. Atkinson to aid investigations on the fungi, and 

 of ^75 to Mr. P'rederick V. Coville to facilitate work on the 

 relation of plants to moisture were approved. Professor J. C 

 Arthur was chosen to represent the Society at the International 

 Botanical Congress in Vienna. 



