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5. "The Physiological and Toxicological Properties of Panae- 



olus venenosus Murrill," by M. Levine. 



6. " Flora of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent Plains," by P. 



A. Rydberg. 

 * 7. "The Route taken by Capt. Nathaniel J. Wyeth and Mr. 

 Thomas Nuttall from the Mississippi River to the Colum- 

 bia River in 1834," by W. W. Eggleston. 



8. "Statistical Studies in Cichorium,'' by A. B. Stout. 



9. "The Origin and Development of the Lamellae in Schizo- 



phyllum commune,'' by J. F. Adams. 

 *io. "The Effect of Acids and Alkalies on the Growth of the Pro- 

 toplasm of Pollen-tubes," by F. E. Lloyd. 

 II. "Recent Botanical Exploration in Colombia," by H. H. 

 Rusby. 



Saturday, October 20, 2 P.M. 



Brooklyn Botanic Garden 



Vice-President Gager presiding 



1. Welcome and reception by the staff of the Garden. 



2. "Determination of Acidity in Plant Tissues," by H. M. 



Richards. 



3. "The Osmotic Concentration of the Tissue Fluids of Desert 



Loranthaceae," by J. A. Harris. 



4. "Early Horticultural Journalism in the United States," by 



J. G. Scott. 



5. "The Vegetation of Montauk, Long Island," by Norman 



Taylor. 



6. "A preliminary Report on the Russulae of Long Island," by 



Gertrude S. Burlingham. 



* 7. "Comparative Cultures of Seed-Plants in Desert Valley, 



Desert Mountain and Coastal Locations," by D. T. Mac- 

 Dougal. 

 8. "Life History Studies in Sclerotinia," by F. J. Seaver and 

 W. T. Home. 



* 9. "Weather and Crop Diseases in Texas," by F. L. Blodgett. 

 *io. " Inheritance of Height in Peas," by O. E. White. 



* Read by tit'e. 



