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" The Popular Conception of the Scientific Man at the Present 

 Day." This address was published in full in Science iov January 

 5. Papers represented by thirteen titles were offered before 

 Section G (botany) in addition to those read in joint session with 

 the American Mycological Society. In the absence of Dr. 

 Erwin F. Smith, the chair was occupied by the retiring chairman, 

 Professor B. L. Robinson, whose vice-presidential address was 

 upon "The Generic Concept in the Classification of the Flower- 

 ing Plants." For 1906, Dr. D. T. MacDougal was elected 

 chairman of Section G, Professor F. E. Lloyd continuing to 

 serve as secretary. 



The Botanical Society of America held its twelfth annual meet- 

 ing at New Orleans, January 1—4, 1906. Vice-president E. A. 

 Burt acted as chairman in absence of President R. A. Harper. 

 Past-president Frederick V. Coville was absent and his announced 

 address on " Botanical Explorations in Alaska" was accordingly 

 omitted. For the ensuing year. Professor F. S. Earle was elected 

 president ; Professor William Trelease, secretary ; and Dr. Arthur 

 Hollick, treasurer. Grants were approved as follows : $200 to 

 Professor E. C. Jeffrey to aid in collecting lignitic fossils of eastern 

 North America and in investigating their internal structure ; ;^i 50 

 to Dr. C. J. Chamberlain for the continuation of his studies on 

 the spermatogenesis, oogenesis, and fertilization of Dio'dn and 

 Ceratozainia ; and $100 to Professor J. C. Arthur for the con- 

 tinuation of investigations on the North American Uredinales. 



The Society for Plant Morphology and Physiology held its 

 ninth annual meeting at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 

 Mich., along with the affiliated scientific societies, on December 

 27-29,1905. Twelve papers were presented in full. The meet- 

 ing was practically a joint one with the Association of Central 

 Botanists, the latter association having the afternoon, and the 

 former the morning, programs. The Society voted to adopt the 

 plan for the union of the American botanical societies and to unite 

 with the Botanical Society of America and the American Myco- 

 logical Society in case the proposed plan of union should be 

 approved by those organizations. In view of the possible union 

 no new officers were chosen, but the officers of last year were re- 



