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"It was voted that the Semi-Centennial volume of the Me- 

 moirs (Vol. XVII) be issued in an edition of 500 copies and that 

 the subscription price of this volume be fixed at $5.00. 



Marshall A. Howe, 



Secretary." 



Mrs. Britton, chairman of the Program Committee, reported 

 that the Committee had arranged for a lecture by Professor H. 

 H. Rusby on his trip to Columbia, S. A. 



The resignation of Dr. F. D. Fromme was read and accepted. 



A scientific program was then carried out. Mrs. E. G. Britton 

 reported briefly on " Jdgerinopsis,a. Tropical Genus new to the 

 United States and Cuba." 



Prof. R. A. Harper, chairman of the committee representing 

 the Torrey Club at the meetings of the Committee on Botanical 

 Abstract Journal, at Pittsburgh, reported on the work to be done 

 by botanists to further the conservation and protection of food 

 crops. This subject had been discussed at length at the meetings 

 of the A. A. A. S. 



Dr. E. W. Olive reported on papers read at the Pittsburgh 

 meeting. "Owing to the short time, only a few general observa- 

 tions were made concerning the meetings at Pittsburgh. The 

 large and enthusiastic meeting of collaborators of the Plant 

 Disease Survey of the U. S. Dept. of Agric. was spoken of, as 

 well as Dr. Lyman's stimulating participation in the various 

 lines of war activities there suggested, looking toward the control 

 of plant diseases. A few papers which were read before the 

 American Phytopathological Society were also briefly reviewed 

 and a few comments were made on a new botanical abstract 

 journal." 



Dr. A. B. Stout followed with additional remarks on the Pitts- 

 burgh meetings which he attended. 



Dr. J. H. Barnhart spoke on the actions taken at Pittsburgh 

 relative to the establishment of a botanical abstract journal. 

 On the motion of Mrs. Britton the Club voted to endorse the 

 general movement for crop protection in accordance with the 

 action taken at Pittsburgh. It was then voted to appoint a 

 committee with power to represent the Club in accordance with 



