SECTION C. 



BOTANY. 



REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 



Tuesday evening, January 8. Regular meeting ; the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



Slides prepared by Mr. E. J. Burnham from cross sections of 

 rose geranium leaf and petiole of strawberry, and cells of elder 

 pith and cork, were examined by aid of the microscope. 



Adjourned to January 22. 



Tuesday evening, January 22. Regular meeting; the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



An informal discussion was held relative to the advisability of 

 purchasing a compound microscope for the section. The fol- 

 lowing herbarium specimens were studied : Lycopodium lucidtc- 

 lum, hmndatuni, obsciiriun, clavatuni and complanatum . 



With his microscope, Mr. Burnham showed the spore-cases 

 and spores of L. obscuriun. 



Adjourned to February 5. 



Tuesday evening, P'ebruary 5. On account of the extreme 

 cold the attendance was small and the meeting informal. 



Adjourned to February 19. 



Tuesday' evening, February 19. Regular meeting ; the Pres- 

 ident in the chair. 



The President led the meeting in the study of ferns, reviewing 

 the work of previous meetings and examining several herbarium 

 specimens of species not hitherto studied. 



Adjourned to March 5. 



Tuesday evening, March 5. Regular meeting ; the President 

 in the chair. 



The study of ferns was continued and special examination 



