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Fresh plants were used in illustration, and the spores were ex- 

 amined microscopicall3^ 



Adjourned to November 5. 



Tuesday evening, November 5. Regular meeting; the Pres- 

 ident in the chair. 



Specimens brought in were examined ; among them, Osmor- 

 rhiza longistylis, Gera^iium Robej^tiamim and Chiogenes serpyl- 

 lifolia. The first named was reported ,as found also in Man- 

 chester. Fresh plants of Diyopteris a'istata Cli7itoniana were 

 exhibited and examined. 



Adjourned to November 19. 



Tuesday evening, November 19. Regular meeting. 



On account of very inclement weather, the attendance was 

 small and the meeting was informal. 



Adjourned to December 3. 



Tuesday evening, December 3. Annual meeting. 



The lecture on " Ecology" by Prof. L. H, Bailey of Cornell 

 University was given this evening at the vestry of the Franklin 

 Street church. After the lecture, there being a sufiicient 

 number of members present to constitute a quorum for business, 

 a meeting was called to order by the Secretary, in the absence 

 of the President and Vice President, by reason of the very se- 

 vere snowstorm. It was then voted to adjourn the annual meet- 

 ing until the time of the next regular meeting. 



iVdjourned to December 17. 



Tuesday evening, December 17. Annual meeting ; the Pres- 

 ident in the chair. 



This being the adjourned annual meeting, after the reading 

 of the records of the last two meetings, the section proceeded to 

 elect ofiicers for the ensuing year. A nominating committee 

 consisting of Miss Mack, Miss Moore and Miss Woodman was 

 appointed by the chair to prepare a list of names to be voted up- 

 on. After consultation the committee reported the following 

 list of names : 



President — Miss Isabelle R. Daniels. 



Vice President — Miss Caroline E. Wing. 



