806 The American Naturalist. September, 
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latory Growth of Mechanical Tissue”; Charles E. Bessey, “ Further 
Studies of the Relationship and Arrangement of the Flowering 
Plants"; Erwin F. Smith, “The Watermelon Disease of the South " ; 
L. H. Bailey, * The Relation of Age of Type to Variability "; L. H. 
Bailey, “ The Struggle for Existence under Cultivation " ; “George F. 
Atkinson, “ Relation between the Functions of the Vegetative and 
Reproductive Leaves of Onoclea”; H. H. Rusby, “ Lophopappus, a 
new genus of Mutisiaceous Composite and Fluckigeria, a new genus of 
Gesneriacee " ; George F. Atkinson, “On the Swarmspores of Pythium 
and Ceratiomyxa” ; Elizabeth G. Britton, * A Revision of the genus 
Scouleria" ; B. G. Wilder, * Evidence as to the former existence of 
large trees on Nantucket Island” ; N. L. Britton, ‘ Notes on Primary 
Foliage and the Leafscars in Pinus rigida" ; Byron D. Halsted, 
“Notes upon Chalara paradoxa” ; Elizabeth G. Britton, * A Hybrid 
among the Mosses”; Byron D. Halsted, * Notes upon a Root-rot of 
Beets”; N. L. Britton, “On Torreya as a Generic Name" ; Elizabeth 
G. Britton, “Some Notes on the genus Encalypta” ; Jed. Hotchkiss, 
“The Growth of Forest-trees illustrated from marked corners 107 
years old”; Mrs. F. W. Patterson, “Species of Taphrina parasitic 
upon Populus”; Albert Mann, “ Products of Metamorphosis and 
Monstrosities " (by title only). 
Reports of progress were made by several of the Committees ap- 
pointed last year, and they were continued for further work. 
The Committee of the charter members of the Botanical Society of 
America held several meetings persuant to a call of the Chairman, Dr. 
Trelease, and perfected the organization of the Society. Much time 
was spent in discussing the details of the organization, and in per- 
fecting plans for work. The officers for the ensuing year are as fol- 
lows: President, William Trelease, St. Louis; Vice-President, N. L. 
Britton, New York; Secretary, Charles R. Barnes, Madison, Wis.; 
Treasurer, John D. Smith, Baltimore. 
Provision was made for a meeting sometime during the sum mer of 
1895, the time and place to be announced later by the Executive 
Committee. 
CHARLES E. Bessey. 
