JOURNAL 



OF THE 



Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 



(Official Publication of the N. C. Academy of Science) 

 VOL. XX DEC. 1904 NO. 4 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING 



OF THE 



NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



HELD AT 



Wake Forest, N. C, May 13-14, 1904. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The meeting- was called to order in Lea Laboratory at 3 P. 

 M. by the President, Dr. Chas. Baskerville, who at once 

 appointed the following Nominating- Cnmmittee: Messrs. 

 Tait Butler, W. C. Coker and W. L. Poteat. 



The Executive Committee had previously elected Dr. F. L. 

 Stevens Vice-President for the present meeting to fill the 

 vacancy caused by the removal from the State of Dr. J. I. 

 Hamaker. 



Dr. Baskerville explained delay in the distribution of the 

 last issue of The Journal, containing- proceeding-s of the 

 previous meeting-, after which the Academy proceeded at once 

 to the presentation of the following- papers: 



1. Fertilization of Albugo Ipomoea Pandurata: 



B. L. Stevens, 



This f ung-ous is multinucleate. The nuclei pass throug-h 

 two mitotic divisions as in other species of the genus. 

 During these divisions all of the nuclei, except one, 



[Issued January 28th, 1905.] 



