BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 
Reorganized 1906, uniting the Botanical Society of America (1893), the Society 
for Plant Morphology and Physiology (1896), and the American Mycological 
Society (1903). 
OFFICERS FOR 1918 
President: J. C. Arthur 
* Purdue University 
Vice-President: H. H. Bartlett 
University of Michigan 
Secretary: Jacob R. Schramm 
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Treasurer: Edmund W. Sinnott 
Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs, Conn. 
Councilors: 
R. A. Harper 
Columbia University 
F. C. Newcombe 
University of Michigan 
William Trelease 
University of Illinois 
Any one actively interested in botanical work is eligible for membership. 
Candidates for membership are recommended by three members, not mem- 
bers of the Council, on blanks to be obtained from the Secretary. 
The annual dues are $5.00, including subscription to the American 
Journal of Botany. Candidates proposed for membership, and approved 
by the Council, may receive one copy of the Journal at $4.00 per year, 
pending their election at the winter meeting of the Society. 
