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II., No. 13, 1907. 
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT WINNIPEG. 
M ANY members of the British Association were at first 
inclined to doubt the wisdom of arranging for another 
Colonial visit so soon after the South African meeting of 1905. 
However, as things turned out, the meeting at Winnipeg was a 
complete success, and was thoroughly enjoyed by most, if not all, 
who ventured to make the journey. So far as Section K was 
concerned the attendance at the Winnipeg Meeting was nearly up to 
the average. Unfortunately, only some nine or ten British botanists 
were able to attend, and only one from the Dominion (Professor 
Buller). But this year we had the pleasure of meeting a consider¬ 
able number of American botanists, who in every way contributed 
greatly to the success of the meeting. In addition to two fre¬ 
quent members of the Association, Professors D. H. Campbell and 
Blakeslee, the following, amongst others, were present;—Professor 
Cowles, of Chicago; Professor Macbride, of Iowa; Professor 
Overton, of Wisconsin ; Professor Livingston, of Baltimore ; Pro¬ 
fessor Ramaley, of Colorado ; Professor Praeger, of Kalamazoo 
and Professor Pollock, of Michigan. 
The opportunity of personal intercourse with so many of one’s 
fellow workers, which after all, forms one of the chief raisons d'etre 
of the British Association, was enjoyed by everyone ; so much so, in 
fact, that Professor H. C. Cowles proposed at the usual Sectional 
Dinner, that a meeting of English-speaking botanists should be 
held in the near future, in Jamaica. The idea met with a good 
deal of approval. Among the grounds given for the selection of 
this particular meeting place, were the following:-—Jamaica is a 
British possession ; it is easily accessible to the Americans; it 
would afford botanists a good opportunity of observing tropical 
vegetation under favourable conditions. 
