Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-02
THE BoAIANlsTs.
Members Searching Alter New Specimens
The Election OF Officers.

| Waterville, Me-, sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.-On,
of the principal points of yesterday.
meeting of the Josselyn Botanical Society
| was the election of officers that came
late in the afternoon. The first thing
| yesterday morning, as soon as it was
| fairly light, a part OF the members start.
| ed out TO lind specimens to furnish sub
| JectS for the days discussions.
| Several hundred specimens were found
where We're carried TO the Coburn CLASH
cal Institute, where they We're displayed
for study by the club. Since the plants III
THIS locality have not before been studied
by the CLUB, it could not be told whether
new specimens had been found.
So many specimens had been found that
large table directly in front of the desk
of the presiding officer was covered with
specimens, most of which were of a fun
gus growth. THESE greatly assisted, later
in the day. when the papers on that sub
ject were read.
The morning session, yesterday. was
commenced at $50, when there was gen.
eral discussion of the points suggested by
the field excursion OF the day before.
Following this, Merritt l.. Fernald had a
paper on Some Adaptations of Maine
Plants to Their Physical Surroundings Z
After general discussion provoked BY
the papers, Mrs. G. d. b. Pepper told OF
the experiences she had experienced dur
ing the formation of u botanical club and
of the points she had learned through the
experience. The discussion that followed
lasted until noon.
The first thing in the programme of the
afternoon was "a paper by Prof. w. NJ
Munson of the University of Maine, dur
ing which he gave valuable hints on fer
tlilzation. This paper was to have been
read during the opening day. On account
OF his not being able to be present, it was
given, yesterday, before the regular part
of the programme.
Following the paper by Prof. Munson. a
paper on THE Study of Fleshy Fungi
was read by Hollis Webster of the Bos-
ton Theological Club. Following the gen.
eral discussion provoked by this paper
was paper by Mrs. Harriet c. Davis of
Falmouth. who told the uses of fungi.
After this was discussion. At the bust
ness meeting the nominating committee
presented this list of officers, who were
elected:
A. L. Fernald; assistant secretary, Mrs.
NJ. Il. stevens; treasurer. C.. II. Knowi-
ton: committee on plant distribution NJ
l.. Fernald, Kate Furbush, j. c. Parlin,
Z. II. Knowlton; committee on plant lore.
Mrs. H. X. Morrill,. q. p Snow. Fl. X.
on bryopyte, r. Franklin Collins, Mrs.
Mary l.. Clark. Edwin L. Rand. Mrs.
Mary l.. Stevens. Edward r. Chamber
IAN, committee on algae, +. S. Collins F.
Z; Harvey, Il; Metcalf; fungi and lichens,
Miss Kate Furbush, Mrs. c. E. Cum
mings, Mrs. Harriet c. Davis.
The meeting will close. today, with a
field excursion, when the members will
start at o'clock in different directions,
searching for specimens of plants in this
locality. Excursions will be made by
buckboards along the banks of the Messa-
lonskee. on the banks of the Sebasticook.
to Winslow and other places where the
members may find subjects OF interest TO
them. -.