BULLETIN 
TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB. 
Vol. 1¥.] New-York, January, 1878. iNo. {. 
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1, Meeting of the CInb—At a regular meeting of the Torrey Bota- 
_ meal Club, held at the Herbarium, Col. Coll., January 7th, 1873, 
there were present, Messrs. Ruger, Wilber, Gerard, Barstow, Loew, — 
Day, Bower, Hyatt, Hogg, Leggett, Merriam, Pollard, Le Roy, 
A. J. Ebell, A. Gatchett, and Dr. Torrey in the chair. 
The Charter granted by the State, April 21st, 1871 to “The New 
York Botanical Club,” and as amended, April 29th, 1872, to “The 
Torrey Botanical Club,” was read and unanimously accepted, and” 
Messrs, Leggett, Merriam and Hogg appointed a committee to pre- 
pare a Constitution and By-Laws to be presented for consideration 
at the next regular meeting of the Club, January 28th, 1873. 
P. V. Le Roy, Secretary. 
2, A Bulletin Fond—The Bulletin is now entering upon its fourth 
year, and we know has been of service in bringing the students of 
Botany throughout the country into communication with each other. - 
Our experience has satisfied us that this service was much needed. 
ur receipts do not yet quite cover our expenses, but the de- 
ficiency for the three years will probably not exceed twenty or 
thirty dollars. : 
It is our ambition to enlarge our little publication and make it 
_ perennial, To do this there is need of funds. Professor Tyndall 
pomted out, the other evening, that the votaries of science are not 
usually well endowed in this respect. We must look, therefore, for 
assistance to our men of wealth who take an interest in science 
either for its own sake or for its value as an essential element of 
Cvilization. An endowment of about three thousand dollars, would 
enable us, with our present list of subscribers, to double the number 
- of pages and, perhaps, add some much needed illustrations, It is 
believed that the increased facilities would enlarge the number of 
eur correspondents, and more than double the efficiency of the 
’ Work in promoting the study of Botany. : gee St aes 
e have now a charter, so that all funds contributed for this pur- 
PoSe will be legally guarded and strictly applied. Communications = 
on this subject should be directed to the Treasurer of the Torrey) 
Botanical Club, Herbarium, Columbia College, New York. = 
3 Apoeynum. No. 4.*—The facts presented in relation to the true Te 
stigmatic surface, the diaphragm, and the origin and position of the 
© Sp, @ sii. . i 4 oe “eee ‘accounted for by the fact that, when begun, they 
_Metrate description disclosed come new facts abont the g 
sely Connected with the subject to omitted, ee 
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