BULLETIN 



OF THE 



TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB. 



Vol. VII.] New York, January, 1880- [No. I. 



^ I. Proceedings of the Torrey Club, — At a regular meeting of the 

 Club held at the '' Herbarium/' Columbia College, Dec. 9th, the 

 Vice-President, Mr. A. Brown, in the absence of the President, 

 occupied the Chair, Eighteen members were present. 



Mr. G. M. Wilber reported having foundVio/a cucnllata in flower 

 in the middle of November, at Flushing, L; I. Mr. N.^ L, Britton, 

 exhibited a number of grasses and sedges. Among 'these were 

 Scirptis sylvaticus L.,. found on Staten Island, and new to Southern 

 New York ; Eragrostis Furshii^ Schrad., now growing plentifully in 

 the streets in the upper part of New York city; and Eatonia obtusafa. 

 Gray, which Mr. Britton stated is quite common on Staten Island. 

 Miss Elizabeth G. Knight reported the discovery by her, last 

 August of the rare fern Schizaea pusilla, and of Littorellalacustris, 

 both of which she found growing near the shores of Grand Lake, 

 Nova Scotia. Miss Knight distributed specimens of these plants, 



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line of. a theory which he had formed in regard to their origin. 

 On an invitation from the Club he signified his willingness to read a 

 paper on the subject at the next meeting. 



At a meeting of the Club, on Jan. 13, 1880, there were 29 mem- 

 bers present. In the absence of the President and Vice-President, 

 the Chair was occupied by Mr. O. R. Willis. 



The Treasurer's report for the past year was read, and referred 

 to the Finance Committee. Six new members were elected, and 

 two additional names proposed for membership. 



Mr. Henshaw exhibited a number of beautiful tropical orchids 

 and euphorbias. Mr. Jos. .Schrenk called attention to the pres- 

 ence of small tubercles on the roots of Trifolium repens, and briefly 

 discussed their nature and functions. 



Mr. N. L. Britton exhibited specimens from Staten Island of 



Cornus florida with double bracts. 



Mr. Bicknell reported the discovery by him of 

 Cerastium rtrzww^ in flower on the nth of January of the present 



year, at Riverdale on the Hudson. 



The present being the Annual Meeting, the Club proceeded to 

 ballot for officers for the current year, with the following result : 



President, Hx. J. S. Newberry; Vice-President, A. Brown; 

 Treasurer, Jno. J. Crooke ; Corresponding Secretary, W. H. Leg- 

 gett; Recording Secretary, G. M. Wilber; Editor, W. H. Leggett ; 



Curator, P. V. LeRov. . 



Owing to the lateness of the hour Dr. Jarvis signified his desire 

 to postpone the reading of his paper on " Galls " till the next meeting. 



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