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Proceedings of the Torrey Club- — The regular meeting of the 

 Club was held at the Herbarium, Columbia College, Tuesday evening, 

 Feb. 14th, with an attendance of nineteen members and one visitor. 



Willis 



chair. 



Dr. Willis exhibited some fresh specimens of Opuntia vulgaris and 

 O. Rafincsquii^ remarked upon their supposed differences and gave 

 the results of his cultivation of the plants. The conclusions reached 

 were that the two forms were scarcely distinguishable from each other. 



Mr. Britton exhibited fibres of the Bromelia sylvestris, from Yu- 

 catan, and remarked upon their economic value. 



Two persons were elected active members, and one a correspond- 

 ing member of the Club. 



The President appointed the following standing committees : 



Committee: N. L. Britton, P. V. LcRoy, 



Ha 

 A. Hollick and Miss E. G. Knight. 



Finance Committee 



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The regular meeting of March 14th was held in the geological 

 lecture-room of Columbia College, the President in the chair and 



nineteen members and six visitors present. 



Mr. Hollick, of the Herbarium Committee, reported on the state 

 of the herbarium, and announced the recent addition of 

 thereto. 



150 species 



or three years, of Monotropa, the conclusion reached being 

 plant is not parasitic on the roots of the trees under which i 



Mr. Britton reported on the state of the library. 



Dr. O, R. Willis remarked on the annual growth of rings in exo- 

 genous trees. 



Prof. Schrenk gave the result of his examination, for the last two 



that the 



-- -,.. .t grows. 



Prof. Schrenk's description of the roots of this plant, with their in- 

 vestmg mycelioid substance intermingled with spores, agreed precisely 

 with that recently given of the roots of th$ same species by Dr. F. 

 Kamiensky, in Europe. 



Dr. T. F. Allen presented a paper on the '' Development of the 

 Cortex in Chara,"'' and gave a brief abstract of it. 



The President exhibited and remarked upon a number of draw- 

 ings of fossil plants from the Tertiary deposits of Green River, Wyom- 

 ing Territory, and also showed a specimen of an undescribed Lygo- 

 diupi of very variable form. 



Mr. E. S. Miller exhibited specimens of Viola pedata, var. bicolor, 

 showing a tendency to become concolorous. 



,. Dr Willis presented to the library a copy of his recently-pub- 

 lished *' Flora of Westchester County (N, Y.)." 



One person was elected an active member, and one name was 

 proposed for corresponding, and two for active membership. 



We are pained to announce, just as the Bulletin 

 press, the death of our colleague, Mr. William H. 



is going to 



occurred Tuesday morning, April nth. 

 will appear hereafter. 



Leggett, which 

 A more extended notice 



