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^ Miss^ Knight remarked upon the mosses found in the dells of 
Wisconsin and announced the discovery by her of Eustichium 
Norvegicmn, Br. Eu., in fruit, 
Prof. Martin exhibited a pink variety of Impatiens ftUva^ Nutt., 
and an example of heterogamy in Indian corn. 
At the regular meeting held Tuesday evening, Oct. 9th, the 
President occupied the chair and twenty persons were present. 
Plants noted on Field Days. — Messrs. Wilber and Bicknell re- 
ported that they had found a white-rayed variety of Aster Nova- 
Anglice, L., at Van Cortlandt, N. Y. Mr. Hollick stated that he 
had found the var. roseiis of the same species on Staten Island. 
Dr. Britton gave Tottenville, S. I., as a station for Trichostema 
lineare, Nutt., a plant new to the Island. 
Prof Hyatt remarked upon some of the more notable plants that 
had been observed by him during a trip between Cincinnati and 
Chattanooga. 
Adventitious Leaves in Rhus. — Mr. Schrenk exhibited a specimen 
of Rhus Toxicodendron^ L., in which the inflorescence was replaced by 
tufts of leaves. (The same change has heretofore been noted in the 
Bulletin as occurring in three other species of the genus — R, glabra 
typhina and cop alii na.^ 
At the meeting of Tuesday evening, Nov, 13th, the chair, in the 
absence of the presiding officers, was occupied by Prof. Day. There 
were twenty-six persons present. 
TeratologicaL — Mr. Brower exhibited a specimen of Amorpha 
fruticosa, L., with fasciated stem, and one of Cocculus Carolinus, D C, 
with polymorphous leaves. 
Mr. Schrenk remarked upon the structure of tuckahoe and upon 
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tenuifolia^ Vahl (see page 132.) 
reported by 
various members as being in flower for the second time this season: 
Lonicera seniipervirens. Ail. (Miss Knight); Viola sagittata, Ait., V. 
pedata, L., and V. priniulcefolia,\u,{M.x. Yio\X\cV)\ V. cucullata, K\i. 
(Mr. Bicknell); and V, lanceolata, L. (Mn Bisky). Dr. Britton re- 
marked upon and exhibited under the microscope, specimens of 
Frotococcus^ {vulgaris!) taken from the bark of trees in Brooklyn. 
On motion the chairman appointed a committee of three (Messrs, 
Britton and Hyatt and Miss Knight) to consider a plan for forming 
a subsection of the Club for the study of physiological botany. 
One person was elected an active member. • 
Correction. — Fyrus arbutifoUa in Mr. Ridgway's note on pages 
121 and 122 should of course read F. Americana. The error is so 
apparent that every reader of the Bulletin 'has doubtless noticed 
and corrected it. 
