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nearly two years ago, was' now ready for the printer. The list em- 
braces 122 genera and 817 species and varieties, including ** ballast " 
and other introduced species. Hemarl/iria, a species of which has 
recently been discovered by Dr. Havard in South-western Texas, is 
a new genus added to our North American flora. 
Mr. Scribner exhibited specimens of Elynms triitcoides^ Nutt., and 
showed why he regarded this a good species distinct from E. condcn- 
satus^ Presl,, to which some recent American authors had reduced it 
as a variety. It is particularly well characterized by its habit of 
sending out stout, running rootstocks, similar to those of Agropyrum 
repens, and, like Agropyrtim^ is a great pest in moist cultivated soil. 
He also exhibited specimens of a Miihlenbergia (J/. Wrightii^ Vasey), 
in which many of the spikelets were two-flowered. 
Proceedings of the Torrey Club.— At the regular meeting of the 
Club held at Columbia College Sept. 9th, Dr. O. R, Willis, in the 
absence, of the presiding officers, was elected chairman. 
Dr. Willis noted the following plants from Westchester Co.: Foten- 
tilla friiticosa^ Heradeujn lanatum, Sambucus ptibeiis^ Taxus baccata. 
^ Mr. Schrenk showed specimens of Limnafithemum laainosum, both 
dried specimens and living plants cultivated from the floating rootlets, 
^^^p ^ttd^ oi Fardanf/ius C/^///^;wV exhibiting peculiar mode of ger- 
mination (illustrated in August number, page 93). 
At the regular meeting held Oct. 14th, the President occupied the 
chair and 28 persons were present. Preliminary arrangements were 
niade for a field-day excursion on Nov. 4th to Princes Bay, S. I., in 
conjunction with the Natural Science Assoc, of Staten Island. Speci- 
niens of C///////t? were shown by Dr. Willis, both the orbicular and 
Rafinesquiif) Dr. Britton stated 
---^tcLcu iuiui:> \\j. vulgaris iiiiu i^. 
*^ha.t his observations in New Jersey: 
unstable varieties. 
Miss Knight showed specimen of chestnut with a ripe bur and 
f^esh catkins on the same branch, collected Sept 28th, at Alpine, N. Y. 
Mr. Schrenk showed specimens oi Marsilia quadrifoIiaUom Ban- 
tam Lake, Conn. 
Dr. Britton showed dried specimens oi^Corema Conradii horn all 
^he known localities, including the type specimen in the Torrey Herb, 
. Dr. Newberry gave a brief account of the botanical features of 
Colorado and Montana noted while on a recent trip to that region. 
At the meeting of the Club held Tuesday evening, November 
iith, the President occupied the chair, and 22 persons were present. 
Dr. Britton called attention to a communication from Dr. Gray in 
I'egard to Lonicera grata. A specimen found in the herbarium of the 
[^te Mr. Leggett, collected near Flatbush jail by Mr. Ruger, was sent 
*or identification to Dr Gray, who decided it to be what passes for 
^- grata. 
Mr. Schrenk showed specimens of Carduus nutans from hills back 
of Hoboken, where it has become well established. 
Dr. Kunze read some notes on the genus Cereiis, with particular 
''eference to a specimen of Z. nycticalus, preserved in glycerine. 
. Dr. Britton read a paper upon the existence of a peculiar flora m 
^'^e Kittatinny Mts. 
