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ber. The resignation of Mr. John A. Staunton was accepted 
and his name transferred to the list of corresponding members. 
Mrs. Britton exhibited and remarked on some _ seedling 
beeches. collected May 21st, at Clove Lake, Staten Island, in 
which the leaves showed a tendency to pinnation, such as is 
found in the cultivated “ Fern-leaved Beech” ; also seedlings of 
Nuphar advena, collected near New Dorp, Staten Island, with 
membranaceous submersed leaves similar to those she had 
formerly reported on Limnanthemum lacunosum, and of constant 
occurrence on Wuphar Kalmianum, also a specimen of Clematis 
ochroleuca from Todt Hill, Staten Island, with fasciated stems 
and deeply tri-lobed leaves. 
Dr. H. H. Rusby spoke of the advantages of the use of straps 
in drying plants. His method was to carry to the field a quantity 
of newspapers between white-wood boards strengthened by thin 
battens within and without, and secured by a pair of large, stout 
straps. In two pairs of such boards he had frequently carried 
home from 500 to 800 specimens. His driers consisted of two 
thicknesses of ordinary house sheathing, without tar or sizing, 
between which were quilted from two to six newspapers. These 
would become saturated with moisture twice a day, if the weather 
was fine enough for changing so frequently, and would thus cure 
specimens in a very short time, often in thirty-six to forty-eight 
hours. If, on the other hand, the weather was bad, the specimens 
would take comparatively little harm in these thick driers for two 
or three days. By tightening the straps alternately, a pressure 
of 300 pounds could be easily secured. When the plants were 
__ dry they were placed in small bundles under light pressure and 
exposed to a hot sun for two or three hours before being packed. 
_. Dr. Britton showed specimens of Oakesia (Uvularia) sessili- 
folia, Watson, collected near Tom’s River, N. J., showing: in its 
shining, rough-edged leaves a transition towards the southern O. 
puberula. 
He also remarked on the recent death of Mr. G. M. Wilbur, 
for many years Recording Secretary of the Club, and also on the 
death of Mr. Julius Bisky one of its younger and most active 
‘members. On motion, the President appointed committees to 
| prepare appropriate resolutions. 
