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those existing in London, Berlin, Lund, and other cities of 
Europe. After considerable discussion in which Prof. Beal, Mr. 
Crozier, Prof. Spalding, Dr. Britton, Dr. Rusby, Mr. Canby 
and Mr. Fernow participated, it was finally resolved to refer the 
whole matter to a committee with power to act for the club and, 
on motion the Chairman appointed Dr. George Vasey, Dr. Sereno 
Watson and Dr. N. L. Britton. On subsequent motion the 
Chairman Thos. Morong and Prof. Byron D. Halsted were added 
to the Committee, which was requested to report through the 
Botanical magazines. 
Mr. F. Lamson Scribner remarked on the ejection of asco- 
spores from the asci of the Black Rot fungus Physalospora Bid- 
wellit (Ell.) Sacc. Grapes collected by Prof. Viala at Vineland, 
N. J., on June roth were placed in a moist chamber; the asco- 
spores were thrown from ten to fifteen mm; they were expelled 
in one instance in eighteen and in another in twenty-four hours; 
after another twenty-four hours they began to germinate. He 
further remarked on the spread of the Black Rot in France, where 
it appeared about two years ago in a single district; recent ad- 
vices state that it has now spread to a considerable extent in the 
southern provinces. 
Field Meeting in the afternoon. The Club went to Sandy 
Hook, N. J., accompanied by the TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB, 
the Entomological Club and representatives of the Natural 
Science Association of Staten Island and of the Brooklyn Ento- 
mological Club. During the return trip a meeting was held 
during which the plants observed and collected were discussed. 
Mr. Morong remarked on the sensitive stigma of Martynia pro- 
boscidea and Prof. Beal called attention to the extremely glutinous 
pubescence of its lower leaf surfaces—which were found covered 
with dead insects. Judge Day remarked on the similarity 
of the coast flora to that of Lake Erie. Mr. Morong spoke of 
the extensive manufacture of wax from the berries of Myrica 
cerifera on Cape Ann, Mass. Dr. Britton distributed specimens 
of Senecio Cineraria, DC., and stated that it was naturalized in 
many places on the beaches about New York. Dr. Arthur re- 
marked on the occurrence of the Black Knot on Prunus maritima 
and stated that this shrub was perhaps a new host plant for the 
