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Sereno Watson, of Cambridge, Mass.; Prof. W. J. Beal, of Agti- 
cultural College, Mich.; Mr. R. P. Bigelow, of Washington, D. 
_C.; Mr. Robert B. Lawrence, of Flushing, Long Island; Mr. 
Henry Willey, of New Bedford, Mass. ; Rev. W. M. Beauchamp, 
of Baldwinsville, N. Y.; Prof. Wm. Trelease, of St. Louis, Mo. ; 
Mr. J. J. Davis, of Racine, Wis.; Dr. E. L. Sturtevant, of Geneva, 
N. Y.; Anna H. Searing, M.D., of Rochester, N. Y.; Miss Fran- 
ces M. Hazen, of South Hadley, Mass., and Rev. Jas. Fowler, 
of Kingston, Canada, were elected Corresponding Members. 
The committee appointed to prepare a suitable memorial on 
the death of Mr. Julius Bisky, reported as follows : 
The sudden death of Mr. Julius Bisky in the midst of his life’s usefulness and 
success is not only a heavy calamity to his family but to the community in which he 
lived and to this Club, of which he was one of the most promising and useful among 
the younger members. He was born of Hungarian parentage in New York City, 
twenty-six years ago. At the age of 13 years he was fortunate in becoming a pupil 
of Frofessor Schrenk and under his instruction developed a remarkable love of 
flowers and an unusual talent for botanical study. He subsequently studied at the 
New York College of Pharmacy and was graduated 2d in his class. He commenced 
business as a druggist in Flushing, in 1881, and soon became a favorite in all classes 
of the community for his professional skill and his genial manner. His proficiency 
also as a botanist caused his speedy recognition as the local authority on all botanical 
questions. Mr. Bisky had nearly completed at the time of his death an exhaustive 
catalogue of the Flora of Queens County, a work which had engaged his attention 
for more than three years. By his patient industry and discrimination he had added 
largely to the list of Long Island plants and by his intelligent grouping and selection 
he has greatly simplified the work of those who shall follow him in this field, and the 
many excellencies of his character will endear his memory to all who knew him. 
J. W. Barstow. 
J. F. PoccEensure. 
The report was accepted and the committee discharged. 
. The committee appointed to prepare a memorial of the late 
_ Mr. George M. Wilber, reported as follows: 
_ Mr. George M. Wilber, one of the Charter Members of the Torrey Botanical Club, 
died at Cromwell, Conn., June 22d, 1887. The following brief sketch of his life is 
respectfully submitted by your committee. 
Mr. Wilber was born in the town of Washington, Dutchess County, N. Y., 
December 28th, 1831, and in that town passed his boyhood. He was educated at 
Amenia Seminary. He began his professional career as a teacher at an early age, in 
one of the free schools of Poughkeepsie. Afterwards he became an instructor in 
Eastman’s Business College, in the same city, and later in the Poughkeepsie Military 
Institute. He came thence to New York, bringing with him the enviable reputation 
of a conscientious teacher, an honest man and a worthy citizen. From that time until 
a few months before his death he taught in the Grammar School at 140 West 20th 
