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Ueber einige Licania Arten. Karl Fritsch. (Oestr. Bot. Zeit- 
schrift, 1891, No. 1, reprint). 
Owing to the name of Licania pallida having been published 
by Sagot in 1883 for another plant, the species No. 2442 of Dr. 
Rusby’s collection from Bolivia described under that name in 
1890 is now named by Dr. Fritsch Licania Brittoniana. 
Zur Biologie der Iochroma macrocalyx, Benth, G. de Lagerheim. 
(Ber. Deut. Bot. Gesel. ix. 348, illustrated). 
Proceedings of the Club. 
WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24TH, 1892. 
Vice-President Mr. Thos. Hogg in the chair and twenty-five 
persons present. 
Dr. Britton exhibited a specimen of S7symbrium Hartwegi- 
anum, Fourn., collected by Mr. E. P. Sheldon of the University 
of Minnesota at Lake Benton, Minn.; this greatly extends the 
range of the species to the northeast. 
Dr. Morong read the announced paper of the evening on 
“The Pronunciation of Botanical Names.” 
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8TH, 1892. . 
Vice-President Mr. Thos. Hogg in the chair, and fourteen 
Persons present. 
The Editor was authorized to present a copy of the Prelimin- 
ary Catalogue of Anthophyta and Pteridophyta reported as 
growing within one hundred miles of New York, 1888, to the 
Philadelphia Botanical Club, and the Committees on the Local 
Flora were empowered to confer with that organization relative 
to co-operation in the study of the flora of the vicinity of New 
York and Philadelphia. 
The Literary Committee was increased from three members 
to four and constituted with Dr. Morong as Chairman, Miss Cas- 
kin, Miss Stabler and Dr. Wheelock as associates. 
Miss Eloise P. Luquer, of Bedford, New York, and Professor 
Elwyn Waller, of Columbia College, were elected active members. 
Mr. Henry Kraemer, Chairman of the Field Committee of 
1891, read a report on the field excursions of last season. The 
report was accepted and the thanks of the club tendered to Mr. 
Kraemer for his efficient administration of the work of the com- 
