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Proceedings of the Club. 



The regular meeting was held on Tuesday evening, May 14th, 

 the President in the chair and 44 persons present. 



The report of the committee appointed to consider the pro- 

 posed increase in size of the BULLETIN, reported in favor of 



increasing the subscription price of that journal to $2.00 per 

 annum. The report was unanimously accepted. 



Reports were made on the field days held at South Amboy, 

 Carlton Hill and New Dorp. 



Dr. Britton exhibited the growing tip of the rootstock of 

 NyvipJicEa adveiia^ and remarked on the endogenous structure of 



these plants. M 

 Jlorida., and a la 



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'ed the red-bracted form of Coriius 

 of specimens of Japanese shrubs, 



CercidiphylL 



ica by himself and supposed to belong to the Magnoliaceae. 

 Miss Steele showed the albino form of Viola canina, var. Muhl- 

 enhergii, from Meadville, Penn. 



The paper announced for the evening then followed: *' The 



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Life-History of the Palm Family," by Dr. Newberry, illustrated 

 by specimens of recent and fossil palms and by lantern slides. 



The second M 



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persons present. 



Judge Chas. P. Daly, Mr. H. Ries, Mr. W. Holmes, Miss 

 Whitman, Mrs. Percival Knauth, Miss E. T. Andrews, and Miss 

 Fannie C. Neale were elected active members. 



Mr. J. B. Leibcrg was elected a corresponding member. 



The field conmiittee reported finding Conopholis Americana 

 at Franklin, N. J., May 17th, and Pogonia vcrticillata at Forbel's 

 Landing, L. I., on May 24th. This latter find is a rc-discovery 

 of the plant in an old locality. 



Mr. Lighthipc read the announced paper of the evening upon 

 "Plants gathered in Florida, January and February, 1890," 

 illustrated by herbarium specimens. 



