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rrof. Hoffman, Rodney, Miss.; Miss Verona Maple, Glcnville, 



W. Va. 



The Editor announced that the fourth and concludinfj number 



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paper on "Seedless Fruits." had just been distributed, and that 

 No. I of vohime II., containing Professor Ilalstcd's paper on 

 " Reserve Food Supply of Twigs and Buds," would probably be 

 printed during the summer. 



Dr. Rusby reported the discovery of Caltha flabeUifolia, near 

 Canadensis, Penn., and remarked on the different time of flovver- 



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the former being considerably earlier. 



Dr. Britton gave a preliminary account of the recent trip of 

 several members of the Club to southwestern Virginia, a com- 

 plete description of which will appear later in the Bl^LLETIN. 



June 25711, 1S90. 



The President in the Chair, and 18 persons present. 



The following persons were elected Active Members: Mr. 

 Thomas Craig; Miss Mary B. Dennis; Mr. William Lowey ; Dr. 

 Alonzo Pettit and Mrs. Pettit; Mrs. A. W. Dimock and Miss 



Mabel Dimock. 



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rectcd plant- names selected from Dr. Britton's recent catalocrue 

 of the plants of New Jersey, a copy of v/hich he proposed to mail 

 to each member of the Club. 



Judge Brown spoke of the great abundance of Veronica 

 officinalis in the southern AUeghenies, and of his conviction that 

 the plant is native in that region. 



Dr. Britton stated that Lcontodon hirtus of Europe had re- 

 cently been detected in southern New Jersey by Rev. Dr. J. E. 

 Peters, and remarked on the occurrence of Clcoinc pungens at 

 Camden and Burlington, N. J. 



Dr. Newberry mentioned some of the botanical facts noted in 

 his recent trip to Colorado. 



Dr. Rusby read the announced paper of the evening, "A 

 Memoir of Dr. Geo. Thurbcr." 



Club then adjourned until the last Wednesday in September. 



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