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This is a study of the frond-structure of an alga of tlic order 

 Dlctyotacea^, collected by Professor Farlow in Bermuda and a 

 discussion of the relation of this genus to Dictyota, Taonia and 

 Padina, 



Proceedings of the Club, 



Tlie regular meeting was held Tuesday evening, October I4thj 



with twenty-two persons present, Rev. L. II. Lighthipe in the 



Chair. 



The Secretary presented the following amendment to the 



Constitution : 



Resolved, That Article XXII of the Constitution be changed 

 to read, ''The rec^ular meetings of the Club shall be held on the 



second Tuesday and last Wednesday of the month '* instead of 



fourth Wednesday as it now stands. 



''An account of the Autumn Flora of Southeastern Virginia " 

 was given by Mr. Arthur Hollick, illustrated by specimens. The 

 paper will appear in a later number of THE BULJ.ETTN. 

 . Miss Gaskin reported Asplenium vionianum at Sam's Point, 



New York. 



The second regular meeting of the month was held Wednes- 

 day evening, October 24th, the President in the Chair and twenty- 

 three persons present. 



Mr. Frank Jolinson was elected an active member, and Dr. 

 Lorenzo G. Yates and Prof. Luis Sodiro were elected correspond- 

 ing members. 



The committee on amendment to Constitution reported favor- 

 ably thereon. 



The paper of the evening '* New or Noteworthy North Amer- 

 ican Phanerogams " was given by Dr. N. L. Britton. 



Dr. Wheelock remarked on the two species of Pentstemon^ P- 

 friitesee)is, of Arctic America, and P. crassifoliiini, Shutt. of Flo- 

 rida, a hitherto undcscribcd plant. 



Miss Stabler reported a peculiar growth of serial roots in 



M 



The trees 



in several instances were decayed 10 or 15 feet above the ground, 



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been sent out from above 



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through this decayed growth to the ground 15 feet below. 



