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that have met my notice are so few and of such a character as not 
to interfere at all seriously with the design and usefulness of the 
work, and perhaps would scarcely be noticed by any one except a 
close student of mycology, Such a one might say there was some 
mistake in the rather sweeping assertion in the description of 
Russula virescens, that “a faint fluting of the edge” is “a peculiar- 
ity of all the Russula ;” and also that there must be some error in 
describing the spores of Boletus alveolatus in one place as “ rose- 
colored” and in another as “yellowish-brown.” There is also 
quite a discrepancy between the characters assigned in this work 
to Clavaria formosa and Lycoperdon saccatum and those found in 
European works, so that I suspect some misconception of these 
species, but I do not see how these mistakes can lead the my- 
cophogist into any serious danger. 
The publishers have evidently done their part toward making 
the book attractive. Plates, press work and paper are all good. 
We believe that this very useful and creditable volume will be 
the means of giving a renewed and stronger impulse to American 
mycology, and that those who are fortunate enough to obtain it 
will soon be demanding the means of obtaining a knowledge of 
other species which will attract their notice and which are no less 
desirable and available for food than those here described. 
CHARLES H. PEcK. 
Proceedings of the Club. 
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30TH, 1894. 
The President in the chair and 34 persons present. 
The committee on admissions reported favorably on the nomi- 
Nations of Miss Annie E. Hamilton, Mrs. Archibald D. Russell, 
Dr. F. C. Stewart and Mrs. Theron G. Strong, and they were 
elected active members, the Secretary being directed to cast an 
affirmative ballot. 
The following announced papers were then presented : 
“Notes on the Morphology of the Leaves in Galium,” illus- 
trated by specimens and drawings, by Mr. A. A. Tyler. 
