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“habit of Sporobolus airoides, but culms very different ;”’ ‘ spike- 
lets single at each joint;” “loose spike like Agropyrum glaucum, 
which it much resembles ;’’ and “ most of the technical characters 
of Hystrix, but manifestly allied to Elymus condensatus and may 
prove to be only a form of it,” may well be called a “ remarkable 
plant.” T. H. Kearney, JR. 
Proceedings of the Club. 
WEDNESDAY EVENING, Nov. 27, 1985. 
The President occupied the chair and there were about 50 per- 
sons present. Benjamin Heritage and Jos. A. Hays were 
elected active members. 
The announced paper of the evening was then read by Dr. 
Rusby, entitled, “ The Poisonous Plants of the Vicinity of New 
York,” illustrated by lantern slides, mostly colored, and loaned by 
Mr. Van Brunt for the occasion. The paper was discussed by the 
President and Messrs. Small, Barnhart, Stewart and others. It is 
printed in full in the « Alumni Journal of the New York College 
of Pharmacy,” December, 1895. . 
Wepnespay Evenine, Dec. 11, 1895. 
Vice-President Lighthipe in the chair, and 52 persons present. 
The Secretary called attention to the necessity for a new sup- 
ply of copies of the Constitution and By-Laws and suggested that 
a revision of this publication be made, to include a short history 
of the Club. He referred also to the need of other stationery to 
facilitate the work of the officers of the Club, and offered a resolu- 
tion that a committee to consist of the Editor, the Treasurer and 
the Secretary be appointed with the power to prepare a revised edi- 
tion of the Constitution and By-Laws and such other stationery as 
is required. The resolution was unanimously adopted. 
A communication from Mr. Wm. H. McDonald, of 2297 First 
avenue, was read, tendering a number of seeds for use in the nur- 
sery of the New York Botanical Garden. 
The announced lecture of the evening, by Dr. Smith Ely 
Jelliffe, entitled, « Common Edible and Poisonous Fungi,” illus- 
_ trated by colored lantern slides, was then delivered. 
