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Proceedings of the Club 



new HeliantJins from Long Island.*' Dr. Britton told the story 

 of the discovery of this new species, which appears to be an ally 



H. MaximUiani 



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Dr. Underwood discussed the too prevalent neglect of root- 

 stock characters, seldom represented in herbaria, but often widely 

 separating species otherwise too closely grouped together, as in 

 Struthiopteris and node a. 



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exhibited at the in- 



stance of Dr. Rusby. These tubers were themselves penetrated to 

 the center by tuberous rootstocks apparently of Cy perns esculentiis. 



November 8, 1898. 



There were twelve persons present. Mr. A. A. Heller in the 

 chair, in the absence of the regular officers. 



Dr. Underwood reported as his associates upon the committee 

 for entertainment of visiting botanists of the Society for Plant 

 Morphology and Physiology at its first visit to New York on 

 December 29 and 30, the following names : Dr. Britton, Dr. 

 Rusby, Professor Burgess and Professor Lloyd. 



The papers due were the following : 



■. Marshall A. Howe, " Remarks on some undescribed 



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Cahfornian Hepaticae." 



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•. George V. Nash, " New and noteworthy North Ameri- 

 can Grasses." 



Their authors being absent, and but a small attendance present, 

 it being election night, they were on motion postponed to the next 

 meeting. 



Mr. A. A. Heller reported from the recent Staten Island excur- 

 sion that Baccharis was found in very handsome fruiting state near 

 the beach, and tall specimens of Azalea viscosa reaching twelve 

 feet. 



Dr. Underwood suggested that the Field Committee continue 

 Saturday excursions later, on account of the interest attaching to 

 winter stages of the higher plants and especially to the numerous 



lower plants for which the best collecting time is from October to 

 May. 



