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three-day excursions in cooperation with the Philadelphia botan- 

 ists, viz., Decoration Day to Point Pleasant, N. J., the Fourth of 

 July to Stroudsburrr, Pa., and Labor Day to Whitings, N. J. 



■ In behalf of the Committee on Local Phanerogamic Flora, 

 Dr. Britton referred to the work hitherto accomplished, as repre- 

 sented in Dr. Torrey's catalogue of 1S19, and the' two preliminary 

 catalogues already published by this Club, by Mr. W. II. Leg- 

 gett in 1875-6, and by Britton, Sterns and Poggenburg in 1888. 

 Local catalogues within our range include those of Suffolk County, 

 L. L, by Miller and Young, of Staten Island, by Dr. Rollick and 

 others, of New Jersey by Dr. Britton, Dr. Rusby and others, of 

 Long Island by Dr. Jelliffe. Special commendation should 'be 

 given to Mr. Bickncll's work on the Westchester county flora- 

 It was suggested that the new committee continue and combine 

 the researches contnbutary to the uldmatc pubhcation of a com- 

 prehensive Flora of the Metropolitan District, adding such details 

 as possible as to ecological features and quantitative characters of 

 the floral" covering:. 



In behalf of the Committee on Local Cryptogamic Flora, 



Mrs. E. G. Britton reported the continuance of work on mosses 



and other groups. A catalogue of the Mosses of the liotanical 



Garden at Bronx Park is about to be published in its annual re- 

 port. 



The third order of business was the annual election of officers, 

 resulting in the reelection of those of the previous year. 



The fourth order of business was the presentation of miscella- 



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US notes and brief reports of scientific progress. 



Dr. Britton read a letter which he had received that 



morning 



from Mr. A. A. Heller from Ponce, Porto Rico, announcino- hi< 



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arrival in health. He observed many interesting plants, as cro- 

 tons, in the vicinity of Ponce. Mr. Henshaw is about to join him, 

 for further collections, particularly of living material for the Botan- 

 ical Garden. 



Dr. Britton also reported the formal breakinrr of the ground on 



January 3d for the range of Horticultural hous_„ .„ ^....„.„. 



Garden, which it is lioped may be ready for installation in October. 



Dr. Rusby reported his possession of a Manuscript catalogue 

 of the economic plants of Cuba and Porto Rico, giving the botanic 



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