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names, uses, and common names, in about eight volumes of 200 

 pages each. This is the work of our corresponding member Pro- 

 fessor De la Maza, of the Uni\'crsity of Havana, who, although 

 but a young man, has formed a large collection of plants there, 

 comparing them carefully with the Charles Wright collection of 

 Cuban plants, a set of which is in the University of Havana. 



Recommendations made by the Editorial Board toward the se- 

 curing of an endowment fund and an enlarged subscription list were 

 approved and referred back to the editors with power. 



Wednesday Evening, Jan. 25, 1899. 



President Brown in the chair ; present, 20. 



The paper of the evening was by Dr. N. L. Britton, entitled, 

 "Report on the progress of the N. Y. Botanical Garden; with 

 photographs." 



Dr. Britton said that during 1898 the species cultivated in the 

 Garden at Bronx Park have reached 2 no, a gain of 700 on the 

 previous year. The fruticetum, on the plain northeast of the Mu- 

 seum building, was begun in October, and now includes 195 

 species. The arboretum has been increased to 178 species, in- 

 cluding those native to the tract. A viticetum is in preparation, 

 to be planted this spring, including rock-ledges and a rustic arbor 

 about 600 feet long, now nearly completed. An additional nur- 

 sery space near the southern corner of the tract was prepared 

 last spring, and planted partly with Siberian cuttings. Border 

 :screens are now planted around the entire tract except to the south. 

 A complete record of all plants grown is kept b)- means of a card 

 •catalogue. From every plant which flowers on the grounds an 

 herbarium specimen is made ; and these are classified in a special 

 herbarium, useful already in satisfying inquiries. The use of the 

 .greenhouse on the Columbia University grounds at Morningside 

 Heights was granted in 1896 and is still very important to the 

 •Garden. This is the old greenhouse built 1857 by jNIr. S. Hen- 

 :shaw for the Bloomingdale Asylum, and is one of the oldest green- 

 houses still standincr in the United States. 



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Progress on the Museum building has been active, and it is 

 thought it will be ready to occupy by midsummer. The Power 

 House is nearly ready to put into operation. A subway from this 



