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Tuesday Evening, February 26, 1899 



Dr. Rusby in the chair. 30 present. 

 Prof. F. E. Lloyd, secretary pro tcm. 



Prof. L. M. Underwood nro.senfed n nnnpr ri1^ '* 



con- 



fused under Aspidiuni jnglaiidifoliitin,'' discussing the characters 

 and geographical distribution of the forms regarded by him as dis- 

 tinct species, eight in all, constituting the whole number attributed 

 to the genus PJiancropJdcbia. He remarked in concluding that it. 

 would be unsafe to describe new species without consulting the 

 valuable collections of ferns in Europe, and especially at Kcw. 

 The paper appears in this number of the Bulletin. 



Miss Alice Lounsbcrry then exhibited the valuable collections 

 of flower paintings by Mrs. Ellis Rowan, which constitute the- 

 originals of the colored plates in Miss Lounsbcrry's forthcoming 

 work, " How to know the wild flowers." Selections which showed, 

 the character of the book were read, including the Introduction, 

 written by Dr. Britton, and the Preface, which pointed out the fact 

 that the distribution of plants according to soil was made the key- 

 note of the work. 



Dr. Britton said that the book was interesting to him on twa 

 accounts, from the ecological basis of classification and the remark- 

 able reproduction in color. 



In the absence of Mrs. Annie Morrill Smith, of Brooklyn, Mrs. 

 \\. G. Britton read for her the manuscript of a paper, entitled 

 "The flora of the Adirondack Mountain Club area." 



Dr. Britton submitted a report of the Committee on " Mate- 

 rial for Nature Study in the Pubhc Schools of New York City." 

 The report was adopted without discussion, and is as follows : 

 " To The Torrey Botanical Club ; 



"Your Committee, appointed to draft a statement relative to 

 material for Natui^e Study in the Public Schools of New York 

 City, for transmittal to the President of the Board of Education 

 after approval by the Club, would respectfully report the following 

 preamble and resolutions : 



*' Whereas : The observation and study of natural objects Is the 

 primary source of all knowledge, tends to broaden the mind, to 

 quicken the perception, to develop habits of serious thought, to 

 give pleasure and to excite Interest, 



