Proceedings of the Club 



Wednesday Evening, February 28, 1900 



Vice-President Allen was in the chair ; thirty-two persons were 

 present. 



The Secretary announced the offer of the annual grant of 

 $50.00 from the Newberry Fund, open to candidates from the 

 Scientific Alliance in Botany or Geology. Dr. Britton spoke rela- 

 tive to the coming meeting of the A. A. A. S. in New York. He 

 suggested that it might be well instead of our usual Fourth of July 

 excursion to provide an excursion to the Pine Barrens, which would 

 follow the A. A. A. S. meeting, which closes June 30. The Torrey 

 Club might provide during such an excursion for the personal ex- 

 penses of such members of the A. A. A. S. as should be invited. 

 A committee of five was appointed to secure contributions, select 

 the personnel of the excursion and make all arrangements. 



Dr. Britton read a letter from Miss Julia G. Noll, of 309 La 

 Grande ave., Plainfield, N. J., inviting the Club to take one of its 

 May excursions to Plainfield, N. J. The invitation was accepted 

 with thanks and referred to the Field Committee. 



Dr. Allen read a letter to the Club from Mrs. Allen, inviting the 

 Club to visit their home, Hazelwood, Conn., as a Torrey Club ex- 

 cursion. The hospitable invitation was accepted with thanks, as a 

 Decoration Day excursion ; to leave New York Tuesday, May 29, 

 and referred to the Field Committee for action. 



Dr. Britton reported that on February 9, Helleborus niger, 

 the Christmas rose, expanded its petals at the Botanical Garden, 

 and is still flowering under hay. 



The first subject on the scientific programme was a " Note on 

 Apeiba" by Dr. D. T. MacDougal, who showed specimens of 

 leafy branches of this Tiliaceous tree, exhibiting flowers apparently 

 seated on the leaves, an accidental but frequently quite stable po- 

 sition, due to abundant blossoms dropping from above, piercing 

 lower leaves and lodging there. Dr. MacDougal witnessed this 

 peculiarity in trees cultivated in Jamaica, originally from British 

 Guiana. 



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The principal paper of the evening was a discussion by Dr. N. 



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