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Palisades, and forms compact areas in the Pocono ; but has been 

 searched for westward in New York without success. 



. Dr. Britton spoke of the interest attaching to L. poropliilum as 

 growing on sandstoue rocks. Plants on sandstone rocks which 

 have been attributed to Z. Selago should be reexamined with this 

 in mind. Still another form on the sandstones of the Shawangunk 

 also deserves further investigation. Miss Sanial reported collect- 

 ing five species in or close to New York City. 



Dr. Britton referred to a Japanese Witchhazel flowering April 

 1st at the Botanical Garden, Hamamclis arborea y with thorny, 

 pinkish yellow flowers with dark central eye formed by the claret- 

 colored calyx. It has been cultivated at Kew since 1875. 



Adjournment followed. 



PLdward S. Burgess, 



Secretary. 



Wednesday Evening, April 25, 1900 



Vice-President Allen in the chair ; seventeen present. 



Two new members were elected : Mrs. William Walter Clark, 



27 W. 26th St., New York City; Mr. William L. Fisher, St. Paul's 

 School. Garden City, N. Y. 



Dr. Britton suggested that the meeting of the club be held at 

 the home of Dr. Allen, at Litchfield, Conn., during the evening of 

 May 30th ; on motion it was determined to do so. 



Dr. Britton also proposed that the meeting of May 8th be held 

 in the lecture hall of the Museum Building at the New York 

 Botanical Garden at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. On motion the 

 proposition was carried. 



The paper of the evening was by Mr. David Griffiths, " Some 

 Saprophytic Fungi. " Mr. Griffiths described the mechanical de- 

 vices employed by the genera of the Pyrenomycetes for the distri- 

 bution of their spores. The genera discussed were Podospora, 

 Sordaria, Delctschia and Sporosmia. 



Miscellaneous notes followed. Dr. Underwood exhibited speci- 

 mens of Helonias bullata and Epigaea repais, both collected near 



Metuchen, N. J, 



Dr. Britton remarked on the Japanese species of Pachysandra 

 then blooming at the New York Botanical Garden, and called at- 



