Proceedings of the Club 



Tuesday Evening, October 9, 1900 



Professor Underwood presided, in absence of other officers ; 



ten persons present. 



The following resignations were accepted : Mrs. E. K. Dun- 

 ham, Miss Bernice Mayers, Mr. Gustaf F. Heinen. 



Professor MacDougal reported a recommendation from the 

 Editorial Board that beginning January 1, 1901, the price of the 

 Bulletin of the Club be fixed at $3.00 a year to non-members. 



Professor MacDougal moved that consideration of the member- 



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ship fee and of the price of Memoirs or other matter to others than 

 members be committed to a committee of five, of which the Presi- 

 dent and Editor be members, to report before January, 1901. The 

 three other members of that Committee, were Dr. MacDougal, 

 the Secretary, and Professor Lyon. 



The scientific program followed and consisted of reports of 

 summer work. 



Mr. Harper reported collections in Georgia during three and a- 

 half months, traversing all the geological formations from the 



mountains to the sea, and collecting 754 numbers. 



Dr. Rydberg reported two months spent in southern Colorado, 

 with several new species ; among them an interesting cactus from 

 elevation of 8,000 feet in the Bitter Root Mountains, now growing 

 at the Botanical Garden. 



Dr. Howe reported nine weeks spent in collecting marine algae 

 at three very different stations, Bermuda, Martha's Vineyard (at 

 Edgartown) and at Seguin Island, near the mouth of the Kenne- 

 bec. Dr. Howe discussed the Bermuda flora in the light of the 

 Challenger report, which recognizes 326 species, of which 144 are 

 indigenous (in 109 genera and 50 families) ; out of the 144, io 9 

 occur in the southeastern United States and 108 in the West 

 Indies. The Bermuda vegetation is essentially West Indian in 

 character, and includes only 8 endemic species. Among the very 



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