Proceedings of the Club 



Wednesday Evening, October 31, 1900 



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Professor Underwood presided in the absence of other officers. 

 Seventeen persons were present. 



The following new members were elected : Miss Gail H. 

 Pierce, 128 Lincoln Ave., Newark, N. J.; Mr. Joseph E. Kirk- 

 wood, Teachers College, New York City. 



The Secretary made announcement of the death during the 

 summer of one of the members of the Committee on Nomina- 

 tions, Miss Jeannette B. Greene, M.D. 



The program consisted of a paper by Dr. P. A. Rydberg, 

 on "The Melanthaceae of the Rocky Mountains." Numerous 

 herbarium specimens were exhibited, including the types of seven 

 new species described by Dr. Rydberg in the Bulletin for Oc- 

 tober. To these descriptions he now added further particulars re- 

 garding habit, distribution and critical characters, presenting also 

 a series of comparative drawings of their petals and sepals. One 

 of these new species of especial interest is Veratrum spcaosum y to 

 which most of the specimens previously ascribed in herbaria to 

 V. Californiciim prove to belong. The presence of conspicuous 

 petioles at the lower leaves of typical V. Californiciim was demon- 

 strated from the type-specimen and also by explicit accompanying 

 statements by Dr. Asa Gray whose manuscript description was pro- 



duced. 



Edward S. Burgess, 



Secretary. 



Tuesday Evening, November 13, 1900 



Professor Underwood presided in the absence of the officers of 

 the Club. Thirteen persons were present 



The recent death of Rev. George D. Hulst, a member of the 

 Club was mentioned by Professor Britton, and the Club voted that 

 the Secretary be requested to send an expression of sympathy to 

 the bereaved family. 



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