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rather than a foliar structure, but in the present uncertain state of our 

 knowledge as to the morphology of the grasses it is hazardous to risk any 

 explanation founded on so exceptional a case as that of the Nepaul bar- 

 ley. " 



In 1894, Penzia, in his " Pflanzen-Teratologie, " discusses this plant 

 briefly and gives a long list of references to its literature, but says that 

 though many and varied opinions have been advanced as to the signifi- 

 cance of this structure, a really satisfactory explanation isyet tobe given. 

 All of which is probably as true to-day as it was when written. 



It does not appear from the literature that any student has as yet 

 studied the cell structure of this proliferated glume, at least no account 

 of such an investigation has been noted. Those botanists who have de- 

 scribed or discussed the plant have been content to reason by analogies 

 and base their conjectures accordingly. 



THE HULST BOTANICAL CLUB OF BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



A NUMBER of persons interested in botany decided to form a club for 

 the interchange of ideas and the furthering of an interest in botanical 

 subjects. On the 13th of April, the club was organized and was named 

 in memory of Dr. George D. Hulst, who for many years was president 

 of the Department of Botany of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and 

 Sciences. Dr. HuLst was probably better informed regarding the local 

 flora than any other botanist. The special work the club has undertaken 

 is the making of an exhaustive list of the flora of Long Island. 



The charter members are Mesdames Caroline A. Creevey, Ida W. 

 Conklin, Alice H. Shepard, Margaret H. Piatt, Rebecca L. Palmer, 

 Emma L. Kingsland Low, Grace Grout, Annie Morrill Smith, Carolyn 

 W. Harris, Dr. A. J. Grout, and Mr. Wood. 



Dr. A. J. Grout was appointed director, Mrs. Carolyn W. Harris, 

 secretary. At the first meeting it was decided that the Hulst Botanical 

 Club would form a Chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of 

 America. 







