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same species with and without foliage, etc., also between the 

 relative temperature of the interior of the trees and that of the 

 exterior atmosphere. It was evidently a work involving con- 

 siderable labor and accurate observation. 



Trinidad — Annual Report on the Royal Botanic Gardens for 

 1888. J. H. Hart. (Pamph. 4to. pp. 41, illustrated; Port 



of Spain, 1889). 



Proceedings of the Club. 



The regular monthly meeting was held on Tuesday evening. 



Oct. 1 2th, tile President in the chair and twenty-one persons 

 present. 



Dr. Chas. Lehlbach, Dr. J. H. Oyster, Mr. James N. Baxter 

 and Mrs. Henry Hastings were elected Active Members. 



The resignation of Miss Stabler as Curator was presented and 

 accepted, and Miss Rogers was elected to fill the vacancy. 



A paper on the Hepaticae collected by Dr. H. H. Rusby in 

 the Andes of Bohvia, 1885-1886, by Dr. Richard Spruce, 

 accepted for publication in the MEMOIRS, was read by title. 



Dr. Britton read the announced paper of the evening on 

 '* The Flora of New Jersey/' 



The adjourned meeting was held on Wednesday evening, 

 Oct. 23d, the President in the chair and twenty-four persons 

 present. 



Miss Grace H. Learnedj Mr. George J. Pierce of Cambridge, 

 Mass., and Hon. Jos, R. Churchill of Dorchester, Mass., were 

 elected Corresponding Members. 



Dr. Emily L. Gregory read the announced paper of the eve- 

 mng " On some Botanical Reading done in the Laboratory of 

 Professor Schwendener, in BerHn, during June and July, 1S89,'' 

 which will be found at another place in this number of the BUL- 

 LETIN, Professor Schrenk remarked that both the subjects dis- 

 cussed by Miss Gregory had been before the Club several years 



