﻿Proceedings of the Club. 



Wednesday Evening, January 26, 1898. 



There were nineteen persons present with President Brown in 

 the chair. - > ■ 



In accordance with notice given at the preceding meeting, the 

 amendment to the Constitution proposed in December was called 

 up and passed, changing the limit of associate editors of the 

 .Bulletin to seven instead of five. 



Mr. Marshall A. Howe was elected associate editor. 



An invitation from Prof. F. E. Lloyd to meet at Teachers 

 College on the first session in March was referred to the Commit- 

 tee on Program with power. 



The first paper, " New Sapindaceae from South America," was 

 by Dr. Radlkofer, of Munich, and presented by Prof. Burgess. 

 It contained descriptions of species of Urvillea, Scrjania and Paul- 

 lima, soon to be printed in the Bulletin. Their type specimens 

 were exhibited, forming part of a collection made by Dr. Rusby in 

 South America. 



The second paper, by Dr. J. K. Small, "The genus Bumelia 



in the Southern States," described the distinctive characters of 

 thirteen species, five of which had been before recognized. 



Discussion on specific limitation followed, President Brown, 

 Dr. Britton, Dr. T. F. Allen, Dr. Small, Dr. Underwood, Prof. 

 Lloyd and the Secretary participating. 



Dr. Britton spoke of cultivation in the Botanical Garden at 

 Bronx Park, as having already settled some questions of specific 

 limits. Mr. Nash has in this way proved Potentilla Canadensis 

 and P. simplex to be distinct, also the European Pyrola rotundifolia 

 and the American species long known under this name. 



The third paper was by Dr. N. L. Britton, " Remarks on some 

 species of Senecio," with exhibition and discussion of illustrative 

 specimens, and of several new species, soon to be printed. One 

 species from White Sulphur Springs is one of three plants on 



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