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Academy from Poughkeepsie by Mr. Gilbert Van Ingen. In the 

 appendix of Gray's 5th edition, such abnormal growths are mentioned. 

 Dr. Searing exhibited a number of pressed specimens of Cypress, 

 and other California plants collected by her on her recent trip to that 

 State. 



July 29, 1892. Miss Beckwith exhibited an interesting series of 

 RudbecMa hirta j beginning with the usual type, the series showed a' 

 tendency to variation in color at the base of the rays, the first having 

 slight marks at the base, others a deeper hue, until a complete ring 

 was shown, which in the last one was as conspicuous as the dark band 

 of Coreopsis. A letter from Mr. Thomas Meehan, of Philadelphia, to 

 whom Miss Beckwith had sent specimens was read. 



Miss Beckwith exhibited specimens of Rhododendron viaxbtunn 

 from the vicinity of Buffalo, and Moneses uniflora^ collected in Ironde- 

 quoit, near the Sea Breeze, by Warner W. Gilbert, and not before 

 brought to the Section. 



Miss Macauley reported that she had found Moneses for the first 

 time, also near the Sea Breeze. 



Miss Beckwith also showed the ordinary blue Britnella, and two 

 specimens of unusual colors, one pink, the other white. 



August 12, 1892. Miss Beckwith reported the arrival of a col- 

 lection of plants for the Academy from Mr. Gilbert Van Ingen. This 

 collection comprises 550 specimens of 335 species. 



September 23, 1892. Among a large number of plants examined 

 were Geniiana crinita, G. Andrewsii, and G. quinqueflora. 



October 7, 1892. Mr. Fuller showed a specimen of Campamila 

 roUmdifolia, having the cluster of round leaves at base, and which 

 also showed the gradual change to la?iceolate j also, Cratcegus tomen- 

 tosa, C. Crus-galli and C. pimciata, red and yellow fruited. 



Dr. Searing showed a cone of Sugar Pine from Yosemite Valley, 

 Cal. This cone was over a foot long. 



October 21, 1892. Mr. Dunbar showed plants of Sarracenia pur- 

 purea ; also, Afuironieda poli/olia, potentilla fruticosa, Lycopodium dava- 

 tuni, Cassandra cucullata, Abies tiigra and others from Mendon Ponds. 

 Mr. Dunbar also showed a number of specimens of Evergreens from 

 the estate of Charles A. Dana on Long Island, who is said to have the 

 finest collection of these trees in this country, 



December 2, 1892. Mr. Dunbar exhibited Cnicus laciniata and 

 several species of cultivated Japanese plants. 



