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Mr. Stafford C. Edwards remarked on poisonous mushrooms and the 

 lack of popular knowledge regarding them, citing some instances recently 

 reported in the papers where deaths had been caused by the eating of 

 poisonous species of these plants. He concluded by making the motion 

 that a letter be written to Dr. Henry M. Leipziger, Supervisor of Public 

 Lectures of the City of New York, inquiring if a lecture or lectures on the 

 topic of mushrooms could not be given appointments on Staten Island. 

 This was carried unanimously. 



January 24, 1912 



The meeting was held in the museum. 



Mr. Cleaves reported that, in accordance with a motion made and 

 seconded at the preceding meeting, he had written Dr. Henry M. 

 Leipziger a letter inquiring if the subject of mushrooms could not be 

 treated in some for the Staten Island lecture centers. Mr. Cleaves said 

 further that a reply had been received, in which the Supervisor of Lectures 

 asked for the names of competent lecturers on this subject. The name of 

 Mr. Stafford C. Edwards had been recommended, but no appointments 

 had been made. It was noted, however, that Miss Nina Marshall, author 

 of "The Mushroom Book," had been put on the course at Public School 

 No. 14, Stapleton, S. I. 



Mr. Pollard announced that Dr. Leland O. Howard, of Washington, 

 D. C, had been invited to deliver a lecture before the Association at its 

 regular meeting in February, 1912, this meeting to be held under the 

 auspices of the Section of Biology. 



Mr. Leng exhibited a specimen of the genus Stenus with the ligula pro- 

 truded and stated that it was the only specimen he had in that condition. 

 He quoted from Leconte and Horn's " Classification " the statement that 

 " the ligula is attached by a loose membrane in Stenus, and after death is 

 frequently protruded to a distance equal half the length of the body," and 

 the statement by Casey in his " Revision of the Stenini " that " it is a very 

 rare condition ; among the multitude examined I have only noted it in 

 three species, and then in but one specimen of each." He commented 

 upon the various explanations that have been suggested, accident, death 

 struggles, facilitation of capturing prey, and added that since several 

 species of the genus were abundant on Staten Island, the solution of the 

 problem might be found here. 



May 28, 1912 



The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the museum. 



William T. Davis, chairman, and Howard H. Cleaves, recorder, were 

 re-elected for the ensuing year. The meeting took the form of a memo- 

 rial to Professor John B. Smith, State Entomologist of New Jersey, who 

 died March 12, 1912. 



