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September 26. ‘Wild Flowers of Autumn,” by Dr. 
N. L. Britton. 
October 3. ‘‘The Economic Importance of Fungi,” by 
Dr. F. J. Seaver. 
October 10. ‘‘Carnivorous Plants,” by Dr. J. H. Barn- 
hart. 
October 17. ‘‘The Flora of New York and Vicinity,” by 
Mr. Norman Taylor. 
October 24. ‘The — and Utilization of Plant 
Hybrids,” by Dr. A. B. Sto 
October 31. “‘ Botanical nae in Europe,” by Dr. 
W. A. Murrill. 
November 7. “A Botanist in India and Java,” by Dr. 
C. F. Millspaugh. 
November 14. “The Influence of Radium on the 
Production of Field Crops,” by Dr. H. H. Rusby. 
Scuoot LecrureEs 
A special lecture on “The Cultivation of Plants” was 
given by Mr. Nash on April 22 and 27 to children of several 
of the public schools of The Bronx who were going into the 
school gardens on Arbor Day. This lecture was attended 
by 1,400 children, accompanied by their teachers. 
DocENTRY 
About 1,000 visitors availed themselves during the year 
of the privilege of viewing the grounds and collections 
under guidance. Mr. Percy Wilson, Associate Curator, 
was specially detailed for docentry work, and he has been 
assisted by Mr. R. S. Williams and Mr. H. W. Becker. 
Scientific Meetings 
The monthly conferences of members of the staff and 
students have been continued, and a report of each meeting 
has been published in the current numbers of the Journal. 
The Torrey Botanical Club has met each month as usual 
in the morphological laboratory in the museum building. 
On December 21, a special lecture on lichens was delivered 
