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tees. 
The Tompkins Lyceum flourished, 
more or jess, fora number of years. The 
building which it eventually owned and 
occupied stood on the corner of Richmond 
Road and Prospect Street and was subse- 
quently remodeled into the German Club 
house. 
Many of the books and pictures once 
the property of the Lyc:um are still 
to be found in Tompkinsville and Staple- 
ton homes. 
RECENT LITERATURE RELATING TO 
STATEN ISLAND. 
Observations on a Wooiand Fire. 
Win. T. Davis. The Plunt World, Vol. III, 
(Jan., 1900) pp 4,5. Notes on the effects 
of a fire in the woods near Oakwood 
station in the autumn of 1892, with 
records of the vegetation which appeared 
on the completely burned areas during 
the succeeding seven years. Ambrosia 
artemisaefolia 1,. (Rag weed) was the 
first plant to gain a foothold, but finally 
this gave way to several native species, 
amongst which were Potentilla Canadensis 
L., Aster Nove-Angliea 1,., Solidago rugosa 
Miil and S. lanceolata 1. 
Historic Farm Houses. Mail and Ea- 
press Illustrated Saturday Magazine, June 
gth, 1900. An excellent picture and 
brief account of the Biilop House at 
Tottenville. 
