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PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 
OF STATEN ISLAND, 
Mer. Vill... No.. 14. 
APRIL 12th, 1902, 
The regular meeting of the Association was 
held at theresidenceof Mr. J, Blake Hillyer, 
with the president in the chair. 
The following were elected active members: 
O, M. Curtis, Port Richmond 
E. A. De Lima New Brighton 
E. C Hayward, Tompkinsville. 
The secretary distributed copies of the 
essay on ‘‘Suggestions for the Preservation 
of our Native Plants,” by F. H Knowlton, 
which was awarded the first prize, in the 
competition of 1902, from the Stokes fund 
for the preservation of native plants and 
reprinted from the Journal of the New York 
Botanical Garden, Vol. iii (Mch. 1902) pp. 
41-47, additional copies of which may be ob- 
tained on application by anyone interested 
in the matter. 
The secretary also read a communication 
from Mr. E. P. Felt, State Entomologist, 
containing suggestions for mitigating the 
‘*bag” or ‘‘basket worm’ nuisance in con- 
nection with our shade trees and giving in- 
stances of what had been accomplished in 
other communities, This 
was submitted, together with one from Mr, E, 
B. Southwick, Entomologist tothe Department 
of Parks, asa committee report on the subject 
by Mr. Fred F, Hunt. 
Mr. E. C. Delavan read a paper describing 
a recent trip along the route of General 
Knyphausen’s march from Staten Island into 
New Jersey, on June 6th 1780, illustrated 
with a series of photographs. of most of the 
important localities and points of interest on 
the line of march. 
Photographs showing the destructive effects 
of the ice storm of February 2Ist were pre- 
sented by Mr. L. P. Gratacap and Mr E,C, 
Benedict. 
communication 
Mr. J. Blake Hillyer exhibited specimens 
of Drift fossils and an indian net sinker, found 
by Mr. Leavitt C. Parsons, on Harbor Hill. 
