ported it as growing in New Brighton, 
on Hamllton Avenue. It has long since 
disappeared from these localities and 
its reappearance in such an apparent- 
ly isolated location is both interesting 
and encouraging. 
Antennaria neglecta Greene, and A.. 
plantaginifolia (L..) Richards. These 
two species of Everlasting Flower, 
which we formerly included in one 
species, under the latter name, are 
about equally common on the Island, 
as may be readily ascertained by ex- 
amining a number of patches of the 
plants in different places. I was in- 
terested to note that in my herbarium 
are specimens of both species, collected 
many years ago and mounted on sep- 
erate sheets on account of the manifest 
difference between them, but without 
recognition that they were specifically 
distinct. Another species is thus added 
to our local flora. 
Mr Wm. T. Davis exhibited a living 
specimen and read the following 
NOTE ON HYLA ANDERSONI BAIRD. 
This specimen of the rare tree toad, 
Flyla Andersoni Baird, was collected 
on Sept. 5th at Lakehurst, N. J. In 
“The Batrachia of North America,’’ 
published in 1889, where a _ colored 
plate of the species may be found, Prof. 
Cope writes: ‘‘This beautiful species is 
of much rarity, but two specimens hay- 
ing thus far come under the eyes of 
naturalists. The langest known is the 
type from Anderson, S. C., which is 
represented in Plate 84; the second 
specimen was found by Prof. Leidy, of 
Philadelphia, at Jackson, N. J., and 
was the subject of the description of 
coloration in life, given above.’’ 
Since the above was written several 
additional specimens have been record- 
ed; namely, from May’s Landing and 
Pleasant Mills, both in Atlantic Co., 
26 
N. J. Jackson, where Prof Leidy 
found his specimen in 1863, is in Cam- 
den Co. Lakehurst is the most north- 
ern locality from which the species 
has been reported. 
RECHNT LITHRATURE RELATING TO 
STATE ISLAND. 
I. Geology of the City of New York 
(Greater New York) with Geologic Map, 
2nd Edition. L, P. Gratacap. 8 vo., 
cloth, pp, 119, pls. 2, map and 35 figs. 
in text. New York, 1904. The Irving 
Press, 225 4th Ave. 
This brochure is designed, according 
to the title page, ‘‘for use in schools, 
institutes and classes,’’ but it may be 
read with interest and profit by any- 
one who may wish to learn, in a gen- 
eral way, what is known in regard to 
the geology, topography and miner- 
alogy of the region. It is written in 
popular language andin addition to 
what is indicated in the title there are 
included many quaint bits of local his- 
tory and a fairly complete bibliography. 
Staten Island receives special treat- 
ment on pp. 86-94, and our Island 
necessarily comes in for a full measure 
of attention in the discussion of the 
evidences of glaciation. This portion of 
the work is a reprint of the separate 
paper published by the author in 1898 
and reviewed in our Proceedings of 
Oct. 8th of that year. ‘‘Sugar-loaf 
rock’’ in the Irving property, Grymes’ 
Hild,.and the bluff at Prince’s Bay, 
are subjects of illustration. 
For the instructor, and the busy per- 
son who may not have the time to hunt 
up and become familiar with the many 
scattered sources of information on the 
subject, this will prove to be a welcome 
volume. It contains an excellent re- 
sume of most of the important facts 
which should be known, as well as 
