REGULAR MEETING. 

 February i7th, 1906. 



The meeting was held at the residence of Mr. Montag^ue Lessler, 

 Tompkinsville. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair. 



Twenty-three members were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of January 20, 1906, were read and 

 approved, 



Mr. Montague Lessler moved the following resolution, which was 

 unanimously adopted: 



Resolved: that the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 

 oflfer a prize often dollars annually for work in natural science, open 

 only to pupils in the Curtis High School under such conditions as may 

 be mutually agreed upon by the trustees of this Association and the 

 authorities of the School. 



The following were elected to active membership: 



George Boynton, New Brighton. 



Kintzing P. Emmons, New Brighton. 



Gugy N. Irving, New Brighton. 



Louis J. Rabbage, Port Richmond. 



Mr. William T. Davis exhibited specimens and read the following 

 paper: 



Botanical Notes. 



Additions to the Local Flora. 



Picea excelsa L. A number of seedling spruces have been found 

 growing in the woods in various parts of our Island which appear to 

 belong to this species. The oft repeated burning of the woods has, 

 however, prevented the trees from attaining any considerable size. 

 Specimens have been found on Richmond Hill, at two stations near 

 Four Corners, and last }ear Dr. Philip Dowell and I found several on 

 Ocean Terrace and one at Lyster Pond near Valley Forge. 



Commelina communis L. This introduced plant is a troublesome 



