REGULAR MEETING. 



April 21st, 1906. 



The meeting: was held at the residence of Mr. William A. Shortt, 

 Tompkinsville. 



First Vice President William T. Davis in the chair. 



Seventeen members were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of March 17th, 1906, were read and ap- 

 proved. 



The President was authorized to appoint a committee to suggest 

 nominations for trustees to be voted for at the forthcoming annual 

 meeting of the Association, and how they may be grouped into one, 

 two and three year terms of office, in accordance with the By-Laws. 



The Chairman was requested to appoint a committee to formulate 

 the available sources of information relating to our local water supply 

 and to report at the next meeting of the Association. 



The Chairman appointed Mr. Thomas A. Fulton, Mr. William Mac 

 Donald and Dr. Arthur Hollick as such committee. 



The following were elected to active membership : 

 Adolf E. Feige, Jr., Huguenot. 

 David F. Simonson, Port Richmond. 



Mr. William T. Davis exhibited specimens of several species of 

 Rudbeckia and read the following paper : 



Aberrant Forms of Rudbeckia hirta L. 



The cone flower Rudbeckia hirta L., a native of the western prairies, 

 is now a well established weed on Staten Island, as it is in most other 

 parts of the eastern states. While a nuisance to the farmer, it cer- 

 tainly adds much to the beauty of our meadows, and being subject 

 to considerable variations, is of more than common interest to the bot- 

 anist. The plant is sometimes called " black-eyed Susan," on account 

 of the purple-brown disk of the flowers, but individuals are occasionally 

 met with that have the disk yellowish-green and are veritable green- 

 eyed Susans. Several such plants have been observed on the Island. 



Cone flowers may be occasionally found in blossom in the fall. 



