MaV I0o6] PROCfiEDlNCS S. t, AS5^f. ARtS AXD SCIEXCES. $5 



Co7iditions : 



1. The collection shall be made between July ist, 1906, and June 

 1st, 1907. 



2. Each specimen shall be separately mounted on a sheet of mount- 

 ing paper, 16/^ x ii}4 inches in size. 



3. Each specimen shall be accompanied by a descriptive label giving 

 the correct botanical name, the popular name when any such is recog- 

 nized, the habitat (meadow, hill, swamp, woods, pond, etc.), the local- 

 ity where found and the date when collected. 



4. The entire work shall be completed and placed in the hands of 

 the Priuiiipal of the School not later than June 17th, 1907. 



The pfi^e may not necessarily be awarded for the largest collection. 

 Care in the selection and preparation of the specimens, variety and 

 farity of the plants collected, etc., will also be considered. 



It is recommended that not less than five species of grasses, ten 

 species recognized as weeds, and ten specimens of shrubby plants and 

 trees be included in each collection. 



In the case of shrubs and trees the specimens may be either" in flower 

 or in fruit. 



Voted: that the report of the committee be received and placed on 

 Ale and that a copy of the same be transmitted to the authorities of 

 the school, and that the original resolution be amended so as to read 

 as follows : 



Resolved: that the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 

 Offer a pri^e of the tahie of ten dollars ($10.00) annually for work done 

 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 successful com- 

 petitor to hai)e the optio7i of accepting either ten dollars or some object of 

 (tqual value to be selected by him. 



The committee appointed to consider the subject of local water sup- 

 ply submitted a report cortsistirlg of a copy of a report made by Dr. 

 Arthur Hollick to the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce in 1904, 

 together with a bibliography of publications relating directly or indi- 

 rectly to the subject. 



Voted : that the report of the committee be received and placed on 

 file, and the bibliography of publications be printed in the Proceedings, 

 as follows ! 



