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writes in part, "This variety is a find (for New Jersey). It is not 

 included in any list I have seen of New Jersey mosses, although 

 it may have been collected previously in that state. The plant is 

 more common further south and was named and described from 

 a specimen found in Georgia." 



In the late afternoon a\Ir. V. L. Frazee arranged for us to visit 

 a Air. Lecompte who is related to Dr. Knieskern. We saw some of 

 Knieskern's collections. 



Attendance : 24. Leader : Mr. James Murphy. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



AIlNUTES OF THE jMeETIXG OF NOVEMBER 2, 1942 



The meeting was called to order at 8 :25 p.m. by the President, 

 Dr. C. Stuart Gager, at the Museum of Natural History. Thirty- 

 two members and friends were present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were accepted as read. 



The election of Air. Alario G. Ferri, Departamento de Botanica, 

 Faculdade de Fiolsofia, Ciencias e Letras, Caixa Postal 2926, 

 Sao Paulo, Brasil, to annual membership was unanimously 

 approved. 



The suggestions proposed in the report of the Per Capita Cost 

 Committee were read by Dr. Alatzke in the absence of the chairman 

 of the committee. 



The scientific program of the evening was presented by Dr. 

 Henry K. Svenson who spoke on the "Vegetation of Western 

 South America." The talk was illustrated with Kodachrome slides 

 which depicted the vegetation, peoples and points of interest in 

 that region. 



The meeting was adjourned at 9 :35 p.m. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Honor M. Hollinghurst 

 Recordixg Secretary 



Minutes of the AIeeting of November 18, 1942 



The meeting was called to order at 3 :30 p.m. b}^ the second 

 \^ice-president, Dr. Clyde Chandler in the Alembers Room of the 



