\'0L. 43 T O R R E Y A December 1943 



ACTIVITIES OF THE CLUB 



May to Xo\'ember 1943 



May 19. ]sIeetixg ix ScHERiiERHORiN" ExTEXsiox, Columbia Uxr'ersity. 



The meeting was called to order by the first ^'ice-P^esident, Dr. Seaver, at 3 :30 

 p.m. Attendance : 24. The minutes of the preceding meeting were approved. The scien- 

 tific program was presented by Mr. Louis P. Florj- of the Boyce Thompson Institute, 

 who spoke on "Color Photography," discussing the problems of equipment, exposure, 

 and lighting in color photography. He illustrated his talk with sample slides. The meet- 

 ing adjourned at 4:45 p.m. 



hoxor m. hollinghurst, 

 Recording Secretary. 



TuxE 5. Field Trip to the Brookh-n Botanic Garden for a study of exotic trees and a tour 

 of the herb garden. Leader : Miss G. Elizabeth Ashwell. Attendance : 2. 



Tuxe 6. Field Trip along Appalachian Trail near Southfields, X. Y. The "finds" were 

 BcUila papyrijera and Orobanche uniflora. Leader: Mr. G. G. Nearing. Attendance: 2. 



Tuxe 12. Field Trip to Egbert\-ille, Staten Island. Leader : Mr. Charles Ericson. Attend- 

 ance : 3. 



Tuxe 20. Field trip to Montclair Heights, X. J. Joint outing with the X'ewark Museum 

 Xature Club. Leader : Prof. Oliver P. Medsger. Attendance : 39. 



JuxE 26. Field Trip to the Xew York Botanical Garden to see the laboratory and field 

 work of the leader, Dr. A. B. Stout, Director of Laboratories. Attendance : 3. 



July- 4. Field Trip to Arden,. X. Y''. for fungi. Most prized catch was Hygrophorus psitta- 

 cimis, one of the few fungi with a green color. Leader : Mr. F. R. Lewis. Attendance 7. 



TuLY 11. Field Trip along Stony Brook Trail, Sloatsburg. X. Y. for lichens and fungi, 

 both of which were fairly abundant. Leader : Mr. G. G. X" earing. Attendance : 10. 



July 17. Field Trip to the home of Mr. W. H. Dole, our leader, to see many species of 

 native and introduced ferns as garden plants. Attendance : ZZ. 



Jlxy^ 25. FrEXD Trip along the Kakiat Trail at Tuxedo, X. Y., for lichens, fungi, and gen- 

 eral botany. Leader : Mr. G. G. Xearing. Attendance : 18. 



August 1. Field Trip to Sloatsburg, X. Y. A successful search for Boleti. Leader : Mr. 

 F. R. Lewis. Attendance: 9. 



August 8. Field Trip to climb Schunemunk Mt., Washingtonville, X. Y. Leader: Dr. 

 Alexander V. Tolstoouhov. Attendance : 5. 



August 14. Field Trip to the vicinit\^ of Midvale, XT. J., for fungi. Leader : Mr. F. R. 

 Lewis. Attendance : 2. 



August 15. Field Trip to Glen Cove, L. I., for fossils and general botany. Leader : Mr. 

 James Murphy. Attendance: 9. 



August 22. Field Trip to Mt. Vernon and the Bronx, for general flora, asters and golden- 

 rods in particular. Due to confusion about the assembly point, tv\-o trips were held. Mrs. 

 Man,- Holtzoff, the scheduled leader, had 6 present, and Mr. Joseph Monachino led a 

 group of 11. Each group reported a satisfactory- outing. 



August 29. Field Trip to Harmon, X. Y., for fungi. The dry season reduced the number 

 found materially. Leaders : Mr. F. R. Lewis and Mr. A. D. Mebane. Attendance : 3. 



September 11. Field Trip to Butler, X. J., for fungi, but the weather had continued dry 

 and fungi were less than scarce. However, Russula elegans was found. Leader : Mr. F. R. 

 Lewis. Attendance : 3. 



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