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Miss Edna L. Smith discussed the formation of mucilage in 

 some floral organs of certain orchids. She had studied espe- 

 cially the genus Brassia and considered that there the mucilage 

 was a product of the cytoplasm, not as has been thought for 

 some Cactaceae, of the cellulose of the cell wall. 



Meeting of April 12 

 TUe program of the evening was an illustrated lecture by Dr. 

 Tracy E. Hazen, entitled " Botanizing in Trinidad." Dr. 

 Hazen was one of the party headed by Dr. Britton which 

 visited Trinidad in the spring of 1920, his attention being given 

 to the collection of algae and ferns. While he told of this work, 

 he discussed chiefly the larger features of the vegetation, show- 

 ing views of forests, savanna, and cultivated fields and many 

 pictures of different species of trees and herbs. Palms, orchids. 

 Ficus (with air roots), rubbber tree (Herea), Bromelaids, Me- 

 lastomads, Malpighiads and Cactaceae were among these. 



THE TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 

 Contributions to the Special Fund for 

 Support of Publications 

 In response to letters telling of the financial needs of the Club, 

 the total amount of contributions to date received from member- 

 ship is $2,211.63. "^^ more than $1,000.00 was received by May 

 1, 1921, we were able to secure the conditional $1,000.00 to be 

 given if a second thousand could be raised from the membership 

 at large, by that time. The total number of contributors is 94. 

 The list of contributors is as follows: 



Dr. N. L. Britton $1000.00 Mrs. E. G. Britton 25.00 



Dr. J. H. Barnhart 100.00 Mrs. R. M. Hoe 25.00 



Miss C. C. Haynes 100.00 Mr. E. A. Rau 25.00 



Mr. James B. Ford 100.00 Miss C. L. Carey 20.00 



Dr. R. A. Harper 50.00 Mr. J. T. Enequist 20.00 



Mrs. R. A. Harper 50.00 Mrs. A. B. Tweedy 20.00 



Mr. K. R. Mackenzie 50.00 Mr. A. T. Beals 20.00 



Dr. J. J. Davis 40.00 Mr. M. L. Delafield i5-oo 



Dr. H. H. Rusby 35.00 Miss M. L. Sanial i5-oo 



Dr. H. M. Richards 30.00 Miss D. W. Marble iS-Oo 



