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The following were elected to membership: Miss Margaret 

 Chapin, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Dr. Philip A. Munz, Pomona College. 

 Claremont, Calif. ; Dr. George M. Reed, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



A report was presented l)y the Secretary showing that our effort 

 to raise by subscription $i,ooo before May ist, in order to obtain 

 a conditional gift of $i,ooo, had been completely successful. 

 Thanks to the interest of ninety-four members and friends, we 

 were then assured of $2,094.63. This Special Fund for the sup- 

 port of the publications of the Torrey Botanical Club furnishes 

 timely and most appreciated support. 



As further gifts to the Club, mention may be made of the fact 

 that this year, from !May to December, the secretary and treasurer 

 are offering their services gratis. Our editors have always served 

 without stipend, a long-continuing donation of value. 



Dr. J. N. Rose read the President's proclamation setting apart 

 the week of May 22-28 as Forest Protection Week. Dr. M. A. 

 Howe offered the following resolution which was approved and 

 adopted by the Club : 



"The Torrey Botanical Club heartily indor.ses the action of the 

 President of the United States in setting apart the week beginning 

 May 22, 1921, as Forest Protection ^Veek. In addition to the 

 obvious economic waste and the menace of future timber shortage 

 caused by destructive and preventable forest fires, the Torrey Bo- 

 tanical Club sees in them also a source of irreparable damage to 

 scenic beauty and to many of the most interesting and attractive 

 elements in our native flora. The Club pledges its best efforts to 

 create and maintain public sentiment that will lead to the effective 

 preservation of the forests of America." 



The address of the afternoon was a discussion by Prof. William 

 L. Bray of "The Native Vegetation of Xew York State." This 

 considered the development of the plant life and was well illus- 

 trated by lantern slides. 



Meeting of October ii, 1921 

 The following persons were proposed for membership and after- 

 wards elected: F. H. Baldwin, Xew York City; Augustus O. 



