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The minutes of October 29 were read and approved. Dr. O. E. 

 White, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, N. Y., was nomi- 

 nated for membership. 



The scientific program consisted of an illustrated address on 

 "Spore Formation in the Slime Moulds," by Prof. R. A. Harper. 

 Adjournment followed. 



Michael Levine, 

 Secretary pro tern. 

 November 26, 1913 



The meeting of November 26, 1913, was held in the laboratory 

 of the New York Botanical Garden at 3:30 P.M. with Vice- 

 president Barnhart presiding. Twelve persons were present. 



The minutes of November 1 1 were read and approved . 



Dr. G. Clyde Fisher, American Museum of Natural History, 

 New York City, was nominated for membership. 



On the motion of Dr. Murrill, the secretary was instructed to 

 accept the terms proposed by the De Felice Company in con- 

 nection with the engrossing of the resolution relating to the death 

 of Judge Addison Brown and E. L. Morris, such engrossing having 

 been authorized at the last meeting. 



Dr. E. G. Arzberger, Dr. O. E. White and Dr. G. Clyde Fisher 

 were then elected to membership in the Club. 



Dr. Murrill exhibited specimens of a species of Phellorina 

 collected near Laredo, Texas, by Dr. J. N. Rose in October, 1913. 

 He pointed out the relationship existing between this genus and 

 Podaxon and also spoke briefly of the family Podaxaceae, com- 

 prising peculiar, stalked, puffball-like fungi inhabiting desert 

 places. 



Mrs. E. G. Britton followed with the announced paper on 

 "Mosses of the Virgin Islands and Central America." 



Mrs. Britton showed a collection of mosses made in the Danish 

 West Indies and the Virgin Islands during the month of Febru- 

 ary, 1913, and also a small collection from St. Kitt's. She read 

 an account of the work done by J. Breutel in 1841 (quoted from 

 Urban's Symbolae) on these islands and exhibited a collection of 

 specimens preserved in the Mitten Herbarium, which included 

 six species from St. Thomas and St. Jan, and six from St. Kitt's, 



