TORREYA 



August, 1914. 

 Vol. 14 No. 8 



PROPOSED WORK ON THE CRYPTOGAM I C FLORA 

 OF THE REGION ABOUT NEW YORK 



May 8, 1914 

 To THE Members of the Torrey Botanical Club: 



The following program for work on the cryptogams has been 

 sent to all members of the Torrey Botanical Club and others 

 interested. It is desired to secure the cooperation of as many 

 collectors and field workers as possible. 



The Club proposes to undertake special work during the 

 coming year on the cryptogamic flora of the region. The com- 

 pletion and provision for publication of Mr. Taylor's list of the 

 flowering plants and ferns suggest the extension of the Club's 

 activities to this further field as the next large undertaking 

 necessary to complete our knowledge of the plant life of the local 

 flora district. 



Notable work on various groups of the cryptogams has already 

 been accomplished and it is hoped to publish at once in the 

 Club's journals preliminary lists, so far as they are available. 

 It is the desire of the Club to enlist the assistance in this under- 

 taking of as many collectors and field workers as possible. It 

 has been decided to create a considerable number of special 

 committees with chairmen, who, as far as possible, are interested 

 in particular groups and to invite the members of the Club and 

 others to enroll themselves on one or more of these committees. 

 The chairmen will organize field excursions either for their 

 special work or in conjunction with other committees and the 

 effort will be made to arrange the dates for trips to the different 

 regions so as to visit each locality at a time most favorable for 

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