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the triple nerves from the base, and an examination of the [)ub- 

 lished figures of fossil leaves referred to this genus shows several 

 species which have the basal secondaries (lateral primaries) in- 

 serted at the base of the midrib * and several additional species 

 in which these secondaries are subbasal in some of the leaves. 



An examination of the existing species contained in the her- 

 barium of the New York Botanical Garden shows many leaves 

 with basal secondaries in the following species : Cinnaiiiounnii 

 pedatincrviin/i, Javaiiicuin, obtiisifoliuni, paiiciJIontJii, Sicboldi, 

 iiitidiiin, cucalyptoidcs, albiflonim, pcduncidatuin and Zeylanicuvi. 



Edward W. Berry. 



Passaic, Nfav Jkrsky. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Wednesday, November 25, 1903 



This meeting was held at the New York Botanical Garden at 

 3.30 p. M. ; Professor Underwood in the chair; 18 persons 

 present. 



The appointment of Professor Burgess to fill the vacancy on 

 the membership committee was announced. 



Dr. Britton presented a memorial on the life work of the late 

 Mi". Cornelius Van Brunt, which by vote of the Club was 

 ordered spread on the minutes and printed in ToRREYA.t 



The principal paper on the scientific program was by Mrs. 

 Britton, entitled " Notes on further botanical Explorations in 

 Cuba." The party, consisting of Dr. and Mrs. Britton and Mr. 

 Percy Wilson, went to Cuba by way of Tampa, Plorida, going 

 direct to Matanzas, which point was reached on August 27, 1903. 

 P^xtracts were read from her diary, giving an interesting account 

 of the daily happenings during the exploration of the region 

 about Matanzas, Cardenas and Sagua. Many photographs were 

 shown illustrating the regions visited and specimens of some of 



* See Lesq. Ciet. Fl., //. jo. /. j. 1S74 ; Tert. ¥\., />/. j6. f. J2 ; pi. jj.f. 4,3. 

 1878 ; Fl. Dak. Group,//. //./ 4. 1892 ; Newb. Fl. Aniboy Clays, //. ^9. /". 6, 7. 

 1896. 



t See TORKKVA, 3 : 177. Portrait. 221)1903. 



