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committees haviii|^ it in char^^c, and will be lar^^ely carried out in 

 connection with the excursions. One of the Apri-1 excursions 

 will be conducted b\' Professor Lloyd, with the particular object 

 of illustrating the seasonal adaptations of the earliest spring 

 flowers. A sea-side excursion will be devoted to an illustration 

 of the local types of marine algae, by Dr. Howe. Dr. Mur- 

 rill will devote an afternoon at Scarsdale, New York, to illustrat- 

 ing the habits of different classes of fungi. In June there will 

 be a " Lupine Excursion " to Pompton, where a large hill en- 

 tirely covered by this plant will be visited, and where other floral 

 features of great interest and beauty will be enjoyed. On May 

 6, Professor Underwood will entertain us at Redding, Conn. Dr. 

 Hollick will de\otc a day to pal.x-obotanical collecting at Glen 

 Cove, and will explain the appearance of the region and its geo- 

 graphical and botanical relations at the time that the plants were 

 living. 



Not on!)- arc the members requested to participate more freely 

 in the indoor and field-meetings, but they are specially urged 

 to increase the Club's membership. There are hundreds of per- 

 sons in and about New York who should be members, by virtue 

 of their interest in wild plants or in other botanical subjects, but 

 to whom the Club is unknown. If our members would, at the 

 expense of a very little trouble, seek out such persons and make 

 our objects and proceedings known to them, many would be in- 

 duced to become members, to their and our mutual advantage. 

 We have met people who had been deterred from seeking mem- 

 bership through a mistaken idea as to the qualifications required 

 or expected, and who promptly presented their applications upon 

 learning that an interest in plants sufficient to make our meetings, 

 excursions, or literature attractive to them constitutes a sufficient 

 qualification to make them welcome as members. 



Henry H. Rusbv, 



Prisiihiit. 



