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A splendid collection of fungi, six hundred and thirty-seven 

 packets in all, were recently received from the Bureau of Science, 

 Manila, through Mr. E. D. Merrill, Botanist. Previous work 

 upon the fungi of this region was briefly sketched, and the col- 

 lections of Philippine fungi in various institutions compared. 



This paper will be published in full, with notes and descrip- 

 tions of interesting species, in a future number of the Bulletin of 

 the Torrey Botanical Club. 



An announced paper on " Botanical Supplies in the Public 

 Schools," was not given on account of Dr. HoUick's unavoidable 

 absence. 



At the close of the stated program. Dr. Gager exhibited some 

 photographs of flowers, etc. taken in natural- color at the New 

 York Botanical Garden by the Lumiere process. The process 

 was briefly explained. 



Dr. Murrill exhibited a specimen of " Tuckahoe," and called 

 attention to the fact that the sporophore of a Polyporiis had been 

 obtained from a form common in parts of Canada, the " Tucka- 

 hoe " being a sclerotium, or a resting stage of the mycelium in 

 mass. He would be glad to receive specimens of these sclerotia, 

 either fresh or dried, from any locality, so that the various species, 

 if more than one exists in this country, may be properly dis- 

 tinguished. 



Dr. Barnhart exhibited for Mr. Nash a flowering specimen of 

 the lace-bark tree, Lagetta Lintearia, a native of the West Indies. 

 This tree is known to have flowered only once before in cultiva- 

 tion. An article on the specimen, and the peculiarities and uses 

 of the lace-like bark will appear in the June, 1908, number of the 

 Journal of the New York Botanical Garden. 



Adjournment was at 4:50 o'clock. 



C. Stuart Gager, 



Secretary. 



