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the question of the appointment of a delegate to represent the 

 Torrey Botanical Club on the Council of the International Con- 

 gress of Microbiology, and was unanimously elected as repre- 

 sentative. The President then appointed the following Com- 

 mittees: 



Nominating Committee: H. A. Gleason, Chairman, P. W. 

 Zimmerman, E. B. Matzke, A. H. Graves, G. T. Hastings. 



Budget Committee: H. N. Moldenke, Chairman, Helen 

 Trelease, F. E. Denny, H. K. Svenson, J. S. Karling. 



The scientific part of the program consisted of an illustrated 

 address by Prof. J. S. Karling of Columbia l^niversity on "Pre- 

 dacious and Carnivorous Fungi," in which he described a num- 

 ber of genera and species which prey on amoeba, rotifers, and 

 nematodes and discussed the mechanisms by which they cap- 

 ture their prey. 



The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m. 



J. S. Karling 



Acting Recording Secretary 



Meeting of November 2, 1937 

 The meeting was called to order at 8:25 p.m. by the Cor- 

 responding Secretary at the American Museum of Natural 

 History with 42 members and visitors present. The reading of 

 the minutes of the previous meeting as well as other business 

 matters were postponed so as to allow sufficient time for the 

 address of the evening. 



Professor John M. Fogg, Jr., of the University of Pennsyl- 

 vania gave an able and inspiring address on the "Floral Areas 

 of Southern New Jersey," in which he showed by a series of 

 excellent maps the occurrence and restriction of a large number 

 of species to certain areas. Dr. Fogg, emphasized primarily the 

 need for more care in recording the localities in which plants 

 are collected. His address stimulated an unusual amount of 

 discussion. 



The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. 



J. S. Karling 



Acting Recording Secretary 



Meeting of November 17, 1937 

 The meeting, held at the New York Botanical Garden, was 

 called to order at 3:40 p.m. by President Barnhart. There were 



