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local herbarium. He gave an account of his \isit to the Botanic 

 Gardens at Charleston, South Carolina and to a new Bcjtanic 

 Garden of Japanese Iris in the little town of Sumter. Cypress 

 swamps seem to be a good habitat for Japanese Iris. 



Dr. Hazen attended the meetings of the British Association 

 for the Advancement of Science held in England. Though many 

 of his favorite collecting places had been destroyed by modern 

 architectural developments he found other places to collect his 

 algae and by using fast transportation afforded by the Queen 

 Mary was able to bring his specimens back in very good condi- 

 tion. 



Dr. B. O. Dodge attended a mycological foray held in the 

 forests of Quebec. 



Dr. Copeland explored a sizeable bog in northern Maine 

 where he collected lichens. 



Dr. Cheney was again at the Marine Biological Laboratory 

 where he continued his work on alkaloids, collected mints and 

 tried his skill in color photography. 



Dr. Graves continued his work on the breeding of chestnuts 

 and reported that he now has hybrids which are absolutely re- 

 sistant to the blight. 



Dr. Karling collected from a lake in Connecticut a species of 

 fungi which has been reported only once before and then from 

 the Belgian Congo. 



Dr. Thomas inquired as to methods of preserving fungi. It 

 seems as though present methods are inadequate. 



Other members and visitors told of their enjoyment of field 

 trips and collections made in the vicinity of New York. Dr. 

 Moldenke collected approximately a hundred species during the 

 summer. 



The Treasurer read a letter to the Club from Mr. George T. 

 Hastings who is usually present at the fall meeting of the Torrey 

 Club but was unable to attend this year. Mr. Hastings is spend- 

 ing six months in the western part of the United States. 



The meeting then adjourned. All those present were invited 

 to remain for a few minutes during which time appetizing re- 

 freshments were served by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 



Clyde Chandler 

 Recording Secretary 



