PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of 0< roBER 2, 193 I 



The meeting of the Torrey Botanical Club was called to 

 order at the American Museum of Natural History at 8:30 

 P.M. by President Hazen. There were twenty-six members 

 present. 



The follow ins; were unanimously elected to membership in 

 the club: Mrs. W. D. Diddell, 333 East 7th Street, Jacksonville, 

 Florida; Mrs. F. G. Dunham, 450 Beverly Road, Ridgewood, 

 N. J.; Mr. L. S. Jaffe, Columbia University, New York; Mr. 

 Quinby M. Kipp, 138 No. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, 

 X. Y.: Mrs. M. B. Rowoan, Ridgewood, N. J.; Mrs. L. C. War- 

 ren, 531 West 122 Street, New York, N. Y. 



The resignation of Mr. Ernest L. Spencer was accepted with 

 regret. 



We have lost Dr. Frank N. Johnson through death. 



President Hazen called for comments from members on 

 their field experiences. 



Dr. Harper reported his success in growing Butomus from 

 seed , flowering it about July 1 . 



Mr. Raymond Torrey suggested that the Azolla found 

 growing in Kettleholes in Long Island which are being destroyed 

 in park improvements might be planted and maintained in 

 ponds in botanical gardens and elsewhere. He also told about 

 his trip into the Southern Appalachians, about a quaking cran- 

 berry bog which he visited in the Monongahela National Forest. 



Dr. S. M. Pady told about his trip to Lake Tomogomie in 

 Northern Ontario and the very fine stand of virgin red pine in 

 that region. 



Dr. Harper further reported on the foray during the summer 

 with Dr. Dodge, Dr. Whetzel and other mycologists hunting 

 fungi. 



Dr. R. P. Wodehouse told about his stay at Woods Hole and 

 his search for flowering plants of the marine eel grass and 

 Zostera. A few apparently vigorous colonies of eel grass near 

 Woods Hole failed to yield any flowers, but Mr. Wren, an as- 

 sistant there, guided him to flowering eel grass. He found that 

 plants dropped their leaves when they flowered and the sickly 



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