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Mr. Max A. Elwert of the Torrey Botanical Club exhibited a 

 very handsome and comprehensive collection of herbarium spe- 

 cimens of plants from the New Jersey Pine Barrens assembled 

 last summer. 



Dr. Fred J. Seaver of The New York Botanical Garden 

 showed the mycological publications of the Garden and models 

 of fungi. The New York Botanical Garden also staged an ex- 

 hibit of rare books in the exhibition hall supplemented by ex- 

 hibits of interesting historical books in the library. Also a study 

 of miscellaneous publications such as the Journal of The New 

 York Botanical Garden, the Bulletin, Brittonia, Addisonia, etc. 



Dr. Ralph C. Benedict of Brooklyn College showed by living 

 plants the remarkable evolution of the Boston fern. Also demon- 

 strations of the variations in the cultivated cabbage, and showed 

 the great value of stems of Kleinia for use in making stem sec- 

 tions for class demonstrations. The living material of Boston 

 ferns, of Hartstongue Fern and of Kleinia were sent by the 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 



Mr. Carl Ramsey staged a very beautiful exhibit of his 

 paintings and drawings of the native and exotic orchids, illus- 

 trating particularly the highly specialized structures of these 

 plants for insect pollination. 



Dr. Forman L. McLean set up a number of paintings of his 

 Sweetglads. Also a number of outlines of the courses offered at 

 the Botanical Garden. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Forman T. McLean 



ENDOWMENT FUNDS OF THE TORREY CLUB 



The Committee on the permanent endowment funds of the 

 Torrey Botanical Club presented the following report at the an- 

 nual meeting of the Club. 

 1. Isaac Buchanan Fund. 



Established in 1893 by a bequest of $500, by Isaac Buchanan, 

 one of the founders, for purposes of the Club (Bulletin 20: 448; 

 21: 530). Principal and interest now aggregate $859.58. 



