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tute. Twenty members of the club were in the party. About 

 as many more boys and girls, members of the science club 

 of Theodore Roosevelt High School, joined the party. The 

 woods were fine with the sumachs and dogwoods in brilliant 

 reds and a few red maples glowing in swampy spots. Some of the 

 dogwood trees were bearing very large numbers of bright red 

 fruits. Several species of asters and of goldenrods were found, 

 two species of Oxalis, stricta and repens were in bloom, Collin- 

 sonia was still in blossom in the thick woods. Several flowers 

 that normally blossom in early spring or summer were found, 

 one flower of the common blue violet, Viola ciicullata, the rue 

 anemone, Ajiemonella thalictroides, and the Indian pipe, Mono- 

 tropa uniflora. On the edge of the Saw Mill River the party 

 stopped to examine a patch of Lizard's Tail, Sauriirus cernuus. 

 Only one fruiting spike was found though tnere were a large 

 number of plants. The party examined the nursery of the 

 arboretum where a large number of seedling trees and shrubs 

 are growing. A few of the shrubs were in blossom, Buddleia 

 himalayana was especially fine. The growth in the nursery 

 has been very good this past season. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of October 2, 1928 



This meeting was held in Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia 

 University, and was called to order by President Denslow at 

 8:30 P.M. 



Since several botanists have recently joined the staff's of 

 institutions in the New York City area, the regular meeting of 

 the Club was combined with an informal reception to these 

 newcomers. Guests of honor were: Dr. & Mrs. Edmund W. 

 Sinnott, Barnard College, Columbia L^niversity; Dr. & Mrs. 

 Bernard O. Dodge, and Dr. & Mrs. Forman T. McLean, New 

 York Botanical Garden. 



One hundred and twenty-five members and guests were 

 present, the following institutions being represented : 



Barnard College 



Boyce Thompson Institute 



