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ericoides, Etipatorium ageratoides, and Geranium Roberlianum 

 which has about the longest l)looniinj^ season of any pilant I 

 know, ahnost from the hitest spring frost to the kilHng frosts of 

 autumn. 



Interesting species new to some of the party were the Blad- 

 der Nut, vStaphylea, in great hanks with thousands of the con- 

 spicuous three lobed bladdery fruits: Triosteum, the Wild Cof- 

 fee, or Tinker's Weed, with plentiful orange fruit which some 

 of the party gathered to take home to try out as a beverage; 

 and Paulownia, which has established itself at the foot of the 

 clififs, as it has along the Palisades. Signs were seen of the Amer- 

 ican Wood Rat, which still persists in holes in the talus, the 

 only locality where it is still found within 30 miles of New York 

 City, so far as I know. Striking exposures of the red sandstone 

 underlying the trap clififs were seen, including some partings of 

 the strata with ripple marks and what appeared to be casts of 

 marine worm burrows. 



Raymond H. Torrey 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



Meeting of October 16, 1929 



The meeting was called to order by President Denslow. 



Mr. S. S. Shouse, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn 

 was unanimously elected to membership in the club. 



Dr. Denslow presented an appeal from Dr. Clyde Fisher for 

 the support of the Coordinating Council of Nature Activities 

 by a financial contribution from the club. This was referred to 

 a committee consisting of Dr. Britton, Dr. Barnhart and Dr. 

 McLean. 



Dr. Graves proposed an amendment to the constitution pro- 

 viding for life memberships in the club. This was referred to a 

 committee consisting of Dr. Gleason, Mrs. Trelease, and Dr. 

 Graves, to be reported back to the club at its next regular meet- 

 ing. 



Dr. Hazen proposed raising the subscription rate for the 

 Torrey Bulletin from four dollars ($4.00) per year to six dollars 

 ($6.00) per year to libraries and non-member subscribers. This 

 motion was seconded by Dr. Harper and unanimously adopted. 



