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The chairman of the Field Committee was authorized to 

 make necessary expenditures for expenses of guides for field 

 meetings during the summer. 



The treasurer was requested to express to the executors of 

 the estate of the late Mary S. Andrews the Club's appreciation 

 of their services in connection with the remittance of her bequest 

 to the Torrey Botanical Club. It was voted to refer the use 

 and designation of this bequest to the Finance Committee. 



A special committee, appointed to draft resolutions on the 

 death of Mrs. Alice R. Northrop, reported as follows: 



Whereas: Mrs. Alice R. Northrop, who for many years 

 has been a member of the Torrey Botanical Club, died suddenly 

 on May 6th. 



Resolved: That the members of this Club take the op- 

 portunity to recognize her long and disinterested service in 

 the cause of Nature Study in the public schools and her wide- 

 spread influence among teachers and pupils in the work that 

 she so ably accomplished, and 



Resolved: That the foregoing preamble and resolution be 

 entered on our minutes, be printed in Torreya, and that a copy 

 be sent to her family. 



Elizabeth G. Brixton ] 



Edward S. Burgess [ Committee 



Marshall A. Howe I 



The scientific program consisted of a discussion of "Climatic 

 and Soil Factors of Long Island Vegetation" by Mr. Norman 

 Taylor. 



A study of evaporation and soil factors on Long Island shows 

 that Montauk at the eastern extremity of the Island has the 

 highest evaporation and the greatest annual amount of wind 

 velocity, and that this, with the porous soil, is correlated with a 

 total absence of forest. Somewhat similar conditions obtained on 

 the Hempstead Plains and on the Shinnecock Hills, both of 

 which are treeless. The second most unfavorable environment 

 is the great central pine-barren region where the evaporation 

 and moisture-holding capacity of the soil is only slightly less 

 than at Montauk. The typical oak-hickory forests along the 

 north shore were shown to have the most favorable environ- 

 mental conditions both as to soil and evaporation. 



After discussion, adjournment followed. 



Marshall A. Howe 

 Secretary 



