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The cankers have been discussed by many workers. The 

 speaker has determined that the fungus is frequently carried 

 over by canker on the new growths and this has been verified by 

 several workers. Very similar cankers are frequently formed 

 as a result of spray and dust injuries. The mycelium rarely 

 penetrates into the xylem. 



The apothecia are formed on old mummied peach fruits lying 

 on the ground in uncultivated orchards, especially those growing 

 in wet clay soil. 



The second paper was by Dr. Arthur Hollick on "Some Fossil 

 Fruits of the Tertiary of the West." 



Dr. Hollick first remarked upon the genus Ficus, of which 

 about 600 living species and about 300 fossil species have been 

 described. Most of the fossil species have been based upon leaf 

 impressions and the genus has been a sort of catch-all for leaf 

 impressions of rather doubtful relationships. One genus {Fi- 

 coxylon) has been based upon wood of Ficus affinities and seven 

 species have been based upon fruits. Of these seven, one is 

 from the Middle Cretaceous of Greenland, two from the Middle 

 Cretaceous of Kansas, two from the Lower Tertiary of Wyoming 

 and Montana, one from the Middle Tertiary of Colorado, and 

 one from the Quaternary of British Columbia. Specimens of 

 fruits of Ficus Ceratops Knowlton from the Eocene, Fort Union 

 formation, of Montana, and of F. neurocarpa Hollick, from the 

 Dakota group of Kansas, were exhibited. 



Dr. Hollick also showed fossil cones of Sequoia from the Eocene 

 of North Dakota and leafy twigs from the Eocene of Alaska, with 

 cones and branches of the living Sequoias of California for com- 

 parison. 



The recent death of Professor Elias J. Durand of the Uni- 

 versity of Minnesota, a member of the Club, was announced, 

 and the chairman appointed Professor Robert A. Harper, Dr. 

 F. J. Seaver, and Mr. James A. Crawford as a committee to 

 draft suitable resolutions. 



Adjournment followed. 



Marshall A. Howe, 



Secretary. 



