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pages. He appealed for more short articles on the local flora 

 more news items, etc. 



Dr. Michael Levine, Business Manager, reported a gratifying 

 increase in the amount of advertising and a high degree of 

 success in stimulating payment of dues in arrears. 



The Rev. Dr. H. M. Denslow, Honorary Custodian of the 

 Local Herbarium appointed by the N. Y. Botanical Garden, 

 stated that about 300 sheets of specimens illustrating the local 

 fiora had been contributed by Mr. W. C. Ferguson of Hempstead 

 and about 325 specimens had been added from collections 

 made during the year by Mr. Beals in the northern Catskills 

 and in southern New Jersey and by the Custodian in Passaic 

 Co., N. J., and in Rockland, Ulster, and Orange counties, X. 

 Y. With the assistance of Mrs. \Vm. Mitchell, the many thous- 

 and sheets of the Local Herbarium are being rearranged according 

 to geographical distribution in the 61 counties included in the 

 local flora area. 



The chairman of the Field Committee, Mr. A. T. Beals, 

 reported that of thirty announced field meetings all but two 

 were carried out as planned, with an av^erage attendance of 

 twelve. 



Dr. N. L. Britton, chairman of the Local Committee, reported 

 that the time seemed opportune for compiling lists of the local 

 plants of groups below the spermatophytes and pteridophytes 

 as well as for revising the published lists of plants of these 

 higher groups. It was voted that this matter be referred to 

 the Local Flora Committee for action. 



Officers were elected, the list being given on the second 

 cover page of this issue. 



Dr. N. L. Britton proposed in writing amendments to the 

 Constitution and By-Laws, as follows: (a) To substitute the 

 word Bibliographer for the word Librarian in Article HI of the 

 Constitution and in Article VH of the By-Laws. 



(b) To make Article X of the Constitution read "The duties 

 of the Bibliographer shall be such as may be assigned by the 

 Club from time to time." 



The proposed amendment was referred to a committee con- 

 sisting of Dr. J. H. Barnhart and Dr. John K. Small for con- 

 sideration and report at the next meeting of the Club. 



Marshall A. Howe, 



Secretary. 



