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species where more than one is described. There is a brief 

 account ot each species giving the general characters, habitat, 

 distribution, and the character and uses of the wood. All of 

 the native trees of the Northeastern United States and most of 

 these commonly cultivated for ornament or fruit are included. 

 The nomenclature is that of the second edition of Britton and 

 Brown. A single common name is given for each species, 

 though a few others are to be found in the index. The use of 

 synonyms and of several common names would have added 

 to the value of the book, especially where a tree is known by 

 different names in different regions. There is a glossary and a 

 complete index. The introduction attempts in six pages to 

 give an outline of all the activities of the growing tree from the 

 absorption of water to the development of seed. The book 

 easily fits in the coat pocket. It is well bound in semi-flexible 

 dark blue cloth and printed on good quality paper. It will be 

 helpful to all who wish to know the trees, especially as it can 

 be used at all seasons of the year. 



George T. Hastings. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



Minutes of the Meeting of April 28, 1926 



This meeting was held at the Museum Building of the New 

 York Botanical Garden with Vice President Barnhart in the 

 Chair. The following were elected to membership in the Club: 



Prof. Oakes Ames, North Easton, Mass. 



Mr. E. J. Schreiner, New York Botanical Garden. 



Mr. F. A. Varrelman, American University Campus, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Mrs. Britton read a part of a communication from the Com- 

 mittee on the Preservation of Natural Conditions of the Ecologi- 

 cal Society of America, in which it was suggested that the 

 societies affiliated with it contribute $1.00 to pay for the cor- 

 respondence involved in circularizing matters relating to the 

 preservation of natural features in the United States. By 

 vt}te of the Club this sum was appropriated. 



The scientific part of the program consisted of a talk by Dr. 

 Arthur Hollick entitled "Recent discoveries of fossil plants 



