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had been invited, and the attendance was about 150, the largest 

 of any meeting for several years. 



Mr. Torrey spoke of the recent article by Mr. Taylor in 

 "Torreya," "Walking with an Object," listing the various 

 rarer species of the flora of New York and vicinity, more exact 

 information of whose range and distribution is desired. Copies 

 of this article were distributed to the audience. 



As part of the formal program arranged for the occasion. Dr. 

 Barnhart made a few remarks on the history of the Club and the 

 recent work of the revision of its Constitution. In introducing 

 the next speaker, Dr. H. M. Denslow, Dr. Barnhart referred to 

 him as being present at the dinner given 60 years ago in honor of 

 Dr. Torrey, at which the Club was founded. Dr. Denslow spoke 

 of collecting seven or eight species of orchids at the northern end 

 of Manhattan Island about 60 years ago. His uncle lived at 

 Inwood and devoted much of his time to a study of plants. 

 Tipularia discolor then grew at Inwood, and still grows on Long 

 Island, having been collected last year at Greenport. 



Mrs. Britton, in a lecture that followed, entitled "The Rarer 

 Wild Flowers of the Vicinity of New York", illustrated her 

 remarks with 120 slides of wnld flowers, paying especial attention 

 to the rarer species and to those that are disappearing and need 

 conserving. Two lanterns were used, slides of the same or allied 

 and rarer species being shown on the screen at the same time. 



Arthur H. Graves, 



Secretary. 



Meeting of May 25, 1927 



This meeting was held at the Museum Building of the New 

 York Botanical Garden. The minutes of the meetings of April 

 27 and May 10 were read and approved. The following candi- 

 dates were unanimously elected to membership in the Club: 



Miss Leslie Crawford, 540 West 122 Street, N. Y. C. 



Dr. R. P. Wodehouse, 10 Stone Street, Yonkers, N. Y. 



Mrs. William Mitchell, 54 Hancock Avenue, Yonkers, N. Y. 



The Secretary read a letter from Dr. Burton Livingston, 

 Permanent Secretary of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, acquainting the Club of its official 

 affiliation with the American Association at the recent spring 

 meeting of its executive committee. 



