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on sedges, in the Torrey Bulletin for May, 1879.* To another, 

 published in April, i88o,t Dr. Hollick contributed the drawings 

 — the third plate that had appeared in the Bulletin. Dr. 

 Rollick's second published drawing was the first colored plate 

 in the Bulletin, an illustration of Cerastium arvense, for his and 

 Dr. Britton's article on that species — March, 1887. J Dr. 

 Britton and Dr. Hollick worked for several years on their Flora 

 of Staten Island § printed in February, 1879. Seven appendices 

 were published in the following years. Dr. Hollick read some 

 interesting and complimentary press notices on this early work, 

 and announced that a joint revision of the Staten Island Flora 

 is nearly ready for printing. 



Dr. Hollick's talk was followed by a few words from Dr. J. H. 

 Barnhart, Mrs. N. L. Britton, Mr. L. L. Tribus and Hon. H. R. 

 Bayne, president of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and 

 Sciences. Mr. John Enequist proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. 

 and Mrs. Britton and Mr. and Miss Britton and Dr. Hollick, 

 to which everyone present most heartily responded. Assuredly 

 the day was a most memorable one to the members of the Torrey 

 Club and other guests. 



About 85 persons participated in the event, mostly from the 

 Torrey Botanical Club and the trustees of the Staten Island 

 Institute of Arts and Sciences. Brother Leon of the College of 

 La Salle at Havana, Cuba, and Dr. J. N. Rose of the United 

 States National Museum, were distinguished guests. 



NEWS NOTES 



From the Newark Museum we have learned that early in May 

 a rare member of the Gentian family, Oholaria virginica, was 

 found near Hillside, N. J. by Mr. George H. Swezey. The 

 New Jersey State Report gives but four localities for the species, 

 in all of which it is rare. 



* Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 316. 1879. 



f Britton, N. L. Note on the differences between Cyperus ovularis Torr., 

 and C. cyJindricus N. L. Britton. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 7: 48. 1880. 



X Hollick, Arthur, and N. L. Britton. Cerastium arvense L., and its North 

 American varieties. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 14: 45-51. 1887. 



§ Hollick, Arthur, and N. L. Britton. The flora of Richmond Co., N. Y. 

 Published by the authors. Staten Island. 1879. 



