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November 28, 1906 



The Club met at the museum building of the New York 

 Botanical Garden, at 3:30 p. m. In the absence of President 

 Rusby, Dr. L. H. Lighthipe was called to the chair. Twenty- 

 two persons were in attendance. 



The minutes for November 13 were read and approved, and 

 the following names were presented for membership : 



Ulysses O. Cox, Terre Haute, Ind. 



Harold W. Pretz, 368 Union St., Allentown, Pa. 



The amendment to Article XIV of the Constitution relating to 

 annual dues, presented at the regular meeting of the Club on 

 October 31 and published in the weekly Bulletin of the New 

 York Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies for November 

 19, 1906, came up for discussion. After a brief discussion it was 

 voted to lay the motion on the table. 



The secretary read a communication to the president of the 

 Club from the member for botany of the committee of the New 

 York Academy of Sciences appointed to arrange for an exhibit 

 to be held at the American Museum of Natural History, on 

 December 28 and 29, to illustrate recent advancement in different 

 departments of science. The Club was invited to send material 

 for the exhibit. On motion the secretary was appointed to 

 arrange for the Club's participation in the exhibit. 



On motion it was voted to omit the second regular December 

 meeting of the Club which would fall on the 26th of the month. 



The following scientific program was presented : " Some Costa 

 Rican Orchids," by Mr. George V. Nash. 



The speaker referred to the little-known country of Costa Rica 

 and the desirability of securing material from there. ]\Ir. Wm. 

 R. Maxon, of the United States National Museum, during the 

 early part of the }'ear, made an exploration in this region in the 

 interests of the New York Botanical Garden and brought back 

 with him not only a valuable collection of herbarium material 

 but also a large collection of living plants, representing mainly 

 the orchid, fern, bromeliad, and cactus families. This material, 

 owing to the care taken by Mr. r^Iaxon in collecting and pack- 

 ing it, arrived in excellent condition. A great many orchids 



