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for the preparation of the commemorative document to be read 

 at the celebration, by the New York Academy of Sciences, of 

 the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Carl von Linne, 

 reported, through the secretary, that Professor Underwood had 

 been appointed to prepare the document, and had accepted. 



On motion the secretary cast the ballot of the club, electing to 

 membership the persons nominated. 



The scientific program consisted of a symposium of four papers 

 on the subject of "Trees." Each paper was illustrated by 

 lantern views. The symposium was opened by Professor L. M. 

 Underwood, who spoke on "Some Historic American Trees." 

 Mr. William Solotaroff discussed " The Planting and Care of 

 Shade Trees," giving an interesting account of the preparation 

 for planting in the nursery, methods of transplanting along high- 

 ways and streets, the dangers that threaten shade trees, and 

 briefly of the means of protection against these dangers. 



Dr. E. B. Southwick spoke on "Trees in Winter," showing 

 views taken in Central Park, and elsewhere in and about Greater 

 New York. The last number was by Dr. N. L. Britton, who 

 showed a selection of colored lantern slides from the Van Brunt 

 collection, illustrating the flowers and fruits of common trees. 



At the conclusion of the regular program, Mr. Edward R. 

 Taylor, of Penn Yan, N. Y., exhibited some beautiful, and botanic- 

 ally interesting, samples of vegetable silk, and fabrics woven 

 from it, together with the raw material of which it is made. The 

 process of its manufacture from cotton-seed cellulose was briefly 

 described, and samples of "artificial horse-hair," made by treat- 

 ing ordinary cotton thread with the dissolved cotton-seed cellu- 

 lose, were also exhibited and the process of its fabrication briefly 

 described. 



The Club adjourned at 10:30 o'clock. 



C. Stuart Gager, 



Secretary. 

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Dr. J. E. Kirkwood has recently been promoted to a professor- 

 ship of botany in Syracuse University, and the botanical work 

 there is now recognized as an independent department of the uni- 

 versity instruction. 



