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the body of the work. Much of this matter requires a great 

 amount of labor and the clearing up of many of the points still in 

 doubt will serve as a stimulus to the club in its future studies on 

 the flora of Connecticut. 



The book is a well printed volume of 596 pages, the thickness 

 of which makes it a trifle bulky. 



Norman Taylor 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 March 30, 19 10 



The meeting was held in the museum building of the New 

 York Botanical Garden, beginning at 3.30 p. m. Vice-president 

 Barnhart occupied the chair. Seventeen persons were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of March 8 were read and approved. 



Professor J. C. Arthur, Dr. John Hendley Barnhart, and Pro- 

 fessor Alexander W. Evans were elected delegates to the Third 

 International Botanical Congress to be held in Brussels, May 14th 

 to May 22d, 1910. 



First on the announced scientific program was a discussion of 

 "Exploration in Andros" by Dr. J. K. Small. An abstract of 

 this follows : 



" Recent exploration of the botanically little-known parts of 

 Andros, Bahamas, carried on by the New York Botanical Garden, 

 brought to light plants not only new to the flora of Andros itself, 

 but also to the flora of the Bahamas. In order to carry out the 

 plans made previously to entering the field, seven bases were 

 selected along the eastern coast of the island, namely. Deep Creek, 

 Smith Hill, Crow Hill, Lisbon Creek, Fresh Creek, Staniard 

 Creek, and NichoU's Town. The vessel was left at these points 

 while the party, consisting of Mr. J. E. Aranha of the Surveyor 

 General's Office of the Bahamas, Dr. J. K, Small, and Mr. J. J. 

 Carter, together with such members of the vessel's crew as were 

 needed, made excursions inland. Excursions were made on the 

 one hand as far as it was possible to go on foot and on the other 

 by a small boat to the headwaters of most of the creeks mentioned 

 above. 



" The topography of Andros is comparatively simple, and the 



