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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUR 

 February 13, 1906 



The meeting was called to order at the American Museum of 

 Natural History by the secretary, at 8:30 o'clock. Owing to 

 the absence of the president, Dr. N. L. Britton was called to the 

 chair. Twenty-three persons were present. 



After the minutes of January 31 were read and approved, the 

 following names were presented for membership : Professor Geo. 

 F. Atkinson, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. ; Frederick S. 

 Beattie, Brown University, Providence, R. I. ; F. M. Bruggerhof, 

 P. O. Box 1449. N. Y. City ; Mr. H. Dautun, 139 Franklin St., 

 Jersey City, N. J. ; Dr. Clayton D. Fretz, Sellersville, Pa. ; Dr. 

 William J. Gies, 437 West 59th St., N. Y. City ; C. C. Hanmer, 

 L. Box 96, East Hartford, Conn. ; Mrs. Richard Marcn Hoe, 

 II East 71st St., N. Y. City; Lewis H. Lapham, 15 West 

 56th St., N. Y. City ; Miss Sarah A. Robinson, 289 East Houston 

 St., N. Y. City ; Nelson Smith, 151 West 48th St., N. Y. City; 

 Mason A. Stone, 244 Central Park West, N. Y. City; Mr. C. 

 A. Weatherby, East Hartford, Conn. 



A paper by Dr. Arthur M. Edwards, on the "Origin of the 

 Bacillaria," was read by title. 



On the vote of the Club, the secretary cast the ballot of the 

 Club for the election to membership of the persons whose names 

 were proposed for membership as above. 



The paper of the evening was an illustrated lecture by Mr. 

 George V. Nash, on the " General Botanical Features of C)rchids." 



There seems to be a general misconception among many as to 

 just what an orchid is. Any plant which grows on a tree, or has 

 some peculiar feature is, without hesitation, called an orchid. 

 This mistake is frequently made in regard to the pitcher plants, 

 Ncpcntlies, or to the tail-flowers, AntJwrinin. In order more 

 clearly to define the structure of the orchid flower, a large flower 

 of the genus Cattlcya \\d.s illustrated on the screen. The uniting 

 in one organ, called the column, of the stamens and pistils, serves 

 at once to distinguish this family from all related ones. The 



