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den iron, Cattleya, Lielia, Lycaste, Maxillaria, Odontoglosstiin,- 

 Miltonia, Oncidhun, and Dicliaea. 



Among those confined to the Old World, are : Tlmnia, Coelo- 

 gyne, Picione, Ansellia, Phaj'us, Dendrobmni, Erin, Bidbophylluni, 

 Cymbidiiim, Phalaenopsis, Vanda, Angraecinn, and Aerides. 



The different features were illustrated with lantern slides, many 

 of them colored. The latter were the work of Mrs. Van Brunt, 

 and were kindly loaned for the occasion by her. 



Alluding to Mr. Nash's discussion of the satisfactory breaking 

 up of the old genus Cypripedium into four genera, and the restric- 

 tion of Cypripedium to its type species and immediate relatives, 

 having a well defined zonal distribution, Dr. Britton remarked upon 

 the wide application of this principle in the progressive study of 

 plants and animals, causing the recognition of very many more 

 genera than were believed to exist by most botanical and zoologi- 

 cal students in the last century. 



The vastly greater number of species now known, and their 

 more critical comparative study in the field and in collections, as 

 well as the more exact understanding of long-recognized species, 

 shows that the number of homogeneous groups which we call 

 genera, existing in nature, is larger than previously supposed. 

 The genus Habcnaria has recently been subdivided into several 

 genera, and this subdivision has been a distinct advance in the 

 taxonomy of orchids. 



The Club adjourned at 9:30 o'clock. 



C. Stuart Gager, 



Secretary. 

 February 28, 1906 



The Club met at the Museum Building of the New York 

 Botanical Garden, at 3:30 o'clock. Vice-President L. M. Under- 

 wood presided, and 21 persons were in attendance. 



The minutes of February 13 were read and approved, and 

 the following names presented for membership : 



Richard H. Allen, Chatham, New Jersey ; Dr. T. J. W. Bur- 

 gess, Montreal, Canada, Box 2381; H. Hapeman, Minden, 

 Nebr. ; Miss Caroline Harriot, Whitestone, L. I. ; Dr. A. H. 

 MacKay, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia ; S. Mendelson Meehan, Mt. 



