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brought out a comprehensive treatise that will be widely wel- 

 comed and appreciated. 



Carlton C. Curtis. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



March 28, 1906 



The Club met at the Museum Building of the New York Bo- 

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

 Dr. C. C. Curtis was called to the chair. 



Thirteen persons were present. 



After the reading and approval of the minutes of the preceding 

 meeting the following names were proposed for membership : 



Mr. Alfred Cuthbert, Augusta, Ga. ; Mr. S. M. Tracy, Biloxi, 

 Miss.; Mrs. J. Nevvlin Trainer, 311 West iiith Street, New 

 York City. 



On behalf of the committee appointed at the last meeting to ar- 

 range for a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment 

 of the New York Botanical Garden, Dr. W. A. Murrill reported 

 progress and briefly outlined the nature of the proposed celebration. 



Professor Underwood was delegated to represent the Club at 

 Philadelphia in April at the coming bi-centennial of the birth of 

 Benjamin Franklin, in place of President Rusby, who resigned at 

 the preceding meeting, 



A communication was read from Dr. N. L. Britton, as secre- 

 tary of the Council of the Scientific Alliance, outlining the prop- 

 osition to bring about a closer relationship between the special 

 scientific societies composing the Scientific Alliance with the New 

 York Academy of Sciences. It was urged that at least two of 

 the delegates of the Club be present at a meeting of the Council 

 of the Scientific Alliance to discuss this topic further. This 

 meeting will be held some time in April, 1906, the exact date to 

 be announced later. 



Dr. W. A. Murrill proposed the following amendment to the 

 constitution : 



" The number of honorary members of the Club shall not ex- 

 ceed ten, at any one time, and all restrictions as to qualifications 

 shall be removed, except eminence in profession." 



