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kinds of buds ; growth in height and girth ; reproductive capacity, 

 and reproduction by seeds and sprouts ; attainment of economic 

 maturity, and the normal duration of healthy growth. About 

 twenty-five persons were present at this meeting. 



The second forestry lesson was given on Saturday, May 5. 

 The party left Chambers Street for Bloomfield, N. J., via Green- 

 wood Lake R. R., at 1:20. From Bloomfield, a walk of about 

 three miles was taken, to Essex, whence the party returned, at 5 

 o'clock, to New York. The road lay for a considerable distance 

 through heavy forests, chiefly of oak, chestnut and beech. The 

 general subject of the lesson was " Reproduction of Trees." 

 The provisions for securing pollination by insect agency were con- 

 trasted with those for wind pollination and the gregarious habits of 

 plants making use of the latter were illustrated. The abundance 

 and fertility of the seed produced by different trees and the rela- 

 tion of these qualities to the size and other characters of the seeds 

 was discussed. Some peculiar methods of seed distribution were 

 referred to. Trees were compared as to the relative frequency with 

 which they produced a crop of seed, and as to the length of time 

 required for the latter to germinate. Propagation by suckers and 

 shoots was discussed as to its causes and occurrence under different 

 conditions and in different countries. Many interesting plants were 

 collected. Thirty-two people were present. Dr. H. H. Rusby 

 was instructor and guide. 



May 12, the special subject of the field meeting was "Violets." 

 Twenty-three persons were present, Mr. W. W. Eggleston acting 

 as guide. A couple of hours were spent about the northern end 

 of Van Cortlandt Park near the Yonkers trolley line. Here were 

 found l^iola obliqua, V. aicullata, V. fimbriahila, and an abun- 

 dance of \^iola palmata and V. sororia, with all sorts of inter- 

 mediates between the last two. Afterwards some of the party 

 returned to Bronx Park and visited the violet bed in the herba- 

 ceous grounds of the New York Botanical Garden. 



May 19, the third forestry lesson was given on the grounds 

 of the New York Botanical Garden, with Mr. George V. Nash 

 as instructor and guide. The subject was " Characteristics of 

 Trees, illustrated by various species which show strong con- 



