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Mrs. Britton exhibited a collection of mosses from Bermuda, 

 and stated that they included to date 20 genera and 25 species. 

 There had been previously recorded by the Challenger Expedition 

 5 genera and 8 species one of which, Trichostomum hermudianum 

 Mitt., is reported as being endemic and widely distributed on 

 rocks. This last trip has added a new species of Thuidium and 

 Mr. Williams reports, in his revision of Campylopus for North 

 American Flora another endemic species. This is a large showy 

 plant, thus far only found sterile. 



There are a number of common species, such as Funaria 

 hygrometrica, Weisia viridula, Tortula agraria, Leucohryum 

 glducum, Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum trinitense. 



Of the rarer mosses, most of them also occur in Florida, in- 

 cluding Gyroweisia Barhula, Syrrhopodon floridanus, Fissidens 

 Garberi, Cyclodictyon varians, Isopterygium micans, Anomodon 

 rostratus and Amblystegium varium. 



Perhaps the rarest moss is Rhacopilum tome?rtosum. 



Of the hepatics, those listed by Dr. Evans in the Bull. Torrey 

 Club 33: 129-135, 1906, include 20 genera and 22 species, of 

 which only i is endemic {Crossotolejeunea hermudiana). 



Mr. Brown and Professor Bristol contributed further interesting 

 information regarding the flora of these islands. 



Meeting adjourned. 



B. O. Dodge, 

 Secretary 

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We regret to record the death on December 14, 19 12, of 

 Miss Jane R. Torrey, the oldest daughter of the late Dr. John 

 Torrey, at Glenridge, N. J. 



Jonathan Duell Hyatt, a former member of the Club, who was 

 proposed for membership in November, 1873, died at his home 

 in the Bronx on December 18, aged 87 years. He was elected a 

 member of the Royal Microscopical Society of London In 1879. 

 For many years he was a member of the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science and the New York Mineralogical 

 Club. He had been for years President of the Microscopical 

 Club of New York. 



