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fied in contracts for work and to give the fundamentals of the 

 work, but is scarcely full enough to be used as a guide by the 

 amateur wood finisher. In the chapter on the uses of lumber, 

 fifty-one uses, each taking over a million board feet per year are 

 described. For each of these a table showing the percentages of 

 the different woods used is given. For example, of the 56 million 

 feet used in making boot and shoe findings — lasts, trees, pegs and 

 wooden heels — maple furnishes 82%, birch, basswood and beech 

 17% and other woods i%. In another chapter forty-six com- 

 mercial woods are listed with the characteristics of each and the 

 common uses. In this list the names are usually generic with the 

 differences between species briefly given, so that the number of 

 commercial woods is actually many more than appears at first. 

 The botanist will find the chapters on the characters of wood, the 

 commercial woods and the forest regions of interest, scout leaders 

 will also find much of interest, but the real use of the book will be 

 to those who use wood in construction, building or some form of 

 manufacturing. The general appearance of the book, the paper 

 used and the printing is all good. The many tables make it of 

 value for reference. A key for the determination of the com- 

 moner commercial woods would have added to its value. 



G. T. Hastings. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of January 30, 1924 



The meeting was held at The New York Botanical Garden. 



Dr. R. H. Cheney of New York was elected to membership. 

 The resignation of Mrs. J. S. Ehrich was accepted. 



Dr. Barnhart reported for the auditing committee that the 

 treasurer's books had been examined and approved. 



The program of the afternoon consisted of two interesting 

 talks by Dr. J. K. Small and Dr. R. R. Stewart. 



Dr. Small outlined a recent (December, 1923) excursion of 

 exploration in Florida. About four thousand miles were covered 

 in northern Florida and the peninsula. The itineran.- extended 

 from Jacksonville to the mouth of the Appalachicola River, 

 then through the peninsula by several crossings to Cape Sable. 

 Specimens and photographs were shown to illustrate (a) recently 



