107 



Dr. Howe reported the collection, by Dr. W. R. Taylor, of 

 about 230 species of algae from the vicinity of the Dry Tortugas 

 near Key West, Dr. Swingle also sent in some interesting species 

 of fossil calcareous algae from (he Salton Sea region during the 

 summer. 



Dr. Graves reported the finding by Mr. Norman Taylor, 

 during the summer, of Empetrum nii^rum at Montauk, Long 

 Island. The abundance of the Post Oak, Quercus stellala, and 

 occurrence of the Chestnut Oak, Q. prinus, on Hunter's Island 

 were also noted. The secretary also spoke of an interesting 

 region for botanizing, located at the base of the Palisades about 

 opposite 150th St. on an area of flat land jutting out into the 

 Hudson where ballast plants are plentiful. 



Dr. Gager reported a large tree Lilac {Syringa japonica ?) at 

 Kiseena Park, Flushing, also Cornus Koiisa with an abundance 

 of fruit, and recommended the region for a future field trip of 

 the Club. 



Dr. Levine stated that he had obtained good material of 

 Russula near Ithaca during the summer, suitable for sectioning 

 for further work in the development of the Hymenomycetes. 



Mr. Hastings showed interesting sheets of plants collected 

 near Grassy Sprain Reservoir, Yonkers. Variation in size, 

 shown on each sheet, was caused by the submergence of some of 

 the seeds for shorter or longer periods, delaying their germination, 

 and thus shortening the period to flowering. 



Dr. Hazen spent most of the summer at Woods Hole and 

 reported the successful cultivation of unicellular algae. He also 

 noted the sporadic occurrence of Polystichum Braunii along the 

 Monroe Sky-line Trail in the Green Mountains. 



Arthur H. Graves, 



Secretary. 



DATES OF PUBLICATION OF TORREYA 



No. I. 



J an .-Feb. 



Pages 



1-16 Issued 



25 Feb. 



1924 



No. 2. 



Mar .-Apr. 





17-38 



30 Apr. 



1924 



No. 3. 



May-June 





39-54 



25 June 



1924 



No. 4 



July-Aug. 





55-70 



21 Aug. 



1924 



No. 5. 



Sept.-Oct. 





71-90 



28 Oct. 



1924 



No. 6. 



Nov .-Dec. 





91-114 



31 Dec. 



1924 



