Chapter 17, entitled "Guide to American Hardwood Trees" 

 is original and unique and will be of great assistance in identifi- 

 cation. In this chapter the trees are grouped under such headings 

 as "Trees That Bear Pods," "Trees That Bear Spines or 

 Thorns," "Trees Whose Leaves Turn Yellow in Autumn," 

 "Trees That Bear Berries," and many other similar headings. 



Mr. Illick, the author of "Pennsylvania Trees," "Trees 

 Every Boy Should Know," "Fifty Common American Trees," 

 "The Scout's First Book of Forestry," "Guide to Forestry," 

 and many other articles on forestry, has made a life-long study 

 of trees and has spent fifteen years in teaching boys and girls 

 and grown-up folks how to know our trees, and how to under- 

 stand their habits and to interpret their peculiar behaviors. 

 This long study and experience in writing and teaching has 

 fittingly prepared him to present to humanity "Tree Habits" 

 in the popular humanizing, though scientific, style in which no 

 other book on trees and forestry has before been written. 



The book will be read and enjoyed not only by botanists and 

 foresters but also by the layman and the student. It will prove 

 very useful as a supplementary book in High School, College 

 and University courses in Botany and, without doubt, will be 

 adopted as a textbook by many Schools of Forestry. 



E. M. Gress, State Botanist. 



Harrisburg, Pa. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of October 29, 1924 



The meeting of this date was held at the New York Botanical 

 Garden. Three new candidates were elected to membership as 

 follows: 



Dr. Charles McCoy, Presbyterian Hospital, 41 E. 70th St., 

 New York, N. Y. 



Dr. Arthur P. Kelley, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 

 N. J. 



Mr. Otto Degener, N. Y. Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New 

 York. 



The first part of the scientific program was by Mr. Otto 

 Degener on " Plant Collecting in Hawaii. " Basing his computa- 



