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hemlock sites which are in general drier than those of hardwoods, 

 with the soil temperature a little cooler. 



In the discussion which followed, Major Moore stated that 

 3,600 trees were counted in the New York Botanical Garden 

 grove in the spring of 1923. He knew of no other previous 

 census. Mr. Taylor mentioned the occurrence of Tsuga cana- 

 densis at the head of Little Neck Bay, L. I., and also at Wading 

 River — in the former place in a fairly large quantity. 



Arthur H. Graves, 



Secretary. 



Meeting of February 25, 1925 



The meeting of this date was held at the Museum Building 

 of the New York Botanical Garden. 



The following persons were elected to membership in the Club 

 Dr. Sam F. Trelease, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. 

 Mrs. R. S. P. Trowbridge, 540 West 123rd St., New York, N. Y. 

 Mrs. Helen S. Hill, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn. 



The resignation of Miss Helen M. Carr, of Bradford, Vt., 

 formerly of Mount Vernon, N. Y., was accepted with regret. 



In regard to the amendment to Section II of the Constitution 

 proposed at the meeting of February 10, whereby the phrase 

 "not to exceed eight in number" which follows "associate 

 editors" be removed. Dr. Howe moved its adoption. As ex- 

 plained by Dr. Hazen, this amendment would remove the limi- 

 tation in the number of the associate editors which for various 

 reasons is not now advisable. The amendment was adopted by 

 unanimous vote of the Club. Dr. A. F. Blakeslee was reelected 

 to the Board of Editors by vote of the Club. 



The Secretary was instructed to cast a ballot for the election 

 of Mrs. Helen S. Hill as bibliographer for the year 1925. 



The scientific part of the program consisted of a talk by Dr. 

 Hazen on Plants of the Red Snow. 



Formerly there was supposed to be only one "red snow" 

 plant; namely, Sphaerella nivalis, so named by the Swedish 

 botanist, Sommerfelt, in 1824. The type material came from 

 Greenland and was reported by Capt. John Ross in 1 819 in his 

 "Voyage of the Discovery . . . for Exploring Baffin's Bay and 

 Inquiring into the Probability of a North-west Passage." Ross 



