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establishment of sanctuaries for the propagation and protection 

 of wild plants. An entering wedge has, however, been finally 

 formed in the measure for the protection of trailing arbutus on 

 public lands, which became a law, April i, 1925. 



Mrs. Britton brought up the subject of the acquisition and 

 preservation of the Cook Forest area in Pennsylvania, one of the 

 largest remaining areas of primeval white pine. This movement 

 is being furthered by the Ecological Society of America through 

 its committees on preservation of natural conditions. On the 

 motion of Dr. R. A. Harper it was the sense of the meeting that 

 the societies represented endorse this movement and that Mrs. 

 Britton, the Secretary of the Wild Flower Preservation Society 

 of America, be empowered to draft a resolution to this effect. 



Dr. N. L. Britton spoke of the publication of the Naturalists' 

 Guide, which should be a great stimulus to the preservation of 

 natural areas. 



Mr. Norman Taylor, in speaking of the new movement for 

 additional State Park lands, stated that it was on his recom- 

 mendation that part of Montauk and also an area in Hempstead 

 Plains between Hicksville and Syosset were included in the plans 

 for state parks on Long Island. The general park program for 

 Long Island has aroused opposition from two main sources: 



1. From the interested and usually wealthy owners of ad- 

 jacent property. 



2. From those who feel that the acquisition of this land may 

 result in the destruction of vegetation rather than in its con- 

 servation. 



After some discussion for and against, the motion was passed 

 without dissenting vote, that it was the sense of the meeting 

 that, in so far as the establishment of these parks makes for 

 the preservation of individual plants or vegetation, the move- 

 ment has the unqualified approval and willingness to cooperate 

 of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America and the 

 Torrey Botanical Club. The secretaries of the two societies 

 were authorized to send a resolution to Mr. Moses of the Park 

 Commissioners, to the effect that they are in sympathy with his 

 park program and wish to do anything they can to support it. 



Arthur M. Graves, 



Secretary 



