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stand each constitutes: which probably could have been ascer- 

 tained roughly with very little extra effort. 



Roland M. Harper 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



February 12, 191 8 



The meeting was held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History at 8:15 P.M. President Richards presided. There 

 were thirty-five persons present. 



The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dispensed 

 with. The secretary read notices of the death of Miss Elizabeth 

 Jacobs and Miss Rosalie Schumacher, members of the Club for 

 many years. 



The nomination and election of Miss Bernice Jenkins, 103 

 East 1 6th Street, New York City, and Miss Caroline Seifert, 

 Mt. Vernon, N. Y., followed. 



The announced scientific program consisted of a lecture on 



"Botanical Exploration in Colombia" by Professor H. H. Rusby. 



Adjournment followed. 



B. O. Dodge, Secretary 



February 27, 1 9 1 8 



The meeting was held in the Morphological Laboratory of the 

 New York Botanical Garden at 3:36 P.M. Vice-President 

 Barnhart presided. There were twenty-six persons present. 



The minutes of the meetings held January 30 and February 

 12 were read and approved. 



Under the head of new business Mr. Percy Wilson presented a 

 report on part of the program arranged for holding field excur- 

 sions. 



The Secretary read a communication from the Kansas Academy 

 of Science, announcing a proposed celebration of a semi-centen- 

 nial anniversary of the Society. Professor Raymond J. Pool, of 

 the University of Nebraska, was appointed delegate of the 

 Torrey Club to attend the meetings to be held March 15 and 16. 



The announced scientific program: "Gill fungi of Tropical 



