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Mr. C. E. Foote, of Jackson, Mich., was nominated for mem- 

 bership. 



The question of holding a meeting of the Club on the last 

 Wednesday in May was discussed and left with Mrs. Britton, 

 Chairman of the Program Committee for settlement. 



Upon the motion of Mrs. Britton the Club voted to authorize 

 the Treasurer to purchase with funds from the Underwood Fund 

 a one thousand dollar registered U. S. Bond of the Third Liberty 

 Loan issue. 



Mr. C. E. Foote was elected to membership. 



The scientific program was then carried out. 



Dr. N. L. Britton read a paper on "A Brief Memorial of the 

 late Dr. J. A. Shafer." This paper will be published in the 

 Jounral of the New York Botanical Garden. 



Dr. B. O. Dodge spoke briefly on the subject "Notes on Gym- 

 nosporangium." Dr. Dodge spoke of the curious situation exist- 

 ing at the New York Botanical Garden where abundant infections 

 of the apples and hawthorns with Gymnosporangium macropus and 

 G. globosum were found in 1917, while the alternate telial stages 

 appear not to have been present on the red cedars in the immediate 

 vicinity. On the other hand, G. nidus-avis and G. clavipes are 

 very commonly present on the red cedars in the grounds while 

 their aecidial stages were not found last year in the same region. 

 The speaker reported on his studies on the origin of the teleuto- 

 spores in G. macropus, G. globosum, G. clavariaeforme and G. 

 nidus-avis. The spores do not arise from the terminal cells of 

 the pseudo-parenchyma as reported by Blackman, Reed and 

 Crabill and others. The terminal cells degenerate and spores 

 are formed from buds growing out of penultimate cells. 



The next number of the program "Exhibit of Early Spring 

 Flowers" (Cultivated) was given by Mr. Kenneth Boynton. 



Dr. F. J. Seaver exhibited a rare species of Ascomycete, Hae- 

 matelia. This fungus will revive when moistened after being 

 dried, in the same way that members of the Auriculaceae are 

 known to do. 



Adjournment followed. B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary 



