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E. Edch", Bangor, Mc, Mr. Humbert Viola, Conimercial Ave., 

 Cliffside Park, X. J., Miss Hester Rusk, Barnard Cc^llege, X. Y. 

 City, and Miss Margaret Ritchie, 77>^ South loth Street, 

 Newark, X. J. These persons were elected subject to the ap- 

 proval of the Committee on Admissions. 



The program consisted of "A Resume by Members of Summer 

 Experiences." Prof. R. A. Harper exhibited a number of speci- 

 mens of various species of Periderminm^coWected in South Caro- 

 lina, Florida, and Mississippi during the spring months. He 

 called attention to the great variety of forms of P. cerebrum as it 

 occurs on different species of pine and compared them with 

 species from the X"ew Jersey Pine Barrens and Virginia. 



Dr. F. J. Seaver spoke of collecting Aleuria bicucullata on 

 the Palisades. This is a rare species of Discomycete collected 

 only twice previously in North America. One collection being 

 made in Wisconsin and the other in Ontario. 



Dr. T. E. Hazen spoke of his work on collections of the narrow- 

 leaved form of the Pontederia, which he is studying and asked 

 for information regarding places where this form may be found. 

 Miss Daisy Le\y and Mr. A. T. Beals reported on mosses col- 

 lected by them during the summer. 



Miss Hester Rusk gave an account of her experiences at the 

 University of Wisconsin during the summer. 



B. O. Dodge spoke of his work on an investigation of the 

 diseases of small fruits of the X^ew York markets. 



Prof. H. M. Richards reported on further investigations of 

 the acidity of plants which he has been carrying on at the Desert 

 Laboratory, Tucson, Arizona, and in California. 



Adjournment followed. 



B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary. 



