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for four years (1889-'92) and Treasurer of the Club for three 

 years (1898-1900). His services to the Club are held in grateful 

 remembrance by its older members. In 1899, he became a Pa- 

 tron of the Botanical Society of America, a distinction that he 

 shared later with Mr. J. P. Morgan and Dr. and Mrs. N. L. 

 Britton. Ill health unfortunately led to his retirement from 

 business and from office in the Club, after which, he lived 

 abroad, chiefly in Switzerland. However, he continued his in- 

 terest in plants and his membership in the Club. In view of the 

 final passing of a member of forty two years standing. 



BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that the Torrey Botanical 

 Club sincerely deplores the loss of a faithful and accomplished 

 friend in the death of Maturin Livingston Delafield; and that a 

 copy of this minute be transmitted to his bereaved family. 



Mr. W. S. Bourn of the Boyce Thompson Institute, gave a 

 talk on "Destruction of Aquatic Plants in the Sounds Region 

 of Eastern North Carolina." He described the changes in the 

 aquatic flora in some of the fresh water lakes along the coast of 

 North Carolina caused by admitting salt water through the 

 canals. This apparently resulted in the destruction of the pond 

 weed which is one of the principal food plants of the wild fowl. 

 He strongly advocated the replacement of tide locks in the 

 canals in order to restore the fresh water condition of the lakes. 



Professor E. W. Sinnott followed with an interesting account 

 of "The Relations between the Characters of the Petiole and 

 those of its Constituent Cells in Acer." 



Meeting adjoined at 5:00 p. m. 



Respectfully submitted, 



FoRMAN T. McLean 



Secretary 



Meeting of March 4, 1930 



The meeting was called to order at the American Museum 

 of Natural History at 8 :15 p. M. by President Sinnott. Fifty-one 

 members were present. 



It was moved by Dr. Benedict and seconded by Dr. Harper 

 that the club go on record as favoring Legislative statute for 

 the protection of native wild plants. The secretary was in- 

 structed to send communications to this effect to the Governor 

 of New York and local representatives in the Legislature. 



