163 



Mabel E. Rich, 1 Mayflower Drive, Colonial Heights, Tucka- 

 hoe. New York. 



The resignations of Mr. J. H. Parker and Mr. Victor 

 Schechter were accepted with regret. 



Dr. Elmer D. Merrill, Director-in-Chief of The New York 

 Botanical Garden gave an interesting talk on the "Recent 

 Developments in Botanical Exploration in China." 



Mr. Kenneth R. Boynton, Head Gardener, of the New York 

 Botanical Garden gave an interesting talk on the "New Species 

 in the Florists Plant List." 

 Meeting adjoined at 5 p.m. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 FoRMAN T. McLean 

 Secretary 



Meeting of October 7, 1930 



The meeting was called to order at the American Museum 

 of Natural History at 8:20 p.m. by President Sinnott. Minutes 

 of the meeting of May 21 were read and approved. Thirty-four 

 members were present. 



Dr. and Mrs. N. L. Britton, who had previously been 

 unanimously elected to honorary life membership, chose to 

 become regular life members and contributed $100.00 each 

 toward the club. Their contributions were accepted with 

 appreciation, and they were unanimously elected to regular 

 life membership. 



The following people were unanimously elected to member- 

 ship in the club: Miss Bertine E. Weston, 62 West 45th Street, 

 New York; Miss Eleanor A. Friend, 40 Thayer Street, New 

 York; Miss Grace R. Frazee, 67 East 4th Street, Clifton, N. J.; 

 Mr. V. L. Frazee, 67 East 4th St., Clifton, N. J.; Miss Augusta 

 Kovaleff, 237 West 107th Street, New York; Miss Beatrice 

 Scally, 244 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, N. J.; Miss A. 

 Mabel Barrow, 447 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn; Miss Trotman 

 C. Barrow, 447 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn; Mr. James Murphy, 

 110 East 42nd Street, New York; Mr. Harold J. Engstrom, 179 

 Chippewa Road, Tuckahoe; and Mr. Robert R. Coles, 7 Glen 

 Place, Glen Cove, Long Island. 



The resignation of Dr. R. G. Eccles was accepted with 

 regret. 



