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ments of an annual yield per acre of 20 tons of spineless cactus 

 which can be utilized for cattle food. In tropical climates, where 

 the land can be irrigated lightly once or twice, an annual yield 

 of 150-180 tons per acre may be expected. As contrasted with 

 100 acres alfalfa under the best conditions, the yield of Burbank 

 cactus under equally favorable conditions would be 30 to 40 

 times, we are told on pp. 390-391. And the best of it all, ac- 

 cording to our author, is "that once established, the new cactus 

 may remain for years uncultivated and undisturbed, constantly 

 growing on and adding to its vast store." 



To the flower lover, the account of Burbank's work with pop- 

 pies will surely be of absorbing interest. On page 79, a Burbank 

 poppy is described with flowers, a dozen of which placed one 

 upon another, would effectually conceal a man — seven of these 

 magnificent blossoms placed end to end in a row are as high as 

 a tall man. 



The volume is well and quite copiously illustrated and no one 

 interested in flowers, fruits, and plant life in general can help 

 being fascinated and very much impressed with this account of 

 the wonders an untrained and comparatively uneducated man 

 has produced in the plant world through using his intuition. 



Orlaxd E. W^hite. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 October 30, 1918 



The meeting was held in the Morphological Laboratory of the 

 New York Botanical Garden, at 3:30 P.M. There were thirty 

 persons present. Vice-president Barnhart occupied the chair. 



The minutes of October 8 were read and approved. 



The nomination and election of M. Nishimura, Columbia Uni- 

 versity, N. Y. City, and Dr. Thos. Owen, Dept. Archives and 

 History, Montgomery, Alabama, followed. 



A communication from Prof. J. E. Kirkwood relating to the 

 publication of a paper as one of the Memoirs of the Club was 

 read and referred to the Board of Editors for a report. 



The scientific program for this meeting consisted of an "E.x- 



