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The minutes of October 30 and November 12 were read and 

 approved. 



The nomination and election of Bro. AI. Victorin, Longueiul 

 College, Quebec, Canada, followed. 



The announced scientific program was then in order. Dr. 



P. A. R^-dberg read a paper on "The Distribution of the ^Montane 



Plants of the Rocky ^Mountains." This paper will be published 



in the Bulletin of the Club. 



Meeting adjourned. 



B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary 

 December 10, 1918 



The meeting was held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History at 8:15 P.M. President Richards occupied the chair. 

 There were twenty' eight persons present. The minutes of 

 November 27 were read and approved. 



The nomination and election of Dr. George E. Nichols, Yale 

 Universit>^ and President R. B. von Kleinsmid, Universitv^ of 

 Arizona, Tucson, followed. No other business was transacted. 



The announced scientific program consisted of an illustrated 



lecture on "The Botanical Gardens at Buitenzorg, Java," by 



Dr. H. A. Gleason. 



Adjournment followed. 



B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary 



THE PLANTING OF TREES AS WAR IVIEMORIALS* 



At the annual meeting of the Managers of the New York 

 Botanical Garden on January 13, 191 9, the following suggestions 

 by Mr. Edward D. Adams were approved and ordered printed: 



At this time, when permanent memorials to the defenders of 

 our flag by land and sea are being considered throughout our 

 land, and projects for community monuments of various designs 

 are planned, we venture the suggestion that individual, as well as 

 associated, action can effectively and economically be taken in 



* Reprinted from the Journal of the New York Botanic.\l Garden, 20: 

 1-2, Jan., 1919. 



