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winter. The introductory key to genera by winter characters 

 covering thirty pages is ver>- interesting, the first division being 

 according to whorled, opposite or alternate arrangement of leaves. 

 The genera and species are then taken up with. It contains 

 numerous excellent line drawings especially of leaf-scars and 

 buds. There are many references to other works. The nomen- 

 clature follows Bailey's Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, 

 synonyms being gi\en where manuals differ. 



The implied future publication of a similar work for herbaceous 

 plants will be awaited with interest. 



A. GUNDERSEN. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



January 14, 1919 



The annual meeting was held in the lecture room of the De- 

 partment of Botany at Columbia University. President Rich- 

 ards called the meeting to order at 8:15 P.M. There were 20 

 persons present. The minutes of Dec. 10, 1918, were read and 

 approved. 



The nomination of Dr. George E. Osterhout, Windsor, Col., /> 

 Mr. S. A. Lurvey, South West Harbor, Me., and Miss Anna G. 

 Runge, 577 Ninth Av., Astoria, N. Y., followed. 



Mr. Percy Wilson read the report of the Field Committee 

 which was accepted. The report of the Program Committee, 

 Mrs. E. G. Britton, chairman, was read by Dr. Seaver. A sug- 

 gestion that in the future some of the Tuesday meetings should 

 be held at Columbia University was discussed by Prof. Harper, 

 Prof. Hazen, Dr. Barnhart and Mr. Taylor. 



Dr. M. A. Howe reported briefly for the Committee on the 

 Fiftieth Anniversan,- Celebration. A statement of the receipts 

 and expenditures, as follows, was read: 



Semi-Cexten.vi.\l Fund 



Receipts 



Amount received in 191 7 $1,580.50 



Amount received in 1918 548.00 



$2,128.50 



