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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



October 14, 1919 



The meeting was held in the lecture room of the Department of 

 Botany, Columbia University, President Richards presiding- 

 There were seventeen persons present. 



The minutes of May 28 were read and approved. 



The following persons were nominated and elected to mem- 

 bership: Mr. Hilary S. Jurica, St. Procopius College, Lysle, 

 Illinois; Mr. Frederick Kobbe, 103 East 86th St., New York City; 

 Miss Ella McNeier, 260 Convent Ave., New York City; Mr. 

 Charles Brown, 762 Courtlandt Ave., New York City; Mrs. 

 D. W. Johnston, 206 East 200th St., New York City; Miss 

 Nessa Cohen, 2094 Fifth Ave., New York City; Miss Marguerite 

 Gluck, 2010 Seventh Ave., New York City. 



Dr. Seaver called for suggestions regarding the programs for 

 the evening meetings of the Club. 



The announced program called for reports by members on 

 their summer work. 



Professor R. A. Harper exhibited a number of very excellent 

 photographs of species of Boleti collected at various times during 

 the summer in the vicinity of Woods Hole, Mass. 



Dr. M. A. Howe gave a brief account of the life of C. C. Frost 

 mentioned by Dr. Harper. He also spoke of his own work in 

 connection with the establishment of the dahlia border at the 

 New York Botanical Garden. He has obtained for the garden 

 some 343 varieties of dahlias. 



Dr. H, B. Douglas remarked on the various species of Boleti 

 he had collected in Maine. 



Professor T. E. Hazen spoke of his work on the Pontederias 

 at Woods Hole. He had gathered nineteen plants from the 

 field and transplanted them successfully in a small pond where 

 they could be studied and photographed conveniently. • He 

 showed a number ■ of pictures, using his negatives as lantern 

 slides as his pictures had not been finished. 



Mr. A. T. Beals spoke of collecting mosses during the summer. 

 His material has not been worked over as yet but contains many 

 interesting species. 



