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The second paper, on "The Pan-American Scientific Congress," 

 was read by Dr. W. A. Murrill. Tiie speaker exhihitefl a col- 

 lection of the Daily Bulletin issued in English, Spanish and 

 Portugese, as well as copies of several scientific papers read at the 

 meetings. 



Mrs. Britton called attention to a gift of Brazilian orchids that 

 the New York Botanical Oarden had received from Dr. Y. fie 

 Oliveira Botelho, Brazilian delegate to the Pan American Scien- 

 tific Congress. This valuable collection of orchids was selected 

 from plants grown in his fine garden at Rio de Janeiro. They 

 number about one hundred specimens and have been placed in 

 one of the propagating houses. 



Meeting adjourned. 



B. O. Dodge, 

 Secretary. 

 February 8, 191 6 



The meeting of February 8 was held at the American Museum 

 of Natural History at 8:15 P.M. Mr. Norman Taylor presided. 

 Fifty-two persons were present. 



The minutes of January 26 were read and approved. Mr. 

 James F. Adams, 420 West 121st St., N. Y. City, and Dr. Toyoza- 

 buro Tanaka, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

 D. C, were nominated for membership. 



Mr. Stetson reported that the auditing committee had exam- 

 ined the books of the treasurer and found them to be correct. 



Dr. M. Levine, chairman of the committee on the constitu- 

 tional amendment, announced that the committee wished to 

 report in favor of the adoption of the amendment. The re- 

 port of the committee was accepted. 



The treasurer announced the contribution of eighteen dollars 

 and fifty cents ($18.50) from Professor C. C. Trowbridge for 

 illustrations in the Bulletin of the Club. 



The resignation of Miss Ellen E. Shaw was read and accepted. 



Dr. Tanaka and Mr. Adams were then elected to membership. 



The announced scientific program consisted of an illustrated 

 lecture by Prof. W. Mansfield on "Poisonous plants of Eastern 

 United States." The speaker treated the subject under two 



