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Dr. N. L. Britton showed several specimens of Zamia and 

 Miss Pauline Kaufman exhibited several varieties of edible nuts 

 recently appearing in the markets of New York City. 



Adjourned. 



B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary, 

 February 14, 191 1 



The meeting of February 14, 191 1, was held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History at 8:30 p.m., with President Rusby 

 in the chair. Eleven persons were present. The minutes of 

 the meeting for January 25 were read and approved. 



The announced paper of the evening on "Floral Features of 

 Mexico" was then presented by Dr. H. H. Rusby and illustrated 

 by lantern-slides. This paper appears on another page of 

 Torre YA. 



Meeting adjourned. 



B. O. Dodge, 



Secretary. 

 March 14, 191 1 



The meeting was held at the American Museum of Natural 

 History. The meeting was called to order by 8 :I5 with Dr. E. B. 

 Southwick in the chair. Twenty-eight persons were present. 



The minutes of the meeting for February 14 were read and 

 approved. On the motion of Mr. G. V. Nash the regular order 

 of business was dispensed with for the evening. 



The scientific program consisted of a lecture on "Orchids, 

 Wild and Cultivated," by Mr. Geo. V. Nash. The lecture was 

 illustrated by a large number of beautiful lantern slides. An 

 abstract of the lecture prepared by the speaker follows : 



"By the general public any odd or strange flower was con- 

 sidered an orchid, and as an illustration of this common error 

 nepenthes and bromeliads were cited. [The large division of 

 endogenous plants to which the orchids belong was illustrated 

 with a slide of the lily, this being taken as typical. Especial 

 attention was called to the stamens and pistil which are distinct 

 in this flower. As an illustration of a typical orchid flower a 

 slide of Cattleya was shown. The uniting of the stamens and pistil 



