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July 29. Springfield, L. I. Meet at Long Island Ferry, 34th 

 St., 9 A. M. Guide, Mr. F. J. Seaver. 



August 5. Mosholu, N. Y. City. Meet at 155th Station 

 Elevated R. R., i P. M. Guide, Dr. William Mansfield. 



August 12. New Baltimore and Coxsackie, N. Y. Meet at 

 New Baltimore Hotel, 9 A. M., August 12. Fare, $5.00. Hotel 

 rates, $2.00 per day. Guide, Dr. E. B. Southwick. 



August 19. Pelham Bay Beach. Meet at Bartow Station, 

 Pelham Bay Park, i P. M. Guide, Dr. M. A. Howe. 



August 26. Moonachie, N. J. Meet at Rutherford Trolley, 

 Hoboken, i P. M. Guide, Mr. G. V. Nash. 



E. B. Southwick, Chairman. 



The Arsenal, Central Park, 

 N. Y. City. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



April ii, 191 i 



The meeting of April 11, 1911, was held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History at 8:15 p.m. Dr. E. B. Southwick 

 presided. Thirty-two persons were present. 



The regular order of business was dispensed wdth and the 

 announced lecture of the evening on "Poisonous Mushrooms," 

 by Dr. W. A. Murrill, was then presented. The lecture was 

 illustrated with many lantern sHdes. An abstract of the lecture 

 prepared by the speaker follows. A more complete discussion 

 of the subject by Dr. Murrill may be found in the November 

 number of Mycologia for 1910. 



"Considering its importance, it is remarkable how little is 

 really known about this subject, most of the literature centering 

 about two species, Amanita muscaria and Amanita phalloides, 

 which have been the chief causes of death from mushroom eating 

 the world over. 



"As the use of mushrooms in this country for food becomes 

 more general, the practical importance of this subject will be 

 vastly increased, and it maybe possible to discover perfect anti- 

 dotes or methods of treatment which will largely overcome the 



