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The scientific program consisted of an illustrated lecture by 
Mr. George T. Hastings on “Our Native Ferns.” The lecture 
was followed by general comment and discussion by several mem- 
bers. The interest elicited by the speaker and the subject was 
manifest in the attendance of over 100 members and friends, 
The Club adjourned at 9:30 for tea served in the Hall of 
Birds. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Tracy E. Hazen, Secretary pro tem 
MEETING OF Fesruary 18, 1931 
The meeting was called to order by President Sinnott at 3:30 
P.M. at the New York Botanical Garden with 29 members present. 
The minutes of the meetings of January 21 and February 3 
were read and approved. 
Dr. Merrill gave a brief report on the action taken on improve- 
ment of the region about Tippett’s Brook, Van Cortlandt Park. 
The following persons were unanimously elected to member- 
ship in the Club: 
Dr. Earl L. Core, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 
W.Va.; Wanda K. Farr, Boyce Thompson Institute, Yonkers, 
New York; Dr. R. Kent Beattie, 2032 Belmont Road, Washing- 
ton, D.C. ; Dr. J. W. C. Goethart, Rijks Herbarium, Nonnensteeg, 
Leiden, Holland. 
The resignations of Mr. William J. Downer and Mr. M. 
ench Gilman were accepted with regret. 
The scientific program consisted of a talk by Dr. Marshall A. 
Howe “On Some Travertine-forming Algae” and by Mr. William 
J. Bonisteel on “Phytochemical Problems in Aconites.” The talks 
x € followed by general comment and discussion by several mem- 
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The Club adjourned at 5 p.m. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Forman T. McLean, Secretary 
