ercises were held commemorating the two-hundredth anniver- 

 sary of the birth of Linnaeus: 



Instructive and interesting addresses, exhibits and demon- 

 strations were enjoyed by the Society on that occasion. 



In July and August the Society joined the Torrey Botanical 

 Club in field excursions. 



OCTOBER 17, 1907. 

 Meeting of the Society. 



Dr. Britton spoke of the work of Mr. Stonebridge's com- 

 mittee on frames of photographs in The Bronx for public 

 schools. Mr. Stonebridge exhibited one of these frames. 



Prof. Nason then delivered the announced lecture, entitled 

 " Christopher Marlowe, Dramatist and Poet." 



OCTOBER 24, 1907. 

 Meeting of the Council. 



Mr. Stonebridge, chairman of the committee appointed to 

 prepare and hang frames of pictures illustrative of local his- 

 tory, in the schools and libraries, reported that forty-eight 

 frames had been prepared and hung, at a cost of $28.00 out 

 of the appropriation of $60.00. 



The resignation of Mr. Victor Hugo Paltsits as a member 

 of the Council, in view of his appointment to the office of State 

 Historian was read and, on motion, accepted with regret. 



A letter of Arthur MacDonald enclosing documents on the 

 subject of the study of the criminal pauper and defective 

 classes, was read and on motion laid on the table. 



The subject of the collaboration of books, formerly belong- 

 ing to the Bronx Free Library, now in the possession of the 

 Society, was discussed, in view of the suggestion that some of 

 these books be given to other libraries. It was decided to 

 keep the collection intact for the present. 



Dr. Britton then stated that in conference with Mr. Joseph 

 I. Berrv, the Commissioner of Parks for The Bronx, he had 



