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Our sixth item was to have been a paper by Dr. George H. Conklin, but as 

 no manuscript had come to hand, nor any explanation, it was omitted! The 

 next morning's mail brought a night-telegraph letter, containing "congratula- 

 tions and best wishes for all present." Paper by title only. "The Hepaticae 

 of Isle Royale. " This was by ill fate addressed to the writer, Care Sullivant 

 Moss Society, New York Botanical Gardens, the Bronx, New York, No wonder 

 it took some time to arrive at its Brooklyn destination. We were all sorry not 

 to enjoy its perusal, but this with the other papers will be published in future 

 numbers of The Bryologist. This concluded the program part of the day. 

 We then took our way to a restaurant not far distant. Mr. Morris entertained 

 us at luncheon, a long table having been prepared for us, and a jolly hour was 

 passed in ministering not only to the inner man, but in pleasant converse. The 

 rain still holding off, we returned by way of the Botanic Garden, Dr. C. Stuart 

 Gager, its Director, Mr. Norman Taylor, the Curator of Plants, and Dr. Edgar 

 W. Olive, Curator of Public Instruction, acting as our guides. We effected an 

 entrance to the buildings under construction, this being Saturday afternoon 

 and the workmen gone. We obtained a vary good idea of the rooms and general 

 arrangements for work in the Laboratory building, which is of re-enforced con- 

 crete, and seems to embody the very latest word on the subject. The first glass 

 house adjoins, and together these will give opportunity for the starting of lab- 

 oratory work in the fall. 



The Botanic Garden was a revelation to those of us who had not been over 

 the ground since it was a part of the dumping grounds of Brooklyn. The 

 present site of the Lake used to be a local skating-pond in winter, and mosquito- 

 breeding place in summer. It may also be of interest to friends of our late 

 member, Mrs. Carolyn W. Harris, to know that part of the property was owned 

 by her husband and herself and only sold shortly prior to their death. 



On returning to the Museum Building, Mr. E. L. Morris, Curator of the 

 Natural History collections, took us in charge and showed us the Herbarium and 

 its treasures. The afternoon closed by a walk through some of the general 

 rooms of the Museum, including, through courtesy of Mr. Fox, the room dis- 

 playing the new collection of Japanese costumes. This had, on the Wednesday 

 preceding, its first private view, tendered to the Japan Society of New York. 

 We felt much honored to have this attention. The day closed with inspection 

 of an exhibit of photographs of botanists, not only those of general interest, but 

 of some of our absent Society members as well — also prints of interest. The 

 wonderful drawings of New England Hepaticae by Miss Lorenz must not be 

 forgotten. This precious book was entrusted to the care of Dr. Evans, and we 

 were all charmed with the artistic work, as well as by its scientific worth. It 

 contains all the species now credited to the range, New England. 



It was a great pleasure to have Mrs. Elizabeth G. Britton and Dr. M. A. 

 Howe with us, giving us chance to entertain our former hosts of the New York 

 Botanical Garden on the occasion of our second meeting, June 27, 1900. Mrs. 

 Britton, it should be remembered, originated these public meetings with the one 

 at Columbus, Ohio, August, 1899, the year after our organization. 



