(Sra^ Iberbarium 
Ibarvarb 'Wnboersiti? 
B. L. ROBINSON, Curator, 
Asa Gray Prof. Syst. Bot. 
M. L. FERNALD, 
Fisher Prof. Nat. Hist. (Bot.) 
J. F. MACBRIDE, Assistant 
MARY A. DAY, Librarian 
Mr. C. A. Weatherby, 
East Hartford, Ct. 
Dear Weatherby: 
I am sorry you couldn't be here last Friday evening at the 
conference because it proved to be in some ways the most important 
that has been held. There were 15 members present, several of whom 
had not attended previous conferences, although several of the regu¬ 
lar attendants were not present. (Altogether 26 people have come to 
the conferences this winter.) 
The discussion was spirited and interested and centered chief¬ 
ly about a proposition which I made that the Club undertake more 
formally than it has done an attempt to work out the natural floral 
areas of Hew England along the general lines of Watson's Topo¬ 
graphical Botany of Great Britain or a similar work by Praeger 
in Ireland. It became apparent from the discussion that there was 
a good deal of enthusiasm to undertake such work, and that the mem¬ 
bers present were ready to do all they can towards working out the 
actual distribution of the species; but they will need a directing 
committee, especially as the method proposed was for lists to be 
prepared, perhaps merely by underscoring the New England species in 
