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126 STATEN ISLAND INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
Mr. Wm. T. Davis exhibited a specimen of Clematis ochroleuca 
Aiton, commonly called “ curly-heads,’ from the Big Hummock, 
Staten Island, which is about five miles to the westward of the 
range of hills that form the backbone of the island, and entirely 
off of the area of serpentine rock. When the plant was discovered 
on the Big Hummock in May 1887 (see Proc. Nat. Scr. Assoc. 
or S. I. for June 11, 1887), there were about 100 specimens, but 
owing to destructive fires the number has been reduced to about 
20. In the spring of 1920 the locality was almost completely fire 
swept, but in the spring of 1921 it fared better, and a few of the 
plants blossomed. The species occurs on Todt Hill on the area 
of serpentine rock, and at one time had a considerable distribution 
in localities along the hills from Mersereau’s valley to Richmond. 
Mr. Davis also exhibited several specimens of Vaccinium macro- 
carpon Aiton, the American cranberry, collected August 1, 1920, 
not far from the Ultramarine Works, between Kreischerville and 
Rossville, Staten Island. At that time the vines were bearing a 
considerable amount of fruit. 
Mr. Carol Stryker exhibited the skull of a weasel found by him 
the previous summer near White’s pond, Ocean Terrace. The 
presence of this animal on Staten Island at this late day was com- 
mented upon. 
The meeting of December 28, 1921, was held in the Public 
Museum, St. George. 
Dr. Joseph Bequaert spoke of the ants of Staten Island and 
Long Island, considering the species in their taxonomic order. 
Special attention was called to those species having peculiar life 
histories, especially the fungus-growing ant, and slave-making 
species. Dr. Bequaert’s remarks were supplemented by Mr. Davis, 
who exhibited his collection of local ants, gathered over a number 
of years and containing a large number of interesting records both 
for species and localities. (See An Annotated List of the Ants 
of Staten Island and Long Island, N. Y. Sulletin of the Brook- 
lyn Entomological Society, vol. 17, February 1922.) 
