OO ILL IEG A OCA Et. NM EL LONE POE eee re LON AONE NL LEONE NL Le OLA IE . mae el det NR I TC I “e - er ett wen CC OP OED OI AA AINE = nae ; erie nme eee WE 7 ee “aber ee be be ipn We tbh il Via Sn asin t= >A lm sini Ro aD =—_-: INN At OE OPEN i. Tata ante Rw bmn 9 Taro lh pone or ene wre) oe a Paes . i Tiara See . hare 5 Ree Ne ee asd aerienderen ier miaaalaoe eo - rei nae nha lc 8 Aer id MOORE pies Mee oat vs th YS OR Mi Dg Dh it se ae PROCEEDINGS STATEN ISLAND, ASSOCIATION, OP Ak b> AND SCIENCES OF THE VOLUME IV OcTOBER I91I—May 1913 EDITED BY THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE CHARLES L. POLLARD, Cuarrman : ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM T. DAVIS i PUBLISHED BY THE STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEW BRIGHTON, N. Y. 1914 ADEE Or CON TENTS Parts I anp II. OctToser, 1911—May, 1912 ISSUED MARCH 31, 1913 Notes on the Seventeen-Year Cicada in 1911 Witii1am T. Davis Notes on the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island Wituiam T. Davis Bird Photographing on the Coastal Islands of Virginia (with elatess ly arg sleet. fe ae7 suk eae Howarp H. CLEAVES The Work of Professor John B. Smith in Economic En- OHIO IPR gmat eter a eee oye Slyaielteas, od lea 3s E. L. DicKERSON Joli desesmith! as-a.Coleopterist.-..... : CHARLES W. LENG John B. Smith-as a Lepidopterist.:.... Joun A. GROSSBECK Bibliography of the Published Writings of Professor John SOMME LD ee oer rind ars usa Gs cutive os" JouHn A, GROSSBECK Literature Relating to Staten Island: ethic NI Siti VOMeSteAGi on. e.cateterewesieia sok @aietiee oe oe e ai Acem MGMT Ole AI Chae) pra. alt iste a alehtahd «Bom vs 6 6,5 i womnecwianr: (ree. Menornities;. 2.606 fon. ne ke es Progress Reports of Experiments in Dust Prevention Sid Evan GESCEV AION, a EOTOR sy. cred cee, h helms oe soe sheds The Fireworks Factory at Graniteville .....:......... interest: Eeople «Leland ©. Floward ............4.. Spe MMe LG) iil ecu Ret cia ote, orci. he ahs sande ee eal RicimGesdtic sotaretm, WslanGdGhG, cclou ssi, ssi ep lece wo « o Saneisie Gis LeMay pe LEE Fa OT RTISS ee eta etes ROC eR ey aa On the Structure and Affinities of Two New Conifers and a Fungus from the Upper Cretaceous of Hok- FacNG Gren GNGC AON MMe Hcp yh. Fe ceil ohs cba! ase a jecnie's ae swe Some Remarks on the Cretaceous Fossil Flora and the Gaiseomoile Px MRCEION ee o 120.00 MRCP ING m nae slere cis otto la etateiatartlat < otal aia) a/ahes ele lelalereielinle (tie) « 50.00 SP MGIMCCICLOS emcee ciple meen aot lee adiee elec ane eee 90.00 uCeGIMIE TIEN ATL CennEUTIIS: 1g cata ete craleve aiein elalctalayalls elses e's « «ch 523.50 $9,912.00 This was reduced to $9,335 by the Board and was finally adopted and apportioned as follows: 121 122 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Code No. Title. Amount. 2189 Sgileines, incetilleur CMOS ccccscscasasocascas $6,840.00 2190 MuelSsip plese eee e cee aa Rear ee 130.00 2101 Office asup plies: $0. 6e ey cnr peter eran ae ce Te 107.00 2192 General pllamic smypplieS saccosccccocndcenooosens 67.50 2193 General plantareqcnipiie nts ee eer 444.50 2104 General remaincyerd: sai cmcars eee et eke 50.00 21905 Divoire keer, ee aeravcners he Ce A RE eM ewe 100.00 2190 Cali Falher pace tence Blaha RE ee PN af 5.00 2107 EXP EESCA Cues eR apa cea eat eat EAT EE TIS 10.00 21908 Rete omen yc gets sey avatar iaiey oe A eee eee 48.00 2199 WOmtIMGenClesm pik coke Pe eee Ee ee 33.00 2200 SFROTUERG Sager ntarszecettea tar oh ay Sista yen ANS ah ee CSE ee a I,500.00 $9,335.00 In March, 1913, formal application was made to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for an issue of corporate stock in the sum of $2,000 to defray the cost of plans for a new museum building, to be located upon the plot bounded by Stuyvesant Place, Jay Street, Wall Street and Ham- ilton Avenue, now owned by the city. This application is still pending. The following changes in the museum staff were made during the year: On account of illness Mr. D. M. Van Name, museum guard, was granted indefinite leave of absence without pay, from August 1, 1912, and Mr. George Elliott was appointed to serve ad interim. At the close of the year, Mr. D. M. Van Name being still unable to return to the museum, he was made an honorary associate of the museum in recognition of his faithful services, and Mr. Elliott’s appointment was made permanent from January I. On the same date Mr. George W. Pero was appointed second museum guard, the new position having been created in the 1913 budget. A readjustment of the hours of service of the operative staff was then effected, looking to greater efficiency. On December 7, 1912, Mr. Alanson Skinner was appointed honorary curator of the department of anthro- pology and archeology. The use of the assembly hall in the museum for public meetings of other civic organizations has been permitted by the Board under certain restric- tions. The regular meetings of the Executive Committee of the Women Teachers’ Club and of the Richmond branch of the New York City Visit- ing Committee are held here. The Board also granted permission to the First St. George Troop of Boy Scouts, of which the curator-in-chief is scoutmaster, to meet in this room. On May 24, 1912, a meeting was held for the organization of the Richmond branch of the Agricultural Educa- tion Association, and on May 13, 1913, one for the organization of a local branch of the Consumers’ League. On June 8, 1912, the members of the American Association of Museums, which had just concluded its annual convention in New York City, were entertained by the Association. About thirty delegates were taken on a ANNUAL REPORTS 123 motor trip around the island and afterward visited the museum where refreshments were served. A dinner of the Association was held on March 25, 1913, the second anniversary of the opening of the present building to the public. Ninety- seven members and guests were in attendance. The Publication Committee issued Parts I and 2 of Volume IV of the Proceedings, carrying our records down to the close of the last fiscal year. The Museum Bulletin was issued each month during the year and proved an invaluable medium for the publication of official announcements and items of general interest concerning the museum exhibits. A new descrip- tive circular was prepared under the direction of the Board, giving the history of the Association and statistics of the museum; this is distributed free of charge to persons interested. From the appended report of the curator-in-chief the following excerpts of general interest to members of the Association are taken: Museum ATTENDANCE RECORD, 1912-1913 VM aieiire rt Sieviite: Sieve devef seus 602 IN@WEMDSE diceoogosve 1,175 AMC ree teatro wie tties 661 Wecembene sree oat 868 Alitillvagucrasctetees.c.avee as acete 501 Samibatnycasevasine cherie ss ete ANGST EW at rie tear 805 ebmitatva scene ascii 1,010 Seuss Gancdennooc 570 iain chit, mace conesctonem ees 1,02 Octoberros cn sca. ede) ATi he regen comets 847 PIN CREME Ch VICA TaN OS aioe eens fia sicne Sica ares clerel ets,» Senate accne ete siete 10,448 This is an increase of 530 over the last fiscal year. Lectufe Courses Primary course—3 lectures. Total attendance—156, or an average of 52. Grade course—19 lectures. Total attendance—1,030, or an average of 54. Four lectures of a proposed high school course were given, but the attendance did not warrant their continuance. ACCESSIONS The following is an enumeration of accessions received: ID ENagciMente© fer AOOlOOwe sevebeerristi stasis <1oxer elec ste cave «accu since = 2 4,402 POEs pea GRAN, Om EXOLATLY Wis ware rapmeaereisp tcc sete oi CG acta ieee eyaeos a ee 8» 1,508 Department of Geology and Mineralogy .................. 70 Department of Anthropology and Archeology ............. 205 DWepaguinentinoteAGtsmanGd vAttiGIittes! oar. aeace ys ec ace« see © 48 Department of Books, Maps and Photographs ............ 380 IVES nl Ont SRMaure Beary foe Aiea t ePyeyaials tis) sid sila gi x ahs 4.8. ofe!es. blero is 14 MotalminieallindepantimentSws sem sjotie. coeur esis + ee eacie ae 6,786 124 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Among the most important of these are 53 reptiles and batrachians from Frank Watson; Indian implements and Revolutionary relics from Alanson Skinner, William T. Davis, and the American Museum of Natural His- tory; 1,065 mounted plants from Charles Humphrey, and many bound and unbound books from Hon. Howard R. Bayne, Hon. Ralph McKee, ie igibtiseandsothers: A highly successful loan exhibit of paintings was displayed in the mu- seum from March 15 to April 15, 1913, consisting chiefly of water colors and pastels, the work of well-known local artists. A similar exhibit on a much larger scale will be opened in this room next week. Further details in connection with the activities of the museum may be obtained from the appended report of the curator-in-chief to the Board of Trustees, which will be submitted to the Board at its annual meeting on May 24. REPORT OF THE CURATOR-IN-CHIEF To THE BoArRD oF TRUSTEES, STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my sixth annual report as curator-in-chief, for the fiscal year ending May 17, 10913. While the growth of the museum, as measured by the list of accessions and the record of attendance, has not been as marked as during the fiscal year IQI1I-1912, there are many indications that it has gained in prestige and influence among our people as an educational institution. The various activities have been strengthened and extended, and the work of the museum has commanded the respect and won the continued support of the municipal administration. oO Museum EXHIBITS Removal of the large mantel and mirror in the lower hall gave oppor- tunity for the placing of two large cases to contain part of the MacDonald collection of antique ceramics. Two square glass cases were added to our equipment, one containing the model of the Billopp house and the other a life group of the downy woodpecker. Some minor changes have been made in the biological and ethnological exhibits. A loan collection of paintings was installed in one of the lower rooms on March 15 and was open for one month. A much larger exhibition is now being prepared for display in the assembly hall, and will remain on view during the summer. Alterations and repairs to the stable, converting it into a museum annex, were completed in September, at a total cost of $414.11. Of the balance remaining from the appropriation of $500 for this purpose, $80 was trans- ferred to the fuel account by permission of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. When the annex was ready for use all the mineralogical study collections were moved into it, leaving considerably more space in the museum available for exhibition purposes. ANNUAL REPORTS 125 Metal insect-proof cases have been obtained for the study collection of birds and birds’ eggs, which are now systematically arranged; and more recently for the herbarium, which will be installed therein during the com- ing summer. LIBRARY Accessions to the library have included the usual number of exchanges, a list of which is appended, and many gifts of official reports and volumes relating to civics from the president of the Association. It is hoped to complete arrangements during the summer for binding sets of the more important periodicals, as already authorized by the Board. There is a Library Fund of $84.75 available for this purpose. ATTENDANCE Following is a tabular statement of the attendance record for the year, exclusive of lectures: Month Visitors Daily average Mieny TOUZ wees Ra Re rer eee shen c iavasnai GOZ Re ee iin stetotele 22 Witicle Mme etch eeats clare oVs is ie apneic GOT Reon saeco 26 RI tain tees oe shalt’ farsa) ore scaietesete QU one aia tetra 22 PACT eS tara che toes eos lfeicvarckese re raise oS ROE rage getok, saps ce eaters 30 Sepiem Det weak nte-colaccint> «clase = BOLE Searle teen ass 23 QO CLOM CIP es Meee etic citer neler averste's DRDO oye rece epace tree 2 INO ict tensors acl uereinel orate BAIS eae tars ofe Siesta 45 IDEGET NE? “God dbooeobooodpobompobede SOC ene aie or nine 38 Smeterevtayes SLOUS) «oars acters eres = aie ries EUs Har ke cts core eteta ee eto ets 43 IVE SG ITaayaeraiage nicte ore, oe ie, ste cte) answoealoneles* TOG ater Siresicrners ees es 42 Wicca hectic nares tere evar TOD be tone ciate Aces sie 39 PR enror tren ters hota levet re eke} o.e 5:3) CATE aes emt te acer: 32 alnaytiaUamer ney oky-t or cet stern chelates iene te ois ars 10,448 Monthly average 871 Highest attendance 172, on February 28, 1913; lowest 5, on May 6, 1912. Approximately 65 of our members have visited the museum during the year at other times than at the monthly meetings. This fact is of interest in view of the assertion recently made by an anonymous correspondent of the Staten Islander that the bulk of the attendance is made up of members. Among distinguished visitors from a distance may be noted Dr. T. S. Palmer, ornithologist and assistant chief of the U. S. Biological Survey ; Dr. Forbes, entomologist from Cambridge; Professor Tyler, of Columbia University, and Miss Draper, Librarian of the Children’s Museum. Several classes and teachers have visited the museum, as follows: Port Richmond, teacher and 10 children; P. S. 20, teacher and 15 children; P. S. 16, teacher and 8 children; P. S. 7, N. Y. City, teacher and 14 chil- dren; Staten Island Academy, teacher and 14 children. 126 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ACCESSIONS Department of Zoology Binds Mmests wegecierae late eth in abies hee none ne QI Miasrrairaaraal ig 4s ster ste ea ap oe ta spice loge oor eee esse ea cae T5 Isthis Cts iss oie coh eee acchisoaeo wears ace ere 4,159 Reptilessandsbatrachians) eee eee rer 50 Shells ss ee ctw, PRS ae Te ge Mi arc eee oe 156 QHIME TWAYSHHADIAES scoosccoscdacccno cod on0KbebnDS 12 4,492 Department vote Sotanyaeee cee ein ER Gre or arioe i: 1,508 IDeparianent Or Geollosar amel WMbinerallosy coccocccoccc00cce 70 Department of Anthropology and Archeology ............ 265 Depargitie rn Ero rey Ataccma nid ae Nate C)CseS meee ener ieee 48 Department of Books, Maps and Photographs ........... 380 Mis cellameoisisis Seles arsine oo ars eran RO ero Se CES 14 STR teal ea) ae eS le Ag A Ne ae aie Peg ne 6,786 These were comprised in 137 accessions, of which I10 were gifts, 13 exchanges, 12 collected for the museum, and 2 purchased. The list of contributors is as follows: Nip botten Ca: Achilles, Louis Allen, E. Chesley Amer. Museum of Natural History Angell, J. W. Aubry, Harold Bainbridge, Mrs. Barrett, Miss Laura Bayne, Howard R. Benedict, Charles P. Bevin, N. P. Bloemstrom, Carl Brick, Samuel, Jr. Brooklyn Public Library Buffalo Society of Natural History Carnegie Institute Clark, Mrs. Hobart Cleaves, Howard H. (Caos, INS J. Cushman, Duncan Davis, William T. Decker, Harold K. De Morgan, John Dixon, Mrs. E. N. Doll, Jacob Dow, R. P. Durning Lawrence, Sir Edward Forsyth, Alexander Fratello, Serafino Fulda, O. Geoffroy, O. P. Grae, Michael Grant, W. W. Grant, Mrs. W. W. Herman, Peter Hillyer, J. Blake Hillyer, J. Blake, 3d Hirsch, Jacob Hollick, Arthur lOTtoneelslem Cx Humphrey, Charles Janet, Charles Joy, Mrs. Henry DeWitt Judson, Edmund Kipper, Carles Light, Alexander ANNUAL REPORTS McKee, Ralph Skinner, Alanson McQuillan, Edward Skrzyneki, G. A. Mulligan, Owen om, is J. a ake Standerwick, Wm. Municipal Art Commission S M.E Murrill, W. A. LONG ae Noble, G. K. Tollett, Miss Frances M. Olsen, C. E. Sista Tish le eles Pecker, Louis Pollard, Charles Louis Pollard, Mrs. Edwin R. Van Name, D. M. Quinlan, Wm. J. Wallace, Mrs. Henry E. Rader, John Walsh, Mrs. James R. Robinson, Wirt Watson, Frank Wheeler, Raymond Salzman, J. W. Wincapaw, Leland Saunders, Whitman Noodie \prahamn Schaeffer, Charles Wort, John Schnakenberg, H. E. Shoemaker, Ernest Young, Sidney CHILDREN’S LECTURES 127, Shaw, Robert G., Post, G. A. R. U. S. Department of the Interior Twenty-five afternoon lectures were given in five different courses, as follows: Date, 1912 Oct. 25 Nov. I 8 15 18 22 29 Dec. 2 6 13 16 19 1933 Jan. 10 13 17 20 24 27 ait Subject Lecturer Attendance How Birds are Studied and Classified. Mr. Cleaves ....... 102 iil Sano feteah Vcore init sste (tise ays oh eedaccer « as Wate Resets ct 56 Wraterrandm Shore indies eee ec Siac aR gee 66 Gallinaceousm binds eeeeeee cere acces os Se RRS ot fee 51 Camping in) Nova Scotia ...22...6... ig Se eo ect uy FACHO MIMO PETES Males re kk. aston < st vos ial abet dare 45 Sonne Iriel Noues emal (CAINS so5egcece- Sessile ee 27 Five Weeks at Juan Vinas, Costa Rica. Mr. C. H. Rogers.. 17 Binds. Usetulito eMlaniiyeecien «sian sos Mr sGleavies) cn v.60 61 Ectin Gta» Sid Stns ae tire scisra cc sics esteeis. 6 PPR Ras Nat Win: ot 36 PROS. Tn (Cre Gs acodoceannaeobaene Mr. Dwight Franklin 15 Band Siathiat ALO PESTS mit net ceva lele oie Mir @ leaves) ac a2. 15 Earthquakes and Volcanoes ......... IDye, ISIOMMNCK Soackac 44 iGeesnoteotatenslslandseitas se eise es Wissmbollande. +. sk 30 IR@ES ehaal (doer IPOS Sooeouondac Dee ollicke eee 45 NEC Car AmiTTIall Se syeta\ ccs xeStencrcie oe etehie eas Whies etolleneGl oo sen. 66 Rivessmand: thet VWOtki cscs ssaccees Miran @leaveswnas ee 33 NTIIMAISMOLe EMer UNSLE: wees css. Miss Pollarde.ad-: 51 Shore Line and Wave Action ....... lie, CUECATES. so58o oc 31 128 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Feb. 3 Through Northeastern Corea ........ Mr. R. C. Andrews 40 7 Indians of Yesterday and. Today ....Miss M. D: Wee ..: 25 14 Early Days on Manhattan Island .... e Louse 21 Weike or George VVashinetonmeneeerres os Bae 71 28 Important Battles of the Revolution- ary War’. serene eer ere ea ip CaS Wien 7 (Ohiclee Simei Sirig—aie ieincl 55555¢ Rey. L. M. Greenman 50 14 Life in Syria—the People .......... Rev.L.M.Greenman 68 Total for the courses UNDA Bice eRe ARE otc ee Ct aa 1,275 The Monday afternoon High School lectures were discontinued after the third lecture, owing to insufficient attendance. Summing up the re- sults, the Friday lectures may be considered an established institution, at which a fairly good attendance is always assured; that high school lec- tures will hardly prove successful without the codperation of the teachers and of the Board of Education; and that the primary lectures should be increased in number. The most effective extension of our lecture work would be the giving of one or more courses in schools at remote points on the island. With our present staff and income, however, this is hardly practicable. HovusE AND GROUNDS The buildings are greatly in need of repainting, and I recommend that the owner be officially requested to attend to this work during the summer or fall. The front gate and adjacent masonry are also in bad condition. The garden was prepared for planting by the Boy Scouts of the museum troop, to which reference has been made in my quarterly reports. An appropriation of $5 was made by the Board for the purchase of flower seeds, and the grounds are expected to present an attractive appearance during the summer. THe Museum STAFF As stated in the annual report of the Board, Mr. George W. Elliott, who had been acting museum guard since August 5, 1912, was given a perma- nent appointment January 1, 1913, on which date also Mr. George Pero was appointed as the other museum guard. Mr. David M. Van Name became Honorary Associate of the museum, and Mr. Skinner was advanced to the curatorship of the Department of Anthropology and Archeology. The time of the curator-in-chief has been devoted almost wholly to administrative and routine duties, including the preparation of budget. accounts, inventories of the city property, etc. It has become evident that with the increase in the clerical work of the Association, owing to its many activities, the need for a salaried employee who shall act as a clerk to the Secretary and the Board is more and more pressing. The employ- ment of such a clerk would relieve the museum staff of a large amount ANNUAL REPORTS 129 of purely routine work for the Association, and would enable the curator- in-chief to devote his entire time and energies to increasing the efficiency of the museum as a public institution. The following synopsis of the general work performed in the museum may be of interest to the Board. 1. Educational—Two or more lectures weekly during the fall and win- ter season, involving careful preparation by study of books and specimens. Instruction given to high school and other students, chiefly in ornithology. Information on all branches of natural history for visitors. Photographs of children, live animals, etc. A large part of this work is done by Mr. Cleaves, although much atten- tion is also given to visitors by Miss Pollard and myself. 2. Curatorial——Mounting, labeling’and determination of about 5,000 spec- imens annually, Mr. Pollard; taxidermy, for birds and mammals, Mr. Cleaves; cataloguing of all museum specimens, Miss Pollard. Selection and arrangement of material for exhibition, by all members of the admin- istrative staff. 3. Mechanical—Building of cases, supports, stands, cages, etc., is largely done in the museum workshop by Mr. Cleaves and myself. Printing of labels is also done on our own press. 4. Clerical—During the past year Miss Pollard has completed the cata- loguing of the original herbarium belonging to the Association, 8,787 sheets; has added 3,659 cards to the museum catalogue; has written 722 letters, labels and miscellaneous cards; listed and filed 403 exchanges; and bound 59 pamphlets. This work is wholly museum work; for the Association she has addressed 5,138 envelopes and 590 postal cards, and has written 105 letters and 171 miscellaneous notices. 5. Bookkeeping—The monthly payroll vouchers and checks are made out by Mr. Cleaves; the other accounts are handled by Mr. Pollard. These consist of payroll vouchers and voucher schedules; the monthly summary of invoices; the appropriation ledger, general ledger and journal; the balance sheet, monthly statement and monthly synopsis; the museum voucher schedules and museum order book, the latter kept by Miss Pollard. During the winter a complete inventory of city property in the museum was prepared and has since been supplemented with lists of supplies consumed. The above is a synopsis of the continuous routine work of the museum. To this must be added the preparations necessary for all meetings and special functions; the attention and supervision by Mr. Cleaves and myself to the Boy Scouts; and the time spent in receiving business communica- tions and visitors in general, also in supervising and laying out the work of the janitor. I have thought this synopsis might be of interest as sev- eral members of the Board have at times expressed to me the wish to know of what the museum work consisted. As we have nearly reached the limit of capacity in our present building, 130 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES I have no special recommendations to offer for the coming year. I hope to enlarge and improve upon the lecture courses to be offered, and expect to hold a conference shortly with the new principal of the Curtis High School. Following the precedent of last year, the budget estimates, as soon as they are prepared, will be laid before a special meeting of the Board to be called to consider them. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES LouIs POLLARD, Curator-in-chief. APPENDIX List of institutions from which publications were received as exchanges during the year New York City Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences Central Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences Columbia University New York Academy of Sciences New York Botanical Garden New York Public Library Torrey Botanical Club United States California California Academy of Sciences University of California Colorado Colorado College Library Colorado Scientific Society Connecticut Connecticut State Library Yale University District of Columbia Smithsonian Institution U. S. Department of Agriculture U. S. Geological Survey Illinois Augustana College and Theological Seminary Chicago Academy of Sciences Field Museum John Crerar Library University of Illinois Iowa Davenport Academy of Sciences Towa Academy of Science ANNUAL REPORTS 131 Kansas Kansas Academy of Science University of Kansas Massachusetts American Academy of Arts and Sciences Boston Society of Natural History Tufts College Michigan University Museum Michigan Academy of Science Minnesota St. Paul Institute of Arts and Sciences Missouri Academy of Science of St. Louis Missouri Botanical Garden Public Library of St. Louis University of Missouri Montana University of Montana North Carolina Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society New York Rochester Academy of Science University of the State of New York Ohio Cincinnati Society of Natural History Geological Survey of Ohio Lloyd Library Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society Wilson Ornithological Club Pennsylvania Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art Pennsylvania State Museum Warren Academy of Sciences Rhode Island Roger Williams Park Museum South Carolina Charleston Museum Vermont University of Vermont 132 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Wisconsin Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Foreign Canada and British Columbia Canadian Entomologist Geological Survey of Canada - McGill University Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Natural History Society of New Brunswick Nova Scotian Institute of Science Provincial Museum of Victoria, B. C. Bohemia Societas Entomologica Bohemiae Brazil Sociedade Scientifica de Sao Paulo Costa Rica Museo Nacional Finland Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica Germany Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinschen Akademie der Naturforscher Oberhessischen Gesellschaft fur Natur und Heilkunde Ireland Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club Japan Sapporo Natural History Society Mexico Instituto Geologico de Mexico Scotland Natural History Society of Glasgow Sweden Royal University Uruguay Museo Nacional de Montevideo ANNUAL REPORTS Pn eals3.3 Three new exchanges were added during the year, as follows: Bulletin of the Charleston Museum; Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, received through Yale University; and the yearly reports of the Provincial Museum, Victoria, B. C. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The Association has held eight regular meetings, including the annual meeting, with an average attendance of 47 persons at each meeting, a slight decrease from the figures of last year. The largest attendance was at the meeting of March 15, 1913, when Mr. Alanson Skinner gave a lecture on “The Ethnology of the American Indian.” During the year 17 new members were elected, 7 resigned, 10 were dropped from the rolls and 8 have died,! leaving the total membership at date as follows: AGRE 160K Mn DOS soln cin Gh otro POOR AUC ae eGo 288 Connrespordines membersm crac oslo coe ci see cio ose 4 ihe MITT GIMME Stree eae reese Steere ae eres eo eee ate 4 FLONOKAGVAIT ETH DERGM 5s seat chic. cine heedc sieve tavercistdls aettevel stain nls 2 Fixe Oil CLO PATI ETTU CIs Os, c/eyo sea here here ake, Sora ihenacaleta el eiataraveleislele er RAEI GRR hare aresEa 5 Tansee BiE a ate eri Dis aie Ge OM eee easton 10 309 The secretary of the Association, Dr. Arthur Hollick, was absent in Washington from October to January and since March I. Respectfully submitted, J. Q. ApDams, Acting Secretary. REPORT OF THE TREASURER INCOME Balen cerataccterote asteciiiiitte lam epOrtite reer erareeiels isis ctelsts ciel cieie (ote! $ 330.68 Sill CEwEC CEMVEC et OM ACES a petcroie viele: ise ove eretershate evevalele ret eVeiein'e 6. sche 717.00 Soles aor nee EO GEC UN OG ia eee egteeistaiaia ists ca lets ucla cfenaleitie Ae eiarel ee, wei0-s 42.75 SASS M OMS DC CLIN ELIS mer terrae te tete otis olsis clas tole ee cea tice size rouse a seco)» 10.00 Bite w LCM MeIMMEESILDN Heer eyyaae cic clnisiela Gaia srefsicatd.clele ere sieielas see's 50.00 Subscriptions to entertainment, American Association of Museums 13.00 STHSCHIP MOIS ae NSSOCIALIONMGINN Ctr aan secidcyertecicicin cs cicter 6 a scchadels wt lee aeaue, syoberotatsease 118 Of delegates to the Centennial Celebration of the Academy Gh Natucaly Sciences ot, Philadelphia <2. os. cece cs ano ose 2 71 OMA SCIIMM OMAN Stns ott sspears oh Matin trees Sereilelaie aia aceig a aval Sirs oe 122 UC INGMOrainy ASVOCES Oi VIS mnbewhIN Sobgoosoaounsdoougbuasouce 122 To honorary curatorship of the department of anthropology and ERIS SCD © PAMPER ETE TP cet sf aided oo ate hd. Subs oa arae sah shes cithavesh'n ance anes oe ee 62, 112 SUAUSMEMIENS Sooaccorccce- 61 Pronubacess. ac eee 52 Rseudanartaje se aeeeee eee BY SU IPWETROSUIOIMEG soaoccvsenococe 25, 38 iticublandtisias eee 2 IP\ArenoKSS) CALAGKEN Goodgeasssec06 5. Ouadrinasdiazomalrees eee B) INDEX PAGE @uUagiZereno anaes cone kee: 07 @Percusy Britton eee THOME neteropliydlilawn ss sees ess. 82 phellos x digitata ....... III fadebrayglennciCaswes seas TINO}, Wirt ADA Cprc apt eies encanta 110, III Nad marylandica s.25 135 maniawexs phiellase sca. III MiINellOSinys ewes wits ee Fah III TE orl Kettraiae scree ae eine a 82 IRACCO OME Tree aly oh siete Sea 6 Reileclappen-...cisiss aso cians. 9, 10 Ralhisre: crepitans <.'. sciaess< - 9 HEReat 1p linia aeons ste ame Oe eens oe Br Rat, Allegheny cave...100, IOI, 135 Red-backed mouse ........ 100, 135 Rediichaiy te car etic sty nkiaerata ss 90 Oaks amas eA ae ase acne 82 Saline ee tau Gee a See Y: 90 Sain ely Satie sais core shes 6 Revolutionary relics: IBA OME Iecetorses lees rats 102 PASSES D Ulett neler 102 Breil relea die cern yee 102 (Gun Sthinitrcee setae eos ee. bore 102 Bea ode bible thc ese os 102 Paperie ELA G2 ir. ok os o's 102 Spi Suteras ieee coe 102 polbiacl GueaDipe amie ncick 102 Rheumaptera hastata ......... 5 GIO COMipSAp Macao omens wars 35 UMiiyaG MAS OLS Gate cre seas G, cwese 37 INGYMCOMS MiG rains > as ace eats 8 HUIVEL SOLON ara ccteyasiy cade oropaka oyeraye s 52 ENG SEA DU Gailey somes eva esta arstateya ieee 4o INOSE-CHATEER as ose 40 Callen matte viata 46 CAEL Msteners, waren fara stele ae 8 Salt-marsh mosquito ....... 49, 50 NMR GEMM eR eat sen a ale ai go RVUs ates aha aralsa else: oie 90, 93 VellOWarauers ule acs e alongs s 90 San Jose scale 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48 147 PAGE Saniinmoldearexitiosame ieee: 52 Salty save. ee eee Poms? Scale, cottony maple- ......... 45 OUR ees ers ec ay eee 4O TOS 7 cps ees Mi SO EEO San Jose 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48 SCUMyy , cee a hen seein ae 45 Petia Ska Oe ac agee eye res oe 4A Scalesiirsect aie ates eee 43 Sciatica aplcatilicie eee ae 133 PO CIGSOM spill ss as ayes renee eles 8 Scolecocampame tee eee 33 SOAS MIMS DINNOSES soacaccnso 38 Scopelosomainneae i sass 34 SCOMOGTAMMNINE Goecaooscoucne BCs O SE SCOUE Ars ert yin atin Sie aes es 8 Scrubpoaksenn taste nee. 08 PIVEN SF raters Ss Speer le 87 Scurhyescalewt stay oes 45 sp SCARS CHOWA re teers cit ais en Rae 8 REG OO4 ea soracuracn seas ote 8 Selidosema humarium ....... 5, 135 SE GICA SAN ae ciara deer acre toni 83 Senpentine) dinit bie ri servers ciens © 120 Seventeen-year cicada...1, 2, 3, 88, 99, 135 SiOKe= iT Gieeacteesaerrrsea creel 16 Sintiate pear-porem cem.csaee. 2 Siiexe= he Cae zeta eeeneerenereeenere ieee 83 Skimmnienuer cass eee 1A, 712, Tl, WS DUC eas eet Sones ‘3, 1@, wit Sia sees ee os eman eee 7 Siaiceraconimecs erica Gis, Clo, 17 TSItT OM yeh epee ete eles wale 890 MOWSOMMOIS 1544 so oan eonbee 117 Spelerpes longicauda ......... 83 S)DIghhIbS ING ve tiaine icone ESI er ace 32 Spilosomacomertia goes... s4. 32 SGLAS Leeper uteri tec s! s oieseialee stators 43 [DORE TM RN rary ef tueke ho ais nes 40 Scpuuine eer alloim Olu. s\sinderas ovecaie 134 MAPA al cy 8 Sc olcre atelorns « 134 GOCE ete ic iss wisisce slaese ans 6 Stagmomantis carolina ....... 83 148 PAGE Star-nosed mole ........ 87, 88, 117 St@nus eee ee ee eee eee 84 Senne, lvirecenGl®) .oscccasscne00e 8 Strawbenty = cemencciccmone er 47 “Striker ot eae eee 1) lace eee on ran eee eee 8 Susan maplenaaccen esc ieie 135 Sweet etn es sop eee De he Sweet-potato tortoise-beetle ... 46 WASMOCATMNDE, soosacoocccsceaes 34 WEBS MICE socsccccoccenenc 5 Meri, Un: Be Se ee ee 63 Dlacle fia eee 8 COMMING gosoodacccaces C2 royal’ euicuGeeh tiene tee 8 ADeOMiOM PARHVEll Goaosccscoucase 116 ADORNS) EINE, o5ccaucapcedsccce 136 luna form rubromarginata 136 shulipuscale asc ceae eevee rane: 44 Muntlemso plea saree iin 85 Neponer imo rinee nn tertt wey 45 Water beetle ack aaeae ure wee 38 Waterco wilmamne erie arr rr 16 INDEX PAGE Weevil tige-ceei ncn eee 134 Witite-pine — -cleivr eee 30 Wilteat (louse. «in... deco 39 White-footed mouse .......... 100 Winitemontbeessceeener 41, 43, 47 White-pine weevil ............ 30 Witte msainiditereyrmeen trier 90, 93 Willcliichletsiays mertenicie eee 44, 56 Valo Wa ncebseteee ee sees 40 Cale Ral ate noe eee 82 Wood leopard-moth .......... - 46 Wicodpecker is. ser. oer 42 Worn bag qtctiat cc:c re A5 Cabwagerete sian eree. 30, 42 CULE eascree enters eerse enero meres 45 CFO Diss Gale 45 ONMED IBUIE So socoocooce 43 iyliniain nae hes cee cee 36 XV AOMIS eS els ae ate ee eae 35 Mylophastay ss eens acc ses eee BH Yellow-necked caterpillar ..... 45 Yellow?'sand \es0s Se eee etoee 90 Wiez onlay sake. Loar 62 Zeuzera pynrinal sencsacee eee 40 _ Publications of the Association I. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION or STATEN ISLAND " These PROCEEDINGS were printed in octavo numbers, partly in_leaflet and partly in pamphlet form, from November 10, 1883, to June 3, 1905, and were included in nine volumes, separately indexed. They may be obtained by members and patrons ai $1.25 per volume. To others the price per volume is $2.50. Single numbers of back volumes may be obtained at Io cts. each, except - the following, for which a unifurm price of 50 cts. each will be charged: _Special No. 21, Vol.-V, No. 5, March M4, 1896, “Staten Island Names, Ye Olde Names ‘and Nicknames.” Wm. T. Davis. Pamph., pp. 56, and map by Chas. W. Leng. : ‘Special No. 22, Vol. VII, No. 1s, ~ March to, 1900. “Colonel Francis Lovelace and His Plantations on Staten Island.” Edward C. Delavan, Jr. ~Pamph., pp. 33, pls. iriv. Special No. 23, Vol. VIII, No. 25, October, 1903, “ Supplement to Staten ~ Island Names, Ye Olde Names and Nicknames.” Wm. T. Davis... Pamph., pp. 22 and map. Only a limited number of complete sets" of i older volumes is now in stock, and orders for these will be filled in the order of application. ~The right is reserved-_to withdraw any Be or numbers from sale at any time. : 2. PROCEEDINGS OF THE “STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES These ProceEpincs are printed in octavo parts, four parts to a volume. They contain the business and scientific records of the meetings of the Association and are sent free to all patrons and to all members in good standing. By resolution of the Association all members and patrons may obtain back parts at-25 cts. or back volumes at $1.00. To others the price is 50 cts. per part or $2.00 per volume, for both current and back issues. VotumeE I, including Title Page, Table of Contents, and Index, contains: Parts LIv, June 1905-May 1907, pp. 1-136. VotumeE II, with Title Page, Table of Contents, and Index, contains: Parts I-IV, October 1907—May 1900, pp. I-251. VotumE III, with Title Page, Table of Contents, and Index, contains Parts I-IV, October 1909-May IQII, pp. 1-216. VotumeE IV, Parts I and II, October, r911-May, 1912, pp. 1-85. _ The Act of Incorporation, Gousinition and By-Laws, etc. (Pamph. 8vo. pp. i-xxv, 1906) and the special “ Memorial Number,” issued in commemo- ration of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the organization of the Natural Science Association of Staten Island (Pamph., 8vo, pp. i-xxxvii, 1907), will be sent free on application. 3.. THE Museum BUuLtetIn Monthly octavo leaflets, containing official notices of meetings of the Association and descriptive items concerning the museum exhibits. Begun in August 1908. Current numbers sent free on application. Back num- bers 2 cents each. Checks should be made payable to the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, and all remittances and communications addressed to The Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, New Brighton, N. Y. “MUSEUM STAFF. -- Curator-in-chief Charles Louis Pollard, M.A. - Assistant Curator Howard Henderson Cleaves Museum Assistant Agnes Lyman Pollard DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY William Thompson Davis, Honorary Curator. James Chapin, Honorary Assistant DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY Philip Dowell, M.A., Ph.D., Honorary. Curator DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND PALEONTOLOGY _ _ Arthur Hollick, Ph.D., Honorary Curator DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGY Alanson Skinner, Honorary Curator DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND ANTIQUITIES John Quincy Adams, Ph.D., Honorary Curator DEPARTMENT OF BOOKS | In charge of the Museum Assistant PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES VOLUME V OcTOBER 1913—May 1915 EDITED BY THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE PHILIP DOWELL, CHarirMAN ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM T. DAVIS XU35 C\S PUBLISHED BY THE Suan ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEW BRIGHTON, N: Y. 1916 Open OF CONTENTS Parts [| anp II. Ocroser, 1913—May, 1914: ISSUED APRIL 24, 1915 History of the First Imposing-stone Used on Staten Island and Its Relation to Our Early Local Newspapers Tra K. Morris A Conspicuous Staten Island Bowlder Trail ARTHUR HOLLICK Union of an Oak and a Birch (with Plate 1, Fig. 1). Witiiam T. Davis Union of an Oak and a Beech (with Plate 1, Fig. 2) | ArtTHuR HoLrick ioe rtnar Grossbeck*.". os) sees. 808 WILLIAM T. Davis Literature Relating to Staten Island: Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the British Museum Dhe-Fascinating Sport of Banding Birds ...........2% Fill up the East River to Solve Port Problems ........ Following Billopp’s Route to Tottenville ..:-......:.. The Flora of the Sand Barrens of Southern Staten Island Pele Meme GiiSe Mile Mettble SUMP its.e% ofa-d «caves «/onaynte © atele one OnriCover Portrait and the Hallof Pame .. 0.02.6... The Geological History of New York State .......... Studying Old Bird Problems in a New Way .......... When New York was One Hundred Miles Inland ...... Old Pamphlet, Just Found, Tells of Burning of Quaran- FARM VAS I CII surnrwem Pe loge stan estamos afc agers Sua Sie: ses Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine ............. epee Seared CLs ee vera eee a wish clo wala d's ek a0" History and Legend of Howard Avenue, etc. .........- Records of Meetings: Reeoular Meeting October 16; 1913 .....-+- 62. - eee ees lil IO TI nS 14 14 1 16 10 L7 18 18 19 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS iv PAGE Regular Micetine, s November suspii@i 30. rites) ieee 27, Regular Wieetines December Zon lONSN i omen eee 28 Regular Micetiness|amcleaiayaslype WOW tyler terete 28 Regular Micetingss Hebratiainya 2) 1004's oe eye h recite 29 Ieeibllene Wikesicvees Mlaweela Ait, WONG Soec scoot sces ee 30 Insepilere Iuleethne: JAjorl MS, WONT 54 ote ooo cgeposceta: Bi Annial Mee tiie iV aye i@) et Qa) sete ee ee eee 31 Annual Reports: Reponrt.ot the Boardiot Iristces serie ret cere 34 Report of the) Curator-in-Ciet yee eee eee 30 ReportyOrsthes Seehelany 550 Aerie ee eee ee 51 Report/of thes@reasurer 0820. nekiyee ace cree ner 51 Report of theySectionvor Atta sem seem. sea eee 52 Reportiot the Section ei, bilo gigye. sete aie 52 Report of the Section of Engineering, Architecture and Allied iPro tesstons” 4.2 stein os euctnehchetie sens eee 54 Parts II] anp IV. OctToser, 1914—MaAy, 1915 ISSUED APRIL 10, 1916 A Collection of Old Views of Staten Island Scenery WitiiaM T. Davis 55 Some Botanical and Geological Features of the Silver Lake Basiine wath ielatesy 25) een ARTHUR HoLiicK 60 An Old Text-Book on Geography by a Local Author Witt1aAM T. Davis 66 The Old Cubberly House at New Dorp (with Plates 6, 7) ARTHUR HoLLicK 68 INutand Acorn Wicevilsi.a54 oe nee eee CHARLES W. LENG 75 A Quaint Old Work on Seaweeds ....... ARTHUR HoLiick 85 A Beneficial Beetle Recently Found on Staten Island WitiiAM T. Davis 92 Notes on the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island. II Wittiam T. Davis 94 Capture of an Adult Amblystoma punctata on Staten Island ALANSON SEIN SES 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vv PAGE Literature Relating to Staten Island: Cretaceous Pityoxyla from Cliffwood, New Jersey .... 99 eifemnalnene MICESbriye CLECs tin. Gian are - eialad © aignigte alee 99 The Camera to Preserve New York’s Old Buildings .... 99 ler oanAllnetlie ems en! Nahe UE iis eae eas & 100 Cretaceous Lignites from ‘Cliffwood, New Jersey ...... IOI Combined Excursion by the Municipal Engineers, etc. .. 101 North American Species of Aleuria and Aleurina ...... 102 Moga Ot the, iciniby. OF New, York | CC: i. ..2.c see 102 theolndiansiof Newatkesete sia. 086. acces mee 103 sive indians of Greater New) Voge o. 0.0. 455 4 sa. 104 The Indians of Manhattan Island and Vicinity ........ 105 Records of Meetings: Neonat mVicering) October 17. 1OlAe.. 1.24.4. se eee 107 Neeular Mechines November 21, 1004 2.0.0)... - 108 Reonlar Viceting: December 18) totaly.) $2 4.) bans 2 109 incsulatevicetine January, 15, TQN5 Af. .e\. ese = .hycc ses « III nectar evMiceting sent Uaty 10, TOUS” 222.) jae wes ee «os 113 ean lal leeriner Vianch LO, tO... aele.ce saa: ale. T14 IecmlanyVicehino eA DiluTOn TOUS onus dae. 6) oi in. de. 115 Putin My hechines Maya T clOL GM wirersaps.ies se awe ce wen « I15 PMO OMimedh Wicetinon Way, 22" TOMGN . a closes m2. « lg Annual Reports: enon emrne boarduoryl rustées tia dzaels 6. ak cone See 0% 119 EE MOne aon view DIE GEOI (evan Mayle ila dec @llecc Lae» as nee eNO Ole tem MKCASUIne tal! Ys \4hPc.ciy hayltoslneitivahe sic ss 136 JPSD ORE Oil Hels SACPSIEN FS Il Nn eee ee 37 eC UOmitO ltbdes SCCHOUNGI NGL ony Meth. atic eae oe nes 138 FRepOmE Gupte SCcHOmGiMEIGlOOY ih. Feo 6 cesar ss ca ess 138 Report of the Section of Engineering, Architecture and PMC AMER OMea SIO Se ere. ara Bs ke ees 143 ikeport of the Séction of Historical Research .:......:. 144 v1 Pilates Plate 2. laters lao ae laters: Plate 6. Plate 7. TABLE OF CONTENTS PLATES PAGE Fig. 1. Davis: Union between a White Oak and a Birch. Fig.2. Hollick: Union between a White Oak and a Beech. Hollick: Silver Lake Basin. Fig. 1. Looking northeast across the partly drained lake bottom. . Fig. 2. View across the receding water, northeast end, showing advancing terrestrial vegetation. Idem. Fig.1. Decodon verticillatus zone, on former shore margin of peat bed at northeast end. Fig.2. Part of the drained lake bottom, northeast end. Decodon zone in the background, Bidens laevis in the foreground. Idem. Fig. 1. Ditch cut through peat bed at northeast end. Fig.2. Shrinkage cracks, surface of silt deposit toward middle of former lake bottom. Idem. Fig.t. Beginning of a crevasse in the marginal silt. Fig.2. A slip, following a crevasse in the marginal silt, exposing the original lake bottom. Hollick: Cubberly House [Britton Cottage]. Fig. 1. Reproduction of a water color sketch made by Adam W. Spies about 1848-50, showing northwest side and southwest end. Fig.2. Photograph taken January 5, 1915, from ap- proximately the same point of view as Figure 1. Fig.1. View of southeast side and northeast end, look- ing up New Dorp Lane from the shore. Photograph taken about 1900. Fig.2. View of southeast side and southwest end. Photograph taken about 1903. VOL. V oe : 2 October 191 3-May 1914 Parts1 and I "PROCEEDINGS ‘STATEN, ISLAND ASSOCIATION _ ARTS AND SCIENCES _ EDITED BY PHILIP DOWELL OK ONG, ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM T. Dayfgan®' * PUBLICATIGN COMMITTEE. sia & 9 rHso MIAN OE a” CONTENTS History be the First rreocing-atiiae Used on Staten Island and Its Relation to Our | Early Local Newspapers... ... Dep can ie oun ane BLO Si Ira K. Morris. A Conspicuous Staten Island Bowlder Trail... .... -.. . . . ARTHUR HOLLICK 8 Union of an Oak and a Biel ed fe thas Pata a, 8 . yo. WILLIAM T, Davis ‘10 Union of an Ost and a Becchie sii es O ... » ARTHUR HOLLICK 11 John Arthur Grossbeck. . 2 pe ee . a Witiram T. Davis 13 Literature Relating to Staten Island: ‘Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the British Museum, étc. ‘The Fascinating Sport _ of Banding Birds. Fill up the East River to Solve Port Problems. Following » Billopp’s Route to Tottenville | The Floraof the Sand Barrens of Southern Staten - Island, A Long Cruise in a Little Ship. Our Cover Portrait and the Hall of _ Fame. Studying Old Bird Problems in a New Way. When New York was One. ' Hundred Miles Inland. _ Old Pamphlet, Just Found, Tells of Burning of Quarantine ~~, by Citizens. Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine., Staten Island, etc. His- tory and Legend of Howard Avenue, etc. . . . 5. wo, ; Ge ict anil ee en oa Annual Reporte heed Beka Pei, i php a cit on Uae atat (Awe 8 oe we 834 ' (Issued April 24, 1915 ] -Tue New Era Printing Company LANCASTER, PA. THE STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION - oe ARTS an SCIENCES - OFFICERS, I 191 371914 | Pr ohion Hbn Howarl Randolph fg a First Vice- President—William Thompson, Davis) eiceies Second Vice- President —William Hinman Mitchill | ae A AOS 3 ey Secretary—Arthur Hollick : rh 5 As 5 ~ < z : Apt leten ae Oe na ent ae oN Peete fe goa Treasurer—Charles AY thur Ingalls. | BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1913-1914. I.—E.eEctive MEMBERS (0007 0 lot) 3 ss 7 _ TERMS EXPIRE 1914 oe 2. ie Wess TERMS EXPIRE 915, : Bradish Johnson Carroll A Howard Randolph Bouse George Scranton Humphrey . = ———s William Thompson Davis. en William Hinman Mitchill. OS: Charles Arthur Ingalls : Norman Stewart Walker su 2 er Arthur Hollickt es Bae D Sanuel McKee Smith? TERMS EXPIRE 1916 ) 3 John Quincy Adams. SIE alee Edward Willard Brown > i sah ate Out Stafford Clarence Edwards) 9 James Richard Walsh *~ Cea eae ee CE Willcox OO orn flee Pes Fehrs A ae Arey Orsicio MempeRs. The recent of the Borough of Richmond Hon: George Cromwell® Hon. ‘Charles Joseph McCormack* “ es o The District Superintendent of Schools in the Borough of Richmond ae William: So ee EP SO pee a a os ecened Dyeeapey pe IQL3y Ah 2 Elected as of January 1, 1914. to fill an “inexpited tern of AWB Hollick, resigned. ie aera 3/lerm expired December BIyyrOrg wee Hoe SBA ; Boke by 4Term began January z, 1914. PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Vors-V OcToBER 1913—May 1914 Parts I anp II History of the First Imposing-stone Used on Staten Island and Its Relation to Our Early Local Newspapers’ Ira K. Morris For fully twenty-five years I have been watching this old impos- ing-stone, hoping that some day I would be able to have it in my possession. And now the adage has proved true, that “all things come to him who waits.” On this stone was made up the form, which means practically the formation of the pages, of the first local newspaper actually printed on Staten Island, the Richmond County Mirror, in 1837. There had been newspapers published, that is dated and mailed on Staten Island, prior to that date, but they were printed in New York City. The first was the Richmond Republican, of which Charles N. Baldwin was the editor and publisher. Its first num- ber appeared on October 17, 1827. It was intensely democratic, and was a bright, carefully edited paper. Eighty-six years ago today it appeared on the streets. The publication office was lo- 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association October 18, 1913. I 2 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES cated at the junction of Griffen and Swan streets, Tompkinsville; but it was printed at No. 4 Chambers Street, New York City. Editor Baldwin was a very enterprising man. Beside running two newspapers he kept the Quarantine Hotel at Tompkinsville, was a lottery agent, and turned an honest penny as best he could. As a journalist it may be said of Mr. Baldwin that he was “up to the times.” I take the liberty of quoting from his address to his patrons, when he began his work on Staten Island: “Encouraged by a distant prospect of success, we have become a voluntary exile from our native city. We have cast our lot among strangers, and we rely with confidence on their support. From the slender population of the Island we have not much to expect— we throw ourself on the liberality of our enlightened and gener- ous people. Richmond is, we believe, the only county in this flourishing and prosperous State that does not support a press. A newspaper is a stranger among you, and, therefore, as a stranger, bid it welcome. “Let not the present attempt to sustain the character and dig- nity of this goodly portion of the commonwealth become abortive. We ask not—we expect not a rich reward for our services, but we do expect some trifling remuneration for our labor. There are few situations so arduous as, and more unpleasant than that of an editor of a public journal. He must cater for the tastes of his patrons, which are frequently as changeable as the colors of the chameleon. Every eye is fixed upon him, and everybody takes the liberty to censure him and dictate the course he should pursue. His political opponents load him with bitter invectives, and those whom he had considered his political friends too frequently desert him when their ends are answered and his ‘gray goose quill’ can be of no further service to them. “In our former efforts we have incessantly, and as the world goes, universally labored to expose corruption in the administra- tion of justice, and most villainous swindling in legalized gambling, but ‘poverty, the reward of honest fools, o’ertook us for it. We now stand indicted for exposing the corrupt practices of the Morris: First IMPOSING-STONE 3 New York Police, and for innocently complimenting a certain Judge, whose temper sometimes gets the better of his understand- ing, and whose decisions have more than once been set aside by a higher court. “Plain and unsophisticated in our manners, we do not seek to become a member of ‘ good society "—the great Republican Fam- ily, the friends and supporters of General Jackson, are the men with whom we wish to associate, and in whose patriotism we can confide. The General has done so much for his country, and such a man the people delight to honor. We feel bound in grati- tude to lend our feeble aid in his behalf, and to use every pone effort to promote his election.” On January 1, 1831, the Republican contained this announce- ment: “ The patrons of the Republican are respectfully informed that I have transferred the establishment to Mr. William Haga- dorn, editor of the New York Democratic-Republican, whom I take the liberty to recommend to my friends as a democrat of the old school, and I think nothing will be wanting on his part to make the paper highly interesting to its patrons. In surrendering this journal, I beg leave to return my sincere thanks to my late patrons for past favors, with an assurance of my good wishes and lasting esteem.—Charles N. Baldwin.” William Hagadorn assumed charge of the Republican and set- tled on Staten Island. Peter Hagadorn, the first of the family in this country, came from Frankfort in 1716 and settled at Rhine- beck, where he, his son John, his grandson Francis, and great- grandson William, are buried side by side. William, the junior, saw many stirring events in the Revolution, and although a mere lad, often took part in the hardships and services of the minute- men. He was a lieutenant in a Brooklyn regiment during the War of 1812, doing duty in that city, on Staten Island, and at Sandy Hook. ’ After that war he settled in Newark, New Jersey, and published the Intelligencer and also became a universalist minister. Before Editor Baldwin sold the Republican, however, he had 4 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES opposition in The Chronicle, a Whig paper, edited and published by Dr. R. H. Thompson, sometime health officer of the port. The Republican ran for a few years under Mr. Hagadorn’s man- agement but was finally consolidated with another paper and lost its identity. The Staten Islander was the next paper to make its appearance here. John J. Adams was its editor and publisher. The New York and Richmond County Free Press was started about 1832, by William Hagadorn, formerly of the Republican. Under the editorial head, on June 13, 1835, the following ticket appeared: “ For President, Martin Van Buren, of New York; for Vice-President, Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky.’ Editorial comment was made concerning the order of President Jackson to the effect that “public officers must pay their debts, or suffer immediate removal.” A great deal is said about the tariff. On October 3 this item appeared: “ A farmer on Staten Island, whose fertile grounds we were admiring at the time, informed us that when he first came into possession of his farm, there was but one blade of grass within its precincts, and that a famished grass- hopper was perched upon that, making his dying prayer.” The Free Press was superseded by the Plaindealer, of which the first number was issued on December 3, 1836. Its chief mission seemed to be to attack slavery, and it carried on the work in a very vigorous manner. The first newspaper really printed on Staten Island was the Richmond County Mirror, which made its appearance in July 1837. Francis L. Hagadorn was its editor and proprietor, and its publication office was located on Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, somewhere between York Avenue and Belmont Hall. It con- tained eight pages of three columns each, was ably edited and neatly printed. The editor was the son of the publisher of the Free Press, and he too had been connected with that paper. I quote from his first editorial : . . “In commencing the arduous duties of a public journalist, we reverently bow to the ‘usages’ and time-honored customs so re- ligiously observed in such matters, and herewith essay to make Morris: First IMPosING-STONE 5 known our rules of guidance. Those who will expect this paper to support and close up the deformities of any political party, must, at the outset, be undeceived. Those, also, who will image us as either the radical enemy of all social distinctions, or the court journalist of our Anglo-American aristocrats, must also be ap- prised of their error.” Editor Hagadorn, of the Mirror, was a genuine patriot, and we find him censuring the people of Staten Island for not celebrating the “Glorious Fourth.” He boldly calls them “a generation of vipers and hypocrites,” because they had refused to honor the memory of Washington and his compeers. He also lectures the supervisors relative to the condition of old Richmond Road. He says: “This a matter of some importance, gentlemen, and should be so treated. The old road has become warped into its present state by neglect of ages; like an old, untutored mind, it has followed the inclinations of passion and lawless folly—it has left the sterling paths of probity and truth, and rambled through the mazes of romance and adventure, prompted, it would seem, by nothing but the bent of idle curiosity. So we find it—and all the mild per- suasions and even the examples of the brave old fences, will affect nothing against the prejudices of age; forcible means must be called into action.” The chief agitation among the people of Staten Island at that time was an attempt to secure the erection of a lighthouse on “Robyn’s Rift,’ and the survey being made for the establish- ment of a navy yard and fort at “the cove” at “Constable’s Hook,” opposite New Brighton. The editorial comments are quite unique in the light of modern military events: “ This undertaking, like everything else new, excites our wonder why its object has lain so long unnoticed. The advantages of bold water and proximity to the ocean, this location adds the important consideration of cheap and easy defense, It is only approachable by large vessels from one passage. Nature, too, shut it off in every other direction by shoals and flats. It is also further pro- 6 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES posed to establish a fort, similar to that at the Rip Raps, on the reef of rocks, at the mouth of the Sound, known as Robyn’s Rift; and this, in addition to the defense of the navy yard, would from its position be able to effect more—in case of an attack upon New York by sea—than all the other forts within the harbor. A strong fort upon Robyn’s Rift, with a short chain to the shore of Staten Island, would effectually defend the navy yard; and any other flotilla, on attempting to force its way into the harbor, would ine- vitably be exposed to a raking fire of four or five miles.” Editor Hagadorn issued annual addresses to his readers, in one of which he stated that “gratitude is a keen sense of favor to come.’ He continued to publish the Mirror for a number of years, and at last it was merged into the Staten Islander, and the publication office was in the little wedge-shaped building that stood until recently nearly opposite the police headquarters at. Stapleton. When scarcely ten years old Mr. Hagadorn entered his father’s printing office in Newark and learned to set type. At twelve years of age he began literary work. He wrote stories and poetry be- fore he was sixteen. In later years he wrote a romance of Staten Island, calling it the Story of a Spoon, locating the scene on Rich- mond Hill and in and around the little village at the county seat. Mr. Hagadorn took great interest in military matters. He was a sergeant in the Second Regiment New York State Militia, 1835; first lieutenant, 142d Regiment, 1838; adjutant, same regiment, 1839; adjutant, 146th regiment, 1841; captain, Richmond County Guards, same regiment, 1842; major, first battalion, 1850; colonel, 73d regiment, 1854; brigadier general on governor’s staff, 1854. In 1862 he was appointed major of the Seventy-ninth New York Volunteers. After a short service he resigned to accept the ap- pointment of inspector general of the Army of the Republic of Venezuela, under General Paza, which position he held for some time. General Hagadorn died at Georgetown, South Carolina, on July 1, 1897, and was buried with military honors at Troy, New York. Morris: First IMPOSING-STONE 7 So much for the story of the men who have been directly con- cerned in this interesting old relic. There is a tradition that it was originally a part of a pedestal in the Van Ness residence that stood near Bowling Green, years prior to the Revolution. I cannot vouch for the truth of this statement ; but I can state with assurance that it served in the composing room of the New York Commercial, and later was used in a publishing house at 174 Broadway, about one hundred years ago. It was purchased by William Hagadorn, who removed it to Newark, New Jersey, and used it in the office of the Intelligencer. When Mr. Hagadorn removed to Staten Island he brought the printing material of his office with him. The stone in time became so greatly worn that its mission as a printing office fixture was ended. General Hagadorn then had it cemented in the steps leading from the street to his residence, now the home of Mr. Charles Broughton, 55 Beach Street, Staple- ton, where it rested for about fifty years. Through the courtesy of Mr. Broughton, 1 am now permitted to present it to the Association, and to him I feel that we owe an expression of our appreciation for the gift. A Conspicuous Staten Island Bowlder Trail? ARTHUR HOoLLick Anyone who is interested in the phenomena of former glacia- tion on Staten Island may observe a number of striking exam- ples, well exposed at and in the vicinity of the new road which has been excavated under the railroad, at what is generally known as “Crooke’s crossing,” near Great Kill station. A section has been cut in the moraine, and the excavated material has been used for grading and filling in the adjacent depressions. Two prom- inent constituents of this material, aside from the prevailing Tri- assic red shale and sandstone, are red jasperoid limonite and dark green serpentine rock. These vary in size from large bowlders to cobblestones and gravel. The serpentine specimens usually pre- sent the shapes and markings characteristic of glacial transported rock fragments, but the limonite, by reason of its greater nes ness, has undergone relatively little abrasion. The direction of glacial movement across Staten Island was from the northwest, and if a walk is taken from the Crooke’s crossing locality toward the northwest it will eventually lead to the original common home of these rocks on Richmond Hill and the region immediately beyond, as far as the border of the Fresh Kills marshes. The particular feature of interest that may be noted on the way, however, is the conspicuous bowlder trail marked by the red jas- peroid limonite. This trail may be readily traced and followed by noting the occasional bowlders in place and those which have been incorporated in stone fences; and by keeping these in sight the observer will finally terminate his walk where the salt marshes just south of New Springville are a bar to further progress in that direction. Here are stone fences made up almost wholly of 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association December 20, 1913. 8 HotiicK: STATEN IsLAND BoOWLDER TRAIL 9 limonite bowlders, indicating that an extensive exposure of this rock formerly occupied what is now the trough between the known serpentine area to the southeast and the trap ridge to the north- west in the vicinity of Linoleumyille. And this trail, from the vi- cinity of Crooke’s crossing to the neighborhood of New Spring- ville is sharply defined and narrow—only a quarter of a mile or so in width—on either side of which only occasional scattered frag- ments of the limonite may be found, and these but a short distance from the margin. . At the present time there is no outcrop of the rock to be seen in place, but formerly there was an exposure on Richmond Hill and this may yet be located by means of the old abandoned and now almost obliterated diggings or prospect holes, which were made many years ago by parties who were interested in the commercial development of the limonite deposits of the island. Union of an Oak and a Birch? WILLIAM T. Davis (WITH PLATE I, FIG. I) The figure accompanying this article represents two trees, a white oak, Quercus alba L., on the left, and a black birch, Betula lenta L., on the right, that have grown together in such manner that if the trunk were all that could be seen, they would ordinarily be taken for one individual. They stand close to Richmond Turn- pike on the property known as the Cebra Homestead, and were first described in the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 13: 221. 1886. At that time the measurements were given as follows: “ For the space of 3 ft. 7 in. from the roots they have grown solidly together, so that the line of juncture is no more marked than the weatherworn crevices down the sides of many large trees, the character of the bark serving as the best guide in distinguishing the trunk of one tree from that of the other. At the height mentioned from the ground the trunks part or branch, forming a Y, the oak being 4 ft. 2 in. in circumference, and the birch 4 ft. 5 in., while the main trunk, formed by both ittrees, measures 7 ft. 4 in. around.” Last summer a photograph was taken of the trees and they were measured as in 1886, with the following results: Line of juncture 4 tt. 4 in.; circumference of oak 5 ft. I in.; of birch 4 it. 5 ms; of main trunk formed by both trees 8 feet. It may be seen that in twenty-seven years the length of the line of juncture increased 9 inches, the circumference of the oak II inches, and the birch, which died in 1912, did not make any perceptible growth. The individual circumferences of the oak and birch would of course be somewhat greater if the measurements could have been made at the same distances above the ground where they were taken in 1886 instead of 9 inches farther up the united trunk. There are evidences that the oak cannot live much longer, and thus one of Staten Island’s most remarkable twin trees will cease to exist. 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association December 20, 1913. 10 WOLs §, LAs) 1, PROC. STATEN Is. ASSOC. irch te oak and a bi i Fic. rt. DAvis: Union between a wh Fic. 2. Horitick: Union between a white oak and a beech. i cla: i hte Modes TRE, tax sana Ginirey a ates q Ach ss i Oh, 5) Y ipa ysl teat even sien a ma iz ee ae ae way Union of an Oak and a Beech? ArTHUR HOoLLICK (WITH PLATE I, FIG. 2) Sixteen years ago, at our meeting of May 14, 1808, it was my privilege to describe, under the title Union between Dissimilar Trees,” an instance similar to that described by Mr. Wm. T. Davis, the trees, however, being a white oak, Quercus alba L., and a beech, Fagus americana Sweet. Unfortunately no measurements were taken at that time, nor were the trees photographed. Recently, in order to supplement Mr. Davis’ paper, the trees were visited, photographed, and the following facts recorded: They are located on the sloping hillside fronting Richmond Turnpike near the junction of Little Clove Road, within a few hundred feet of the old Crystal Water Company’s reservoir, and could hardly fail to attract the attention of any one who might search for them. The oak is a thriving, living tree. The beech, however, is all but entirely dead. The two are joined together for a distance of about 3 ft. 4 in. above the ground, forming a single base, but with the characteristic bark of each sharply de- fined, and separated by a conspicuous suture. Above the com- mon base each tree is distinct. The circumference of the base, at the place where the two trees separate, is 10 ft.4 in. Immediately above this place the oak is 5 ft. 3 in. in circumference and the beech 6 ft. 3 in. It is unfortunate that measurements were not taken at the time when this interesting natural feature was first called to my atten- tion ; but even the present records, with the photograph, are worthy of preservation, and they will have, in common with those by Mr. 1 Presented in abstract at the meeting of the Association December 20, 1913. 2 Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. Staten Is. 6: 57, 58. If 12 StTATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Davis, a constantly increasing historical value as time goes on and the trees either die a natural death or are otherwise exterminated. Finally it may be pertinent to refer to the fact that in each in- stance it is the white oak that has shown the greater vitality, although there is no evidence that this has any biological signifi- cance in connection with the union between this species and either of the other two. John Arthur Grossbeck' WiLiiAMmM T. Davis John Arthur Grossbeck, a life member of this Association, died on the Island of Barbados April 8, 1914. He was born in Pater- son, N. J., February 2, 1883. For about seven years he was connected with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and did much original work on the mosquitos of that state. He was also an authority on the family Geometridae among moths and described a considerable number of species new to science. Mr. Grossbeck served as secretary of the Newark Entomolog- ical Society for a number of years, and at the time of his death was librarian of the New York Entomological Society. In Feb- ruary 1911 he became officially associated with the American Museum of Natural History and soon after moved to Staten Island, where in the picturesque Clove Valley he owned a shingle- covered bungalow. He had not been on Staten Island long enough to add much to the knowledge of its natural history, but in 1913 he contibuted to our PROCEEDINGS two carefully prepared papers on the late Prof. John B. Smith,? under whom he served while in New Brunswick, N. J. Mr. Grossbeck was not only a good natural history artist, but he had an artistic touch in his arrangement of collections; and by reason of his industry, neatness, and knowledge of insects in gen- eral, was an ideal museum man. He was one with whom people willingly placed specimens, knowing that in his hands they would receive good care, and he inspired this same confidence among his fellow entomologists. A more extended account of the life of Mr. Grossbeck, together with a bibliography of his published writings, will appear in a forthcoming number of the Journal of the New York Entomolog- ical Society. 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association May 16, 1914. 2 Proc. Staten Is. Assoc. 4: 28-31, 32-54. Literature Relating to Staten Island CATALOGUE OF THE Mesozoic PLANTS IN THE BRITISH MusEuM, ETC.1 This is a cloth bound octavo volume of 285 + 32 pages of text, two plates, and twenty-five text figures. It includes, in addition to the catalogue of British Museum specimens of Cretaceous algae and fungi, a general bibliography of the literature of Creta- ceous paleobotany and a list of Cretaceous species of fossil plants. Inasmuch as both the bibliography and the list are designed to be world-wide in scope it may be appreciated that the undertaking was somewhat ambitious, and this may serve as an excuse for the many errors and omissions that may be noted. It will, doubtless, be critically reviewed as a whole elsewhere, and it is necessary, here, merely to call attention to the local interest which it possesses in relation to Staten Island. The works of Hollick and of Jeffrey on the Cretaceous plant remains of the Kreischerville clays are enumerated, including references to our PROCEEDINGS, which, how- ever, are designated “not seen’’; and all of our published local Cretaceous species of plants are listed with citations of places of publication or description, illustrations, etc. It is another of the many evidences that: have appeared from time to time indicating how widely our local geological discoveries have made Staten Island known in the scientific world. Aw iar THE FASCINATING SPORT OF BANDING BIRDS? This is one of Mr. Cleaves’ characteristic bird articles, illustrated by a number of his charming photographs, most of which are of 1 Catalogue |of the| Mesozoic Plants|in the] British Museum | (Nat- ural History) | The Cretaceous Flora| Part I.—Bibliography, Algae and Fungi | By | Marie C. Stopes, D.Sc., etc., etc. | London | 1913. ? Howard H. Cleaves, House and Garden 24: 11-14, 10 f. Jl 1913. 14 LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 15 Staten Island subjects. The object and method of bird banding is described and discussed. It consists, briefly, in placing a small numbered, aluminum band, with the inscription “notify Am. Museum, N. Y.,” on the leg of the bird. The circumstances under which each bird was banded are carefully recorded, and should that bird ever be captured or killed anywhere, at any subsequent time, it may be traced by its number. The author notes, for ex- ample, that a robin banded at Bangor, Me., July 8, 1910, was cap- tured at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 21, 1911, and that a red-winged blackbird banded at Charleston, R. I., June 8, 1912, was shot at Green Pond, S. C., Nov. 2, 1912. The author says: “ The bird banding idea is one which is bound to become popular... . As many as a dozen young men and boys on Staten Island. . . have come to me for bird bands, and by the first week in June of the present year had located over a hundred birds’ nests. Instead of taking the eggs for the purpose of starting ‘collections,’ as several of these boys had done in previous years, the nests were jealously guarded so that the young might become ripe for banding.” The illustrations include the saw-whet owl, swallow, brown thrasher, Carolina wren and screech owl. Ass el: FILL uP THE East River To SOLVE Port PROBLEMS? Under the above title is given an abstract of a suggested plan for the remodeling of the port of New York, filling in the East River so as to connect Manhattan with Long Island, and construct- ing new areas of land elsewhere in the vicinity by reclaiming marshland and shoals. Staten Island figures prominently in the scheme by the construction of two peninsula-like projections in the Lower Bay. The article states that “Staten Island is now as- sessed at $50,000,000, and as soon as this scheme is carried out the value will be increased to $500,000,000, and the value of two and one quarter square miles of new land and docks will easily be $1,000,000 more.” 8 T. Kennard Thomson, D.Sc., New York Times, August 31, 1913. 16 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Three cuts illustrate the article: a portrait of Dr. Thomson, a general view of lower Manhattan and adjacent Brooklyn shores, and a map showing the suggested changes. Pewee FOLLOWING BiLttopr’s RouTE To TOTTENVILLE.* That the history, romance, and traditions of the Billopp House are not yet overworked as subjects for literary effusion is evi- denced by this article. Captain Christopher Billopp’s celebrated circumnavigation of Staten Island, and the conference held at the house between Lord Howe, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge, are of course mentioned, beside references to James Fenimore Cooper‘s Water Witch, and to the gravestones of Eugenia and Thomas Farmar Billopp. A brief description of some of the historical features of Perth Amboy is also included at the end. eile THE FLORA OF THE SAND BARRENS OF SOUTHERN STATEN ISLAND® This is a very excellent presentation of the most conspicuous floral elements in this interesting portion of our island, and it is evident that the author missed but little, botanically, in his two trips to the region, on Sept. 19, 1901, and May 29, 1902. It is easy to understand why he failed to find Phlox subulata L., Aster concolor L., and Ascyrum hypericoides L., which are all but exter- minated; but it seems somewhat strange that only one tree of -Diospyros virgimana L. was noted, and only a few of Pinus vir- guuana Mill., both of which are more or less abundant. As a list of plants the paper possesses a certain local interest and value, but the author’s conceptions of the geology of the region are entirely erroneous; and the interesting ecological sig- nificance of the peculiar flora which prevails there was evidently either not known to him or else was not understood or appreciated. 4 Sarah Comstock, New York Times, September 7, 1913. 5 Stewart H. Burnham, Torreya 13: 249-255. N 1013. LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND Ly For example, the Cretaceous clays which underlie the entire region are stated to have been “ deposited here when the great Laurentian glacier moved down from the north.” As a matter of fact the evidences of glaciation are relatively inconspicuous, and in places are lacking entirely,—the surface material, over certain areas, be- ing composed of either recent dune sand or Tertiary sands and gravels. There are no glacial clays and but little glacial till in sight. In other words this portion of Staten Island is geolog- ically a part of the adjacent coastal plain of New Jersey, which accounts for the many floral elements that they have in com- mon and which are not found elsewhere on the island. The author's lack of knowledge in regard to these elemental facts, which have been so frequently described and discussed, is some- what difficult to understand. | Incidentally, also, it is amusing to note the following paragraph: “Tn many places one could gather quantities of salt-water clam shells in the sand, showing that at a comparatively recent period this portion of the island was submerged.” Evidently the Indian shell heaps and “kitchen middens,” the constituents of which are spread over acres of ground in this region, were characteristic features with which the author was not acquainted, and the wind- blown dune sand was mistaken for a water deposit. eae AY Lone Cruise In A Litres Sip? This is a pleasingly written and well illustrated description of a trip from Casco Bay, Me., to Great Kill, Staten Island, in a twenty-five foot sailboat, accomplished by two of our well known local sailing enthusiasts who are designated, very modestly, as “the skipper” and “the mate,’ but whose identity as Mr. and Mrs, H. Prescott Wells, of Great Kill, is revealed in their por- traits. To those who appreciate roughing it more or less, with the added spice of some danger, actual and potential, this little sketch will be appreciated and will prove both amusing and inter- 6 By “the Mate,” Yachting, Nov. 1913: 246-248; Dec. 1913: 301-304, 13 f. 18 STrateEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES esting. The trip occupied exactly two weeks, and the estimated distance covered was 403 nautical miles. aie Our Cover PorRTRAIT AND THE HALL OF FAME* Under the above caption is an appreciative article descriptive of the personality and artistic abilities of our fellow-citizen, Mr. Isaac Almstaedt, of Tompkinsville, who is described as the East’s oldest and best known photographers.’ The cover design consists of his portrait; and one of his photographic pro- ductions, a child in winter costume, makes a full page figure on page 14. 6 ‘one of i Neealelle THE GEOLOGICAL History oF NEw York STATE® This is an attempt to produce a type of book which is always beset with difficulties, the type in which scientific facts are de- scribed and discussed for the benefit of the non-scientific reader. Its scope is set forth, in the letter of transmittal, as follows: “This work brings together in compact form a résumé of the geological events in the development of the State, and for such a publication as this there is at the present time a widespread de- mand”; and the introductory paragraph in the preface states that “The researches and truths of any modern science if they are properly to fulfil their mission, should be brought within the reach of laymen. In this bulletin the purpose is to present in a simple, readable form, an outline of the physical development of New York State... . Any person who [is] possessed of intelli- gence and a willingness to learn is fully prepared to read these pages.” Without expressing any opinion in regard to the above state- ment it may be said that this work is one which all who are inter- 7 Anon., Portrait 5: 15, cover design and one f. in text. D 1913. 8 William J. Miller, New York State Museum Bulletin No. 168. 8vo, pamph., p. 130, pl. 1-52 and f. I-4o in text. Dec. 15, 1913 [Albany, N. Y., 1914]. LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 19 ested in the geology of New York State may read and study to ad- vantage, even if parts of it are beyond the ken of the average reader. So far as Staten Island is concerned the references are few, brief, and very imperfectly discussed. Even relatively to the rest of the State these references seem disproportionately small. Staten Island is mentioned in connection with the Triassic non- marine sediments, and also in connection with the Cretaceous and Tertiary deposits of the Atlantic coastal plain region, but without any local descriptive matter whatsoever. In fact the relations of our island to the rest of the State are so imperfectly expressed that they may be said to be all but entirely omitted; and any mention of the important and interesting phenomena of glaciation so well exemplified here will be looked for in vain on any of the pages where it might reasonably be expected to occur. vey ele STUDYING OLtp Birp ProspLteEmMs In A NEw Way? This is another well written and fully illustrated article by Mr. Cleaves on the subject of bird banding. It includes two items of local interest. The first relates to a pair of barn owls which were described some time ago by Mr. William T. Davis.29 Mr. Cleaves mentions these birds as the only pair known to nest on Staten Island and says: “... these birds rear a brood of from four to six each year. What becomes of the young birds is a question. For the past two seasons the baby owls have all been banded. . . . In 1912, while the youngsters were having the bands placed on their legs, the old owl came back to the barn loft, think- ing the intruders gone, and before she could make an exit was seized and herself banded. Care was taken to place the ankle ring on the opposite leg from that on which the bands of the owlets were adjusted, the object being to make it possible to identify the ® Howard H. Cleaves, Outdoor World and Recreation, N. S., 1: 40-43, iar, Wel iene 10 Proc. Staten Is. Assoc. 1: 84. 1906. 20 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES birds in subsequent years, at long range, with powerful binoc- WlarSenn ae The second item is as follows: “ The killdeer, contrary to most birds, is undoubtedly extending its range in the Eastern United States, and it therefore happens that a pair of these birds has reared a brood (which has been banded) for the past few years on Staten Island, although no killdeers have to our knowledge ever laid their eggs there before. The questions here are: Where did the pioneer pair of plovers come from? What becomes of the four youngsters each year, since only one pair comes back to nest annually, and none returning has yet been observed to wear a band?” | Peale Wuen New York Was ONE HuNpbRED MILEs INLAND! This is a characteristic Sunday newspaper magazine article, in which well recognized geologic facts are presented in such highly colored and poetical language that even the most indifferent of readers must rub his eyes and ask “can such things be?,” or “ did such conditions ever prevail here?” There can be no doubt that the author was tolerably well conversant with the essential facts, and his selection of authoritative illustrations, showing the lo- cation of the old coast line and river channels of the Tertiary period and the course of glaciation in the Quaternary, is excellent. Actual errors in the statement of facts are few and unimportant and no one could read the article through without more or less appreciation of the meaning and significance of certain obvious natural features and phenomena which might have heretofore escaped attention. Such articles are of value, even if they do nothing more than stimulate the imagination and arouse a desire to know something more about the things that ordinarily are ignored. Nw lelle 11 Dudley Joslin, New York Press, January 11, rord4. LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 2t OLp PAMPHLET, Just FounpD, TELLS OF BURNING OF QUARANTINE BY CITIZENS?!” This is an unsigned article, under the above heading, based upon literature and old pictures and posters in the museum of the Association, which were borrowed for the purpose. It begins with the statement; “A small pamphlet declared to be the only authentic history in existence of the burning of the old Quaran- tine station at Tompkinsville, S. I., in September, 1858, . . . was found last week among numerous aged documents which for years have been in the possession of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, etc., etc.” The “aged document” was a copy of the PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF STATEN ISLAND, Special No. 16, Oct. 1893,** and the information gleaned from this was embel- lished by photographs of two old posters calling meetings of the citizens, and one of a woodcut from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper showing the Quarantine buildings on fire. It has been very amusing to hear the comments of more than one resident of Staten Island in regard to this article and to note their surprise when informed that the original material upon which it was based, and much more in addition relating to the burning of the Quarantine, could be seen and studied by anyone who cared to visit the Museum. reales BaLTIMorE & OunIo EmMpLoves MaGazZINe!4 This is an octavo publication of 112 pages, profusely illustrated. In this number most of the articles are concerned with Staten Island, and they are either historical reminiscences or descriptions of present day conditions. “The Story of Railroad Development on Staten Island” by S. P. Kretzer, gives a brief résumé of the 12 New York Herald, March 8, 1914. 18“ The Old Quarantine: Its Destruction and the Causes which Led to It,” by Dr. F. Hollick. 148. & O. Employes Mag., Vol. 2, No. 8 (Staten Island Number), May 1914. 22 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES evolution of the original Staten Island Railroad Company into the Staten Island Railway Company, after the Westfield explosion on July 30, 1871, and the subsequent construction of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad in 1884 and the establishing of business re- lations with the Baltimore and Ohio Railway system. The illustra- tions include a map of Staten Island showing the railway lines and connections, cuts of types of locomotive engines, ferryboat and tug service, and a view of the freight terminal at St. George. Mr. Frederick C. Syze, trainmaster of the Staten Island lines, is the subject of an article, with portrait, by Elias Bernstein, entitled “ Appreciation of Frederick C. Syze,’ in which is included a sketch of his early life and an account of his present duties and responsibilities. “Recollections of Early Railroading on Staten Island,” and a “ History of the Baltimore and New York Railway Company” are discussed by W. Cornell. The first mentioned article contains a reproduction of a timetable of the Staten Island Railway, which announces that on and after Dec. I, 1875, the train boats will leave New York at 7,9 and 11 A. M., and 1, 4, 5 and 6 P. M. The second describes the agreement between the Philadelphia & Reading, N. J. Central, and B. & O. lines, known as the “ Blue Line Agreement,” and the Staten Island connections. A portrait of H. W. Miller, general freight car foreman of the Staten Island lines, a picture of one of the engines in the freight service between St. George and Cranford Junction, and a view of the Arthur Kill bridge, give a touch of local color to the text. W. L. Dryden, signal supervisor, New York Division, B. & O. R. R., contributes a short account of the “ Progress of Signaling on the Staten Island Lines,” with two illustrations, one of the signal tower at Pleasant Plains, the other of the twelve-lever interlocking plant at “ Princess” Bay. Two pages only are given to “ Representative Industries on Staten Island”? and about one half of this space is occupied by cuts, one of the lumberyard of I. T. Williams & Sons, at Tompkinsville, the other showing build- ing stone in storage at the Arlington freight yard. “Staten Island’s Future”’ is discussed optimistically, from the standpoint of LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 23 commercial development, by G. J. Brown, general traffic agent, with a view of the ferry approach at St. George and a photograph of a group of the shop forces at Clifton during the noon hour. Under the heading “‘ The Ticket Seller’ are discussed some of the requirements and trials pertaining to that position, by Robert H. Fithian, the agent at Tottenville. The “Early History of Steam Roads on Staten Island” is described by W. E. Journeay, car- penter in the service of the Staten Island railroad lines since 1865, whose portrait accompanies the article. Elsewhere in the mag- azine may also be found portraits of Wallace Bedell, machinist, Henry Bedell, painter in continuous service since March 18, 1884, James W. Turner, stationmaster at St. George, R. Groeling, B. F. Kelly, Edward Whalen, and J. S. Sheafe—all well known in our community as employees of the railroad in one capacity or an- _ other. | One page is devoted to a brief sketch of the Billopp House, with an excellent picture, evidently taken quite recently, and it is grati- fying to note, at the foot of the page, a memorandum which states that “For a full account of the house see Proceedings of the Natural Science Association of Staten Island, vol. 2, pp. 65-70.” i IN deal STATEN ISLAND, ETC.1° This is an octavo pamphlet of seventy-two pages and about one hundred illustrations, including two maps. There is no title page, unless we may regard the cover as such; but page 5 is occupied by a general statement, from which may be gathered the following information in regard to the publication of the work: “The many picturesque and beautiful views shown in this Mag- azine were taken by Mr. E. H. Seehusen, of West New Brighton, Staten Island—the colored pictures are reproduced from hand- tinted views belonging to Mr. Cornelius G. Kolff. “Suggestions by Mr. James P. McGovern, of the New York Bar. 15 Staten Island| Borough of Richmond| New York City | Issued by | Staten Island | Chamber of Commerce | Price | 25 cts. 24 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES “The printing is by the Guide Printing and Publishing Com- pany of Brooklyn, N. Y. Compiled, Edited and Published by Darby Richardson For Staten Island Chamber of Commerce ses 3) sk a a ok Copyright, 1914, by Darby Richardson.” It is of the same general character as the publications with the same title, issued by the Chamber of Commerce in octavo form in 7896 and in quarto form in I9QIT. The text and the illustrations constitute a curious descriptive mixture of commercialism, civic activities, natural features, and local history. To anyone possessed of any sense of humor the attempt to reconcile all of these incongruous elements and to give them the appearance of a united happy family, with allied aims and interests, is amusing. To boom the advantages of Staten Island as a commercial and manufacturing locality and at the same time to make an effort to enthusiastically advertise the few remaining natural charms and historical features which industrial development has not yet destroyed, but soon will, causes the average reader to smile at the ingenuousness and the lack of all sense of proportion and perspective displayed by those who were responsible for the compilation of the contents. It is to be presumed that the work must possesss some immedi- ate economic value, as otherwise practical business men would not have contributed time, energy, and money for its publication; but the real value of this and all similar publications is always best appreciated by those for whom they were not designed, the future historian or student of local history, who is interested in tracing the evolution of a locality from a suburban into an urban com- munity. And we may imagine such a reader, at some time in the future, noting with interest the landscape views, the pictures of residences and public buildings and the crude business centers of LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 1 DAG Tompkinsville, Stapleton, and New Brighton, as these appeared “long ago, in 1914.” fe Teal, History AND LEGEND OF HowaArp AVENUE, ETC.*® Probably no better and certainly no more interesting work on our local history has appeared than is presented in this charm- ingly written and artistically illustrated and printed volume by Charles Gilbert Hine. The author resides on Grymes Hill, so the views that he describes are those most familiar to him, and it is a pleasure to read his appreciation of the changing scenes produced by the seasons, or by the coming of night, or by fog or the sun. To him the hill is always interesting, and so are the houses along this elevated terrace that overlooks Stapleton and Clifton and the Bay beyond. After “the general history and story of the locality including the several names that have been applied to Grymes Hill in the past and their origin,” and the prologue by George William Curtis, taken from “ Prue and I,’ we come to the main part of the vol- ume which treats of Howard Avenue and the Serpentine Road. The author says “ This way of ours reminds one of a corkscrew— Lewis street the handle, Howard avenue the shank and the devious meanderings of the Serpentine road the business end of the in- strument.” Then follows an account, often a considerable history of each place along the above mentioned roads from the Turnpike to where the Serpentine Road joins the Clove. What might have been a prosaic recital concerning these places and their one-time occu- pants, has been woven into an interesting narrative illustrated by many an amusing anecdote. There are thirteen reproductions of photographs, most of them 16 History and Legend of | Howard Avenue and the! Serpentine Road, Grymes | Hill, Staten Island| Gathered by Charles Gilbert Hine | From Real Estate Records and | Long Memories | * * | Hine’s Annual, 1914. Octavo, boards, 80 p., 14 pl. (incl. two maps and twelve views). Pri- vately printed. Hine Brothers’ Printery. 26 Staten ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES taken in winter or at least when the leaves were off of the trees, | and some of them taken at night. There are views of Stapleton lying far below the hill; of a number of the dwellings mentioned in the text; of showclad hillsides and of Sugar Loaf Rock near Lewis Street. There are also two reproductions of old maps. Then on page 79 we have the “ Last word of all,’ wherein the author describes the views as seen from the hill and comments: “Tt is like the animated face of beauty, ever changing yet always the same, and never uninteresting.” But this is not his “last word,’ for on page 80 he tells us “ why there are omissions!” Let us hope that this also will not be his “last word of all,” for there is much that he can do in preserving and presenting in an interesting form the history of our island. ¢ Weep: Records of Meetings REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 18, 1913 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. Second Vice-President William H. Mitchill in the chair and twenty- seven persons present. On motion the reading of the minutes of the meeting of May 17, 1913, was dispensed with. Mr. Ira K. Morris presented the imposing-stone on which was made up the form of the first newspaper actually printed on Staten Island, and read a paper on the History of the First Imposing-stone Used on Staten Island and Its Relation to Our Early Local Newspapers. (See this issue, p. I.) The stone was secured through the kindness of Mr. Charles Broughton of Stapleton, in whose possession it had been for many years. On motion a vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Broughton for his cour- tesy and interest in the matter. Mr. Morris also read a memorandum questioning the authenticity of the signature of Aaron Burr on the pane of glass from the old St. James Hotel, Port Richmond. (See minutes of March 16, 1912, and PROCEEDINGS 4: 67.) ANNOUNCED PROGRAM The program was under the auspices of the Section of Art. Dr. John Q. Adams delivered an address, illustrated with lantern slides, on Sculpture in New York City, with special reference to its public statues. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, NOVEMBER 15, 1913 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-four persons present. The minutes of the meetings of May 17 and October 18, 1913, were read and approved. A communication was read, from the Staten Island Council of Clubs, requesting that four delegates be appointed to represent the Association at the forthcoming annual convention of the Council. On motion the president was authorized to appoint four delegates in accordance with the request contained in the communication. 27 28 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The president appointed Mrs. Arthur Hollick, Mrs. Clare H. Brown, Mrs. James R. Walsh, and Mr. Willam T. Davis as such delegates. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. Howard H. Cleaves delivered an address, illustrated with lantern slides from original photographs, on Bird Studies on the Atlantic Coast. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, DECEMBER 20, 1913 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and twelve persons present. The minutes of the meeting of November 15, 1913, were read and approved. Dr. Arthur Hollick exhibited specimens of jasperoid limonite and massive serpentine rock, representing morainal material from the vicinity of Giffords, and read a paper on A Conspicuous Staten Island Bowlder Trail. (See this issue, p. 8.) Mr. William T. Davis exhibited a photograph of and read a paper on Union of an Oak and a Birch. (See this issue, p. 10.) Dr. Arthur Hollick referred to another instance of a similar nature, mentioned at a meeting of the Association some years ago and stated that he would prepare a memorandum on the subject to supplement Mr. Davis’s contribution. (See this issue, p. II.) Mr. Davis read a letter from our fellow member, Mr. James Chapin, dated Avakubi, Congo, October 7, 1913, announcing his safe arrival there and his prospects of an early return to New York. Mr. Davis referred to the fact that Mr. Chapin left New York on his trip to Africa, under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History, in May, 1900, and that for a period of nearly two years no word had been received from the expedition and grave fears had been entertained as to the safety of the members. Mr. S. McKee Smith exhibited a large glaciated sandstone concretion, found in Hamilton Park. Both the interior concretionary structure and the exterior marks of glaciation were unusually well exemplified in the specimen. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 17, 1914 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and twenty persons present. The minutes of the meeting of December 20, 1913, were read and approved. Recorps OF MEETINGS BO The curator-in-chief exhibited and commented upon certain of the re- cent accessions to the museum collection and library, as follows: Personally Collected—A large fragment of a silicified paleozoic coral, from the Yellow (Pensauken?) Gravel overlying the Cretaceous clay at Kreischerville, about equal in size to a similar specimen found at Prince’s Bay and exhibited at the meeting of October 15, 1904. Fossils from a Drift bowlder of Schoharie Grit, found in Moravian Cemetery, including Atrypa impressa Hall, Meristella nasuta Conr., Ortho- ceras pelops Hall(?), Pentamerella arata Conr., Stropheodonta demissa Conr., S. parva Hall, S. perplana Conr., Strophonella ampla Hall, Dibundo- phyllum sp.(?), and Amplexus?. From Charles La Point—Cannon ball, presumably of Revolutionary age, found near Silver Lake. From Frederick Forde-—A chick, with four legs, all equally well de- veloped. From Mrs. E. A. Low—Copies of the Spirit of the Fair, Nos. I-17, Ap. 5-23, 1864, issued by the publication committee of the Sanitary Fair held in New York in aid of the U. S. Sanitary Commission during the period of the Civil War; also copies of The Drum Beat, Nos. 1-13, and extra No., Feb. 22-Mch. 11, 1864, issued by the Brooklyn and Long Island Fair for the benefit of the same commission; also a bill of fare issued in connection with the latter, on which the following items appear: lobster salad .25, roast beef .25, corned beef (hot or cold) .25, sirloin steak .30, ham and eggs .30, grouse .80, quail .40, canvas-back duck 3.00. All fresh vegetables were listed at 10 cts., but macaroni was 15 cts. Pies were all to cts., and ice cream 15 cts. Interesting comparisons were suggested in connection with the prices of similar items on a modern bill of fare. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Dr. Arthur Hollick delivered an address, illustrated with lantern slides, on Swamps, Ancient and Modern. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 21, 1914 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. ' President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty persons present. The minutes of the meeting of January 17, 1914, were read and approved. _Dr. Arthur Hollick exhibited and commented upon a number of geo- logical specimens recently collected, including fossiliferous Helderberg limestone, containing Strophomena rhomboidalis, etc., from the Drift at Prince’s Bay, and a fragment of sandstone from the same locality, show- ing unusually well defined joint structure. 30 STATEN IsLanp ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCED PROGRAM The president introduced Dr. Albert Warren Ferris, medical expert of the New York State Reservation Commission at Saratoga Springs, who delivered an address, illustrated with lantern slides, on the work accom- plished and contemplated by the Commission at Saratoga Springs and vicinity. At the close of the lecture a vote of thanks was tendered Dr. Ferris for his courtesy. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 21, 1914 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. First Vice-President William T. Davis in the chair and thirty-two per- sons present. The minutes of the meeting of February 21, 1914, were read and approved. The secretary read a communication from Mr. George F. Kunz, request- ing to be advised in regard to whether the Association would take part in a proposed celebration at Fort Wadsworth, on Friday, March 27, 1914, under the auspices of the New York Commercial Tercentenary Com- mission, to commemorate the 3ooth anniversary of the landing of the Dutch in New York City. On motion the president was authorized at his discretion to appoint a delegation, of which he should be a member, to represent the Association at the proposed celebration. The secretary referred to an article on the Congo Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, in the New York Tribune of Feb- ruary 8, 1914, and stated that a letter from Mr. James Chapin, written to his mother, had been received since that date, and read extracts from the letter, which was dated “ Avakubi, Dec. 27, 1913.” The curator-in-chief called attention to a copy of The Birds of Long Island, by J. P. Giraud, Jr., published in 1844, recently acquired by pur- chase for the library of the Association at the price of $11. The work is now very rare and difficult to obtain. Among the many facts and items of interest contained in it may be noted the information that the pinnated grouse or prairie hen is “very nearly if not entirely extinct ” on the island, although “thirty years ago it was quite abundant on the bushy plains in Suffolk County.” ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. Alanson Skinner gave a descriptive talk on The Habits, Customs, and Traditions of the Forest Indians of North America, in which he included the Crees, Ojibways, and Menominees. Mr. Amos Oneroad, a full-blood Sioux Indian from South Dakota, was Recorps OF MEETINGS 31 introduced by Mr. Skinner and supplemented Mr. Skinner’s talk with some well chosen and witty remarks. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 18, I914 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. Second Vice-President William H. Mitchill in the chair and fifty per- sons present. In the absence of the secretary Mr. John Q. Adams served as acting secretary. On motion the reading of the minutes of the meeting of March 21, 1914, was dispensed with. On motion the acting secretary was directed to write a letter to Mrs. Frank W. Skinner tendering the congratulations of the Association on the recovery of her son Alanson from his recent severe illness. ‘On motion the following named persons were declared elected active members of the Association, subject to subsequent validation of the elec- tions by the Board of Trustees: Othmar H. Ammann, Joseph W. Aylsworth, Alfred D. Blake, Carl F. Grieshaber, Russell B. Hobson, John P. Hogan, A. F. Jacobson, John Milnes, Theodor S. Oxholm, Frank W. Skinner, Herbert S. Thomson, Clarence E. Seage. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM The program was under the auspices of the Section of Art. Mr. Raymond Perry gave a lecture, illustrated with lantern slides and original drawings by prominent artists, on Illustration up to the Minute. The meeting then adjourned. AnnuaL MeetiINnG, May 16, 1914 The meeting was held in the assembly room of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and nineteen persons present. The minutes of the meetings of March 21 and April 18, 1914, were read and approved. The annual report of the Board of Trustees, including the annual re- port of the curator-in-chief, was read and ordered placed on file. (See this issue, p. 34.) The annual report of the treasurer was read and ordered placed on file. (See this issue, p. 51.) The annual report of the secretary was read and ordered placed on file. (See this issue, p. 51.) The president announced the next order of business to be the election 32 STATEN IsLanp ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES of five trustees—four for a term of three years, to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the terms of office of William Hinman Mitchill, George Scranton Humphrey, Bradish Johnson Carroll, and Nor- man Stewart Walker, and one for a term of one year, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Arthur Hollick,—and called for the report of the committee on nominations. The committee reported as follows: William Hinman Mitchill, George Scranton Humphrey, Francis Win- throp White, and George Cromwell, for the full term of three years, and Samuel McKee Smith for the unexpired term of Arthur Hollick. The president asked if there were any further nominations, and none others being presented it was Voted: that the secretary cast one affirmative ballot for the nominees suggested by the committee. The secretary cast the ballot as instructed and the president declared the nominees elected for the terms specified. Mr. Howard H. Cleaves presented a report on the work of the Section of Biology for the year 1913-1914, in the form of the Proceedings of the Section. (See this issue, p. 52.) Dr. John Q. Adams presented a report on the work of the Section of | Art for the year 1913-1914. (See this issue, p. 52.) Mr. George W. Tuttle gave a verbal report on the organization and sub- sequent work of the Section of Engineering, and stated that a full report would be prepared and transmitted to the secretary for inclusion in the PROCEEDINGS. (See this issue, p. 54.) The president then delivered his annual address, in which he suggested that an effort should be made to effect the consolidation or cooperation of all local organizations interested in kindred subjects, especially all such as pertain to the activities participated in or encouraged by the Associa- tion, specifically mentioning a recent proposition to form a Bird Lover’s Club, and that the Museum was the logical center to which all such activi- ties should gravitate. The curator-in-chief exhibited and discussed the following recent mu- seum accessions: From Mrs. Mary Milliken.—A large, colored, framed lithograph, pub- lished in 1859, representing the Washington Greys, Eighth Regiment, New York State Troops, on special duty at Camp Washington [now St. George], September 11-28, 1858, following the burning of the Quarantine buildings by the citizens of Staten Island on September 1 and 2 of that year. From Miss Margaret S. Worth, daughter of the late General William Jenkins Worth, through Dr. John T. Sprague.—Five of the seven swords presented to General Worth on various occasions and deposited in the State Library at Albany, where they were badly injured in the fire that partly destroyed the State Capitol on March 29, 1911. Most of the in- scriptive matter on them is obliterated, but on one the following inscrip- tions may be deciphered: Recorps oF MEETINGS ae th Fort George, 27° May, 1813. Chryslers, 11 Nov., 1813. Chippewa, 5 July, 1814. Niagara, 25 July, 1814. Presented to Lt. Col. William J. Worth of the United States Army by the Governor of the State of New York in conformity with a Resolution of the Senate & Assembly passed Apl. 1835, as a token of the high estimation which his native State entertains for his distinguished talents as an Officer & personal bravery evinced in several battles during the late war with Great Britain. _ The meeting then adjourned. Annual Reports REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees held seven meetings, as follows: the annual meeting on May 24, 1913; stated meetings on October 4 and December 6, 1913, February 7 and April 4, 1914; an adjourned stated meeting on April 6, 1914; special meetings on June 8 and November 13, 1913. The executive committee also met on six occasions and transacted all necessary ad interim business. At the annual meeting officers of the Association for the year 1913-14 were elected, as follows: president, Howard R. Bayne; first vice-president, William T. Davis; second vice-president, William H. Mitchill; treasurer, Charles A. Ingalls; secretary, Arthur Hollick. From time to time during the year nominations to active membership in the Association were acted upon and the following nominees were elected: Othmar H. Ammann, Joseph W. Aylsworth, Craven L. Betts, Alfred D. Blake, Lester L. Callan, Mrs. Lester L. Callan, Leopold A. Camacho, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, Carl F. Grieshaber, August E. Hansen, Otto P. Heyn, Russell B. Hobson, John P. Hogan, A. F. Jacobson, Eric T. King, John Milnes, Harry E. Morrell, Theodor S. Oxholm, Louis R. E. Paulin, Mrs. John M. Pendleton, Raymond Perry, Miss Clara R. Salem, Clarence E. Seage, Frank W. Skinner, Charles S. Taber, Herbert = Thomson, Mark Wiseman. Charles W. Leng qualified as a life member. The Board records with regret the deaths of the following members: Miss Elizabeth B. Curtis, Charles A. Drucklieb, John A. Grossbeck, Mrs. Edward A. Low, Alexander D. Shaw, Miss Eleanor R. Tilden. The Association has every reason to feel thoroughly satisfied with the success of the educational work in which it has taken an active part and also that to which it has lent its influence and encouragement, through the medium of the meetings of the Association and its sections, the general museum exhibits and the special exhibits which were installed from time to time, the Friday afternoon lectures to school children at the Museum, and other lectures and addresses by members of the museum staff in various parts of the island and elsewhere on subjects of scientific and general public interest. Special mention is also pertinent of the two highly creditable exhibits arranged by the art loan committee of the Section of Art, which were not only interesting to our members but which also served to attract public attention to the museum in general and to this particular phase of the activities of the Association. 34 ANNUAL REPORTS 35 The records of attendance, both at the Museum and also in connection with the children’s lectures, continue to show a gratifying increase over that of previous years. The number of visitors to the Museum this year was 12,830. Last year it was 10,448. The school lecture attendance this year was 1,529. Last year it was 1,030. The accessions to the museum collections and library were fewer this year than last, so far as the number of specimens is concerned, although the number of contributors was about the same. This year the number of contributors was 72 and the specimens accessioned 2,798. Last year the contributors numbered 82 and the specimens accessioned 6,786. De- tailed statistics in regard to attendance and accessions are fully set forth in the appended report of the curator-in-chief. On the request of several members the Board authorized the formation of a Section of Engineering, which was organized on April 14, 1914, and brought twelve new members into the Association. The use of the assembly room and the Board room, when these were not required for Association purposes, was freely granted to other organiza- tions, such as the Boy Scouts, the executive board of the Consumer’s League, the legislative committee of the Civic League, the New York City visiting Committee, Richmond Branch of the State Charities Aid Associa- tion, the Teacher’s Pension Publicity Bureau, etc. Ten different organi- zations availed themselves of this privilege on forty-seven separate occa- sions, thus demonstrating the value of the museum building as a center for general civic activities. Early in the summer of 1913 application was made to the Board of Esti- mate and Apportionment for an appropriation of $0,777.50 ($7,300.00 for salaries and $2,477.50 for the general maintenance of the museum) for the year 1914. The appropriation granted, as itemized, was: Seer et CSN Pee tert ee. th nae ia ote urea ile c bse teu $6,840.00 SSM PMc Sumer ee ccre ceo tas oS aT chet s rea ty eCos hen atatohe Ru teieip lala cue 6 280.00 Rois SeOMie COMMON wiciare lesa slals Sacsis waleis ais on.s «vicele slew 165.00 WontracHeTDOMeM- OLGER SETVICE! vai anes clans eee cline e ele’ 188.00 Gani mee ene sheer waraee ecre iectie ats anal lave Miia 64, 298 ered dsr elSae, sets 65.00 RCT tee PEON Ta ern EEA ar eaehaateres cote non uate te are oy cusiiete athe 1,500.00 $9,038.00 Application previously made for an issue of corporate stock to the amount of $2,000.00, to defray the cost of preparation of plans for a new museum building, has not yet been acted upon. Mr. Charles L. Pollard, our curator and subsequently curator-in-chief since June 1907, resigned at the end of the year 1913 in order to devote his entire time to the Boy Scout movement, in connection with which he is now Executive Deputy Scout Commissioner, with headquarters at No. 50 Madison Avenue, New York. Arthur Hollick, Ph.D., was appointed 36 StTATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES curator-in-chief to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation and he has been in charge of the museum since January I, 1914. By resolution of the Board, and taking effect on January 1, 1914, Miss Agnes L. Pollard, museum assistant, and Mr. Howard H. Cleaves, assist- ant curator, were each advanced to the rank of curator. On January 1 Mr. David M. Van Name was appointed museum guard in place of Mr. George W. Elliot, resigned. Mr. Van Name was subse- quently incapacitated for work by reason of sudden and severe illness, and on March 23 Mr. William L. Snow was appointed in his place. The Board desires to place upon record its appreciation of the assistance in the activities and work of the museum rendered by members of the museum troop of Boy Scouts, in running the lantern at many of the school lectures and at several of the meetings of the Association: in acting as ushers and assistants when called upon on certain occasions, and in doing, without charge, several jobs of printing, on the museum press, which otherwise would have necessitated an expenditure of Association funds. To the women’s auxiliary committee the Board also takes advantage of this occasion to tender, on behalf of the Association, its thanks for the admirable manner in which the social features of the meetings of the: Association throughout the year were conducted. During the absence of the secretary, from April I to May 15, Dr. John ©. Adams was secretary pro tem. Submitted on behalf of the Board, ARTHUR HOLLICK, Secretary. REPORT OF THE CURATOR-IN-CHIEF To THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Sirs: I have the honor to submit the following report as curator- in- chief upon the museum activities and business transactions incidental thereto which have received my attention since January 1, 1914, and that of my predecessor, Mr. Charles L. Pollard, and of Miss Agnes L. Pollard as acting curator-in-chief during my absence on leave from April I to May 15, for the fiscal year ending May 16, 1914. MusEuM COLLECTIONS AND LIBRARY The original general scheme of museum arrangement on the two exhi- bition floors has not been changed, but several changes in the exhibits were made in order to display new accessions or to replace certain specimens with others from the material held in storage. The amount of such mate- rial in the possession of the museum is largely in excess of the facilities available for displaying it, and at least four times the area of the present ANNUAL REPORTS 37 floor space could be immediately utilized for the instalation of instructive and interesting features from the specimens in storage, which by reason of lack of such space we are unable to display or even to make con- veniently accessible for study or research work. Any further growth of the museum is practically impossible, not only for the reasons mentioned, but also for the reason that prospective donors are often inclined to with- hold gifts when informed that it may be impossible to place them on exhi- bition at the present time. Large additions to our geological and min- eralogical collections could be readily secured by gift and exchange; but inasmuch as these would have to be immediately placed in storage in the Annex or in the cellar of the Museum, and would be an additional burden in the event of moving, I have refrained from any attempt to have them placed in our possession. The most conspicuous new features installed during the year, are the exhibit of devices for attracting and feeding wild birds, displayed in the local biology room on the first floor, and the series of framed posters and views of Staten Island localities hung on the walls of the stairway be- tween the first and second floors. The two exhibits by the committee on art loan exhibits of the Section of Art were not only interesting for the members of the Association but served as valuable media for advertising the activities of the museum in this connection, and were well worth the time and energy expended in their instalation, removal, and subsequent rearrangement of the museum material. In connection with the library the accessions were of the same general character as in previous years, consisting for the most part of publications received from other institutions in exchange for our ProceEpINGs, and donations of Government reports and papers of a scientific, economic, and historical nature. As exchanges there were received 427 books and pam- phlets, and by gifts 480, or a total of 916 additions during the year. There is yet a small amount of shelf room available, but this will be all taken up within the next year and provision will soon have to be made to begin packing and storing such works as may seem to be of least importance. Even now it is impossible to have all books easily accessible, and the neces- sity of shelving them wherever space is available, either in the library or in sectional bookcases placed elsewhere in the Museum, renders any proper systematic arrangement exceedingly difficult. A considerable amount of binding is imperatively necessary in order that volumes may be kept intact and the loss of separate parts prevented, and the museum and library com- mittee will be asked to consider this matter as soon as possible, recom- mend the works which may be regarded as most important in this con- nection, and utilize to the best advantage whatever funds may be available for the purpose. Certain necessary textbooks for the work of the museum were purchased from the library fund, and others are the personal prop- erty of the members of the museum staff; but certain works of a similar 38 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES character, which could be used to advantage, are yet lacking in the library. The matter of binding is, however, of the greatest immediate importance so far as the utility and safeguarding of the library is concerned. ATTENDANCE The record of attendance, from May 1, 1913, to April 30, 1914, during the hours that the Museum was opened to the public, was 12,830, or an average of 1,069% for each of the twelve months. The highest daily attendance was 203, on January 16, and the highest monthly attendance 1,560, in January, 1914. These figures are interesting when compared with the statistics of previous years, inasmuch as they show not only a higher total attendance for the year than ever before recorded for the Museum but also the highest attendance in any one month and on any single day. The highest holiday attendance was 68, on Columbus Day, and the lowest was 8, on Christmas day. Approximately only 36 of our 300 or more members visited the Museum during the hours when it was open to the public, a fact that is thought to be of sufficient interest to be placed on record. It should also be borne in mind that these figures do not include the attendance at the eight meetings of the Association, and at sectional, committee, Boy Scouts, and other meetings held in the evenings. Accord- ° ing to the report of the secretary the attendance at the Association meet- ings was 233, but no figures are on record in connection with the others. ScHoot LECTURES The results of the Friday afternoon lectures for school children were very encouraging. A course of Ig illustrated lectures were given, begin- ning October 10, 1913, and terminating March 13, 1914, at which the total attendance was 1,529. On two occasions the seating capacity of the assem- bly room was inadequate and the lectures were repeated in order not to disappoint any who had come to attend. In addition to the members of the museum staff the lecturers included Mr. Alanson Skinner, Mr. C. H. Rogers, Mr. John T. Nichols, and Mr. A. E. Butler of the American Museum of Natural History, and Mr. J. M. John- son, First Assistant in Biology in the Bushwick High School, Brooklyn, all of whom gave their services gratuitously. The complete schedule, includ- ing dates, titles of lectures, names of lecturers, records of attendance, etc., is appended. The unquestioned success of this feature of our museum work is ex- ceedingly encouraging, and every effort should be made toward its further extension; but with our present limited resources this is not practicable. Lectures ought to be given at schools in remote parts of the island, but this would involve more or less expense and would not be advisable without the cooperation of the Department of Education, which has thus far shown entire indifference in connection with the matter. This indiffer- ence is somewhat difficult to understand in view of the fact that similar ANNUAL REPORTS 39 courses of lectures in the other boroughs have been established on the request of the school authorities and made part of the school work. In connection with our lectures the attendance is entirely voluntary on the part of the children, and the relatively large attendance possesses, in con- sequence, a peculiar significance. No special records have been kept this year to show from which schools the attendance is drawn, but a test record, kept during the entire season of 1912-1913, shows the following schools: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 34, St. Peter’s Academy, School of the Immaculate Conception, St. John de la Salle, Curtis High School, and the Staten Island Academy. The familiarity gained with the faces of these children during the year when the records were kept makes it possible to estimate that these schools were all represented during the present year, and we have had also several classes from schools 3 and 4, located at Kreischerville and Huguenot. Museum EXTENSION WoRK In addition to the lectures delivered at the Museum the members of the staff have freely given their services in the cause of public education whenever called upon to do so. Personally I have had the privilege of addressing two audiences at the parish house of the Unitarian Church on Clinton Avenue, New Brighton, on the topic Some Celebreties Who Have Lived on Staten Island, and I also gave an illustrated lecture before the Great Kill Association on The Selection, Planting, and Protection of Trees. Mr. Cleaves has been untiring in his missionary work on behalf of our wild birds, having lectured on the subject at Tottenville, Rossville, Prince’s Bay, Huguenot, Richmond, Westerleigh, and New Brighton. Mr. Cleaves also gave a course of four bird lectures in connection with the Department of Education, in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx; one lecture at Little Falls, N. J., and one at Washington, D. C. In connection with topics of general scientific interest may be mentioned the lectures given by me in the regular Saturday afternoon courses at the New York Botanical Garden, on Swamps, Ancient and Modern; The Mammoth Trees of California; and The Fossil Forests of Arizona; and one on The Ancient (Prehistoric) and Modern Geography and Geology of New York City, before the Patria Club of New York. All such activities on the part of the museum staff tend to make the Association more widely known and are of value to us for that reason. Another important line of museum extension work is that accomplished in connection with the Boy Scouts. The museum troop of Boy Scouts, under the leadership of Mr. Charles L. Pollard, has an enrolled member- ship of sixteen first-class and eight second-class scouts, and eleven tender- feet; and it is of interest to note that this troop contains more first-class scouts than any other in New York City, according to a report transmitted at my request by Mr. Pollard, and that when the merit badges, now worn by the members of the troop, are formally conferred next month, it will have to its credit many more such badges than any other local troop. 40 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The museum and the Association in general are indebted to the boys for many gratuitous services, such as running the lantern for our lectures, printing labels and notices, acting as ushers at meetings, etc., and I have no hesitation in saying that the returns have been ample for the privileges granted by the Board in permitting them the use of the Annex for head- quarters. Further than this, 1 have been assured that we need not hesitate to call upon them to render other services as occasion may arise. PUBLICITY The policy of the Board of Trustees in granting to certain outside organi- zations the use of the museum assembly and committee rooms has, appar- ently, been of benefit to all concerned, and has served to demonstrate that the Association is always ready to assist or cooperate in any way for the general civic welfare or betterment. Among the organizations that have availed themselves of this privilege may be mentioned the legislative com- mittee of the Staten Island Civic League; committee on the Shakespeare celebration; executive board of the Consumer’s League; New York City visiting committee, Richmond Branch of the State Charities Aid Asso- ciation, etc. The activities of the museum, and of the Association in general, have also been constantly called to the attention of the public through press notices, sent each week to the Richmond County Advance and. the Staten Island World, and from time to time to the Staten Islander. ACCESSIONS The accessions to the museum totaled 132, of which 116 were donations and the remainder were obtained by purchase and exchange or through collections made by members of the museum staff. The number of mu- seum specimens included in the above accessions is 2,300, and of books 480. In addition to the above there were received, in exchange for our Pro- CEEDINGS, 427 books and pamphlets, making the total of accessions to the library 916. Most of the accessions have been exhibited and commented upon at the meetings of the Association, and a full list is appended of all the donors, so that further mention does not seem to be necessary. The most exten-- sive accession was that of Mr. Morton W. Smith, consisting of 407 zoological botanical, geological, archeological, historical, and miscellaneous specimens, collected by his son, the late Richard Penn Smith. One of the most encouraging indications of the interest taken by the public in the museum is the large number of single objects brought in for identification or as gifts. Many of these are, of course, of no value; but the fact that school children have collected and contributed objects which were of real value and interest to the museum is significant. We have previously had the privilege of recording our indebtedness to one of our members, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, for the construction of a hand ANNUAL REPORTS 4 railing at the side of the front steps, and it is now my pleasure to report that Mrs. Davis has presented the Association with a new mowing machine to replace the one provided about five years ago by the city. ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE The organization of the work of the museum is probably now as satis- factory as can be expected with the means at our disposal. The care of the building and the safeguarding of the building and contents is in the general charge of the janitor, night watchman, and two museum guards. The arrangement and care of the collections, and the administrative and educational work, is divided between the curator-in-chief and the two curators. No exact line of demarkation or limitation in the work of any individual is possible with our small number of employees and, on occasion, any one may be called upon to attend to duties ordinarily performed by another. I am not aware of any other institution in which exactly such conditions obtain, and the fact that in every such instance the duties were performed willingly and cheerfully occurs to me to be worthy of official recognition and record. This is largely due to the present personnel of the employees —janitor, night watchman, and museum guards—whose hours of duty it is now possible, for the first time since the organization of the museum, to make interchangeable. The curatorial staff has thus been relieved of con- siderable worry, responsibility, and extra hours of duty. For the best interests of the museum it is to be earnestly hoped that present conditions may not be disturbed. A schedule of proposed vacations is appended. It may be noted that provision is made for a two weeks’ vacation for each of the curators, which makes the schedule practically identical with that of last year. I have not thought it advisable that any change should be made at this time, but another year I would strongly urge that each member of the curatorial staff be given a month’s vacation, in accordance with the custom which obtains in connection with all other museums. The diverse and multifarious duties performed in connection with our museum by those who nominally hold the title of curator would doubtless surprise anyone not cognizant of the facts. The regular accounting and bookkeeping required by the city, in accordance with prescribed forms and regulations must be kept up to date at all times, and facts and figures in regard to city property and city funds must be accessible at a moment’s notice. Records and statistics of attendance must be kept and properly filed; correspondence on various matters answered and initiated; acces- sions acknowledged and entered; specimens catalogued and numbered; and then whatever time remains may be devoted to planning the arrangement of the museum collections, identifying and labeling material, preparing for lectures, etc. As a matter of fact, in order to secure the best results, the purely admin- 42 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES istrative and most of the miscellaneous clerical work should be transacted by others than the curators, who should be free to devote their time entirely to the care and development of the museum collections and its educational activities. Under existing conditions, however, this is recog- nized as not feasible; but the facts should be recognized and clearly under- stood in order that answer may be made to any criticism of our methods of procedure or of results accomplished. For the information of the Board a record of the clerical work performed during the year by Miss Pollard is appended. House AND GROUNDS The marked deterioration of the Museum Building during the past year and its more or less discreditable appearance, can not fail to attract unfa- vorable attention and give rise to disagreeable comment. The entire building needs repainting, but this would be of little practicable value unless preceded by numerous repairs. The woodwork has decayed and fallen away in many places; seven panes of glass are cracked; one window sash is broken; leaders require to be renewed or repaired; missing slates of the roof replaced; front gate and adjacent part of the garden wall repaired; cover of cistern in yard renewed and made safe, etc. ‘These are matters which the owner of the property is required to attend to and I again urgently suggest that he be approached at once in regard to the possibility of a renewal of the lease, in order that we may know whether or not to insist on these and other repairs being made. In any event, however, certain of the items mentioned above require immediate attention, and action in regard to them should not be delayed. In the interior of the building there are several places where the plaster is cracked and in danger of falling, and the furnace and chimney flues evidently require a radical overhauling. Whatever expenses may be in- curred in connection with these items would have to be borne, for the most part, by the Association, inasmuch as only $40.00 of our city appro- priation for contract or open order service is available for this purpose, the remainder being divided between the two items of $100.00 for light, heat, and power, and $48.00 for telephone; but these are matters which involve the health and safety of all who occupy or enter the Museum, and immediate action upon them is of vital importance. From a consideration of these facts and the contingencies that are imminent in connection with them it may be easily appreciated that every effort should be made to definitely provide, before the end of next year, for the future housing of the museum, as otherwise the packing, storage, and disposal of museum specimens not required for exhibition purposes should be at once begun and be prosecuted whenever time might happen to be available. ANNUAL REPORTS FINANCIAL 43 The appropriations granted? and those applied for for the year 1914, are as follows: Amount Amount Code No. Items Granted Applied for 1445 SVEN SUS re tele ere alee Sg ek hae $6,840.00 $7,300.00 1446 Stippliesmerrmetucristic see eon canals wieke 280.00 343.00 1447 Puschase of Equipment. soi2.<.. 0s 165.00 386.00 1448 Contract or Open Order Service... 188.00 223.00 1449 Gontimeencies wane 40 dois selees ties 65.00 25.00 1450 EET eu ee Sales MES Cem eb ah ene us Te 1,500.00 1,500.00 $9,038.00 $9,777.50 The budget estimates for the year 1915 are required to be submitted to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment on or before July 15, and it is advisable that our needs be discussed and our proposed items of expendi- ture pertinent to them be determined as soon as possible, in order that our application may be promptly transmitted and early opportunity be given for any inquiry or investigation of our affairs which the city may deem necessary. Statistical details may be found in the accompanying appendix, prepared by Miss Pollard. May 23, 1914. Respectfully submitted, ArtHuR HOL-tick, Curator-in-chief. APPENDIX Recorp oF AcceEssions, May 1, 1913, TO APRIL 30, 1914 No. of Specimens DeparimentaioierZ OOLOS Wile fac octets secre istere Stas oe ei dale sleieisisle 1,771 Department of. (Geology ‘i.5% 52 ec e's) oe ai ous ee es 155 IDE paniiten terete Es ObAT yer trare sieielsrc-crureisie slelaieiciarers\claials leis 'sis.6 126 Department of Archeology and Anthropology ........... 89 Menarimentson eAutis) amd Antiqiitiesi.sc cl. etesiee lee ees - 83 Departinentwo LeBbOOkSis Ge usipecieiceico miele cosicleri sider ew io oes 4892 EISeelMeCHiSa ere Cas Aare tata Molar Puinia wes ata cic\eist wie wile cea’ e el 85 Gh ied lieetene eee Sey i tet eRe Ps pee Petrcs ae coePc a Sten eNe av ef cere avalon eas 2,708 These were comprised in 132 accessions, of which 2 were purchased, 12 collected for the museum, 2 were exchanges, and 116 gifts. 1 See City Record, Vol. 41, p. 11701. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1913. 2 427 books and pamphlets were also received as exchanges through other institutions and associations, thus making a total of accessions to the library during the year of 916. 44. STATEN IsLaAnD ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Publications were given regularly as follows: Howard R. Bayne Wm. T. Davis Arthur Hollick Agnes L. Pollard Charles L. Pollard eececcoceeee ecceceee eececcee Five publications were deposited regularly as loans by Mr. H. H. Cleaves, and two serial publications were secured by subscription. Donors To THE MusEUuM AND LIBRARY FOR IQI3-1914 E. Chesley Allen J. W. Angell Art Commission of New York City Annie Bainbridge Laura A. Barrett Howard R. Bayne Mary Beyer Robert A. Bishop Brady Bros. Mrs. E. C. Bridgman Charles Broughton Everett Burkman John Callahan 1B, Jo (Caxccollll Howard H. Cleaves Frederick Coonley Wim. T. Davis Harold K. Decker Kenneth Decker Peter B. Decker ECD clavaniet its Philip Dowell Fred S. Ebertz Frederick Forde Alexander Forsyth W. W. Grant Cary Harrington J. Blake Hillyer C. G. Hine Arthur Hollick Wm. J. Homer John Howard Roger Irving Armour Johnston Charles Kipper Mrs. W. Knauth Charles La Point Everett Lins Mrs. E. A. Low Albert W. Lum Francis McCallum John McClaughry Jonathan Martin Otto Matikowsky Ira K. Morris Raymond Morris G. K. Noble P. O'Malley Mrs. W. V. Osborn John B. Pearson Charles Louis Pollard Miss M. J. Rathbun Arthur Saunders Alfred Saunders E. A. Smith Morton W. Smith Sanderson Smith S. McK. Smith State of New York Mrs. C. E. Townsend T. J. Thompson Wm. H. Vette Frank Watson Fred Wessels Raymond Wheeler W. G. Willcox Leland Wincapaw Walter Wornell John Wort Arthur Young Sidney Young Robert Zickle ANNUAL REPORTS 45 Recorp oF MusEuM ATTENDANCE, May 1, 1913, TO APRIL 30, 1914 Month Open Days Number of Visitors Daily Average IMI TOG rene wr sat eleretes oy! ates 26 1,161 43 IHUUGL CMR terrace eel coos fae Sige 25 073 38 Sittlygapesee tas oe ks oo eeianes hes = 26 743 27 PUTAS ERM ieles dover che ao) ais fetes 26 1,005 38 Sepleninenmrry rch. .)cucawee cs 26 883 34 October rien eects s 2y, 907 36 Nioare mille teattars rca ts lmieitaaeia oes 25 1,304 55 WECetabety ne eta cc «srs yeiersleewre's 27 1,341 49 WAMU yA OMAR as accel = hstcei = 27 1,500 57 [le ietterisyanri sister syocieis tee asters 24 969 40 Nita hip crerersetae iasiarersie siceassuete 26 929 35 PNepytal ly etacitys tosases toi eaie Re solace 26 875 33 311 12,830 4I + The highest daily attendance, 293, and the highest monthly attendance, 1,560, recorded during the year, were also the highest since the opening of the Museum, six years ago. The lowest attendance was 6, on three different days during the blizzard months of February and March. The holiday attendance still continues to be low, as may be seen by the following table: IDEcOnattOnmmlDa vie uae on case sheeias skuiaiauts iol eases 44. Mare CHIME Cem Daye sriiear yatta mies on lalctsiakae cs ore 26 Sally Orem civic peyacssar evo keker ch kof oes iaascoiek citsc sitiete meaveret es 25 Golem isp Deir prercr dete wre Sasi atone vod where etd Nene 68 ALEC TO TID) aivarrayettee eetor vale teres eteleee robo eeicl orate ethavetol 46 Mie Senvatiocy ranma esiere dict se ese rcclc nce tokeas ou ale 50 GhisistimaseD avant tacit aceon tie eferotnneere nists Gre 8 INE Wai CaitaSim D) ciyca ete Meas, ctetovaieicccvepniscce ears lentscueiess ac 23 HeiTtCO tases itblachcnygetycrtafepceie citrcrerereeetessrescleicisterevoret ores 27 Wrashinstonesh birtiday ens aatitcyee cwnea ct s/s atic es 37 363 At the evening reception given by the Section of Art on May 20, 10913, about I50 persons were present, and the afternoon tea given by the ladies of the committee on art loan exhibits on December 8 brought out about 100. ' Approximately 36 members have paid 85 visits during the year. This record is not absolutely accurate, since some members come in without making themselves known, and others do not come up to the second floor, and so do not get recorded; but in view of the fact that there has been some question as to the division of attendance between members and non- members, it seems to be well to keep some record, even if it is not a com- 46 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES plete one. These figures do not, of course, include attendance at Associa- tion meetings. Classes have visited the Museum from Tottenville, Kreischerville, and other distant points on the island, one class coming in charge of the librarian of the Port Richmond Branch Library especially to look at our Revolutionary relics. ReEcorD OF LECTURE ATTENDANCE, SEASON OF 1913-1914 High School Course Attend- Date Subject Lecturer ance Oct. 10,1913 Studies in Nova Scotian Bird Life...... Mr. Cleaves 18 17 Camping Among the Birds of the Vir- gintan MCOASt Ati. sake eee Mr. Cleaves 10 Grade Course Nov. 7 The New, Ensland=Coast is. 0. s0s-eee Mr. Cleaves 73 14 Nlaskar Sa ecesls seaetoaatoten tat teen caters Mr. Cleaves 125 21 West Indies (lecture repeated) ......... Mr. Cleaves 156 28 South Amenica eacericc eo aioe Mr. Cleaves 48 Dec. 5 Up the Connecticut River to the White Mountains) sei ebe ccc eie ie ayaa Mr. Cleaves 57 12 Up the Hudson River to the Catskills .. Mr. Cleaves 79 19 CUDA eee ee ee ace Mr. Pollard 57 Jane OTOL Glacierspancdellccberesmerteee teeter Dr. Hollick 71 16 The Staten Island Indians (lecture re- peated!) wou rec meee eene csp semraers Mr. Skinner 200 23 Geysers and Hot Springs! 2.2 e5-5-seen Dr. Hollick 115 30 Among the Seneca Indians) 23. -s:--se se Mr. Skinner 120 Feb. 6 Mexico and Central America ........... Mr. Rogers 65 13 Staten lisland #Eishes\s eee eee a aeeriaacere Mr. Nichols 64 20 Big and Little Animals of the Yellow- SEOME) iis SAete Slo cet ole ie ieee Dearie Mr. Johnson 61 27 The Rocky Mountain Region of Colo- TACOS pehereiaie ial Saree eee Ce Se eer ee Mr. Butler 61 Mar. 6 Some Ways of Attracting Birds ........ Mr. Cleaves 53 Mar. 13 Spring Birds on Staten Island «........ Mr. Cleaves 96 Total lectures 19. ; ; Total attendance 1,520: This represents an average attendance of a fraction over 80 for each lecture, 5 UsE oF THE MusEuM The following meetings have been held in the Museum by committees and organizations other than the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee. or the Association: ANNUAL REPORTS 47 Sections: Biology, I. Arte Ds Engineering, I. Committees: Art Loan Exhibits, 9. Historical Tablet, 2. Legislative Committee, Civic League, I. Committee on Shakespeare Celebration, 1. Committee on D. A. R. Historical Entertainment, 2. Museum Scouts—Troop 138, N. Y. City, 12. Richmond Borough Scoutmasters’ Council, 4. Scout Examining Board, 2. Teachers’ Pension Publicity Bureau, 1. Executive Board, Women Teachers’ Association of Richmond Borough, 15. Executive Board, Consumers’ League, I. New York City Visiting Committee, Richmond Branch State Charities Aid Association, 8. Evening reception at opening of summer picture exhibit on May 29, 1013. Afternoon tea at opening of winter exhibit on December 8, 1013. This makes a total of 63 meetings held in the Museum during the fiscal year 1913-1914. List oF INSTITUTIONS FROM WHICH PuBLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED AS EXCHANGES DURING THE YEAR New York City and State American Museum of Natural History. Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Central Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Children’s Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Columbia University. New York Academy of Sciences. New York Botanical Garden. New York Public Library. Staten Island Civic League. Torrey Botanical Club. Rochester Academy of Science. University of the State of New York. California California Academy of Sciences. University of California. 48 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Colorado Colorado College. Colorado Scientific Society. University of Colorado. Connecticut Connecticut State Library. Yale University. District of Columbia Smithsonian Institution. . U. S. Department of Agriculture. U. S. Geological Survey. linois Augustana College and Theological Seminary. Chicago Academy of Sciences. Field Museum of Natural History. John Crerar Library. University of Illinois. lowa Davenport Academy of Sciences. Iowa Academy of Sciences. State University of Iowa. Kansas Kansas Academy of Science. University of Kansas. Maine Portland Society of Natural History. Massachusetts American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston Society of Natural History. Children’s Museum of Boston. Tufts College. Michigan University of Michigan. Minnesota St. Paul Institute of Arts and Sciences. ANNUAL REPORTS 49 Missouri Academy of Science of St. Louis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Public Library of St. Louis. University of Missouri. Washington University. Montana University of Montana. North Carolina Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. North Dakota University of North Dakota. Ohio Cincinnati Society of Natural History. Geological Survey of Ohio. Lloyd Library. Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Wilson Ornithological Club. Pennsylvania Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. Pennsylvania State Museum. The Commercial Museum. Warren Academy of Sciences. Rhode Island Roger Williams Park Museum. South Carolina Charleston Museum. Vermont University of Vermont. Wisconsin. Public Museum of the City of Wilwaukee. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 50 STaTEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Foreign Canada and British Columbia Entomological Society of Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada. McGill University. Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club. Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Natural History Society of New Brunswick. Nova Scotian Institute of Science. Provincial Museum of Victoria B. C. Bohemia Societas Entomologica Bohemiae. Brazil Sociedade Scientifica de Sao Paulo. Costa Rica Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. Finland Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Germany Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinschen Akademie der Naturforscher. Oberhessischen Gesellschaft fiir Natur und Heilkunde. Japan Sapporo Natural History Society. Mexico Instituto Geologico de Mexico. Scotland Dunfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Natural History Society of Glasgow. Sweden Royal University. Uruguay Museo Nacional de Montevideo. Wales National Museum of Wales. ANNUAL REPORTS 51 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The Association held eight regular meetings including the annual meet- ing. The average attendance at each meeting was 30. The largest at- tendance was 50, on April 18, 1914, when Mr. Raymond Perry gave a lecture on Illustration up to the Minute. During the year 27 new members were elected, 9 resigned, 10 were dropped from the rolls, and 6 died, leaving the total membership at date as follows: INGHIVEMIMEMD CHS: crassa nieis alas sinsmis os oes cate a aroemuearere ets 2090 CoREesMOmdinom mei DCES watery tetra tia icrcl)cm okiatetl othe oteletaiele 4 LSAT Sara Vesa OES ES) OG yi a ee eee ec etn ee ee 3 LONG Rataymettl ental et Stevan as aeheteceverenn = slate eau el atece Serre teesveterekens HEDNq(O) LT C1OL MTEMIMID ST apne stesapaase ie rete wR oe ote ee ee as I HZ Tes ONG ees opener ee ah aes ios Sere Bie ore ovate ek ace Per cA ty epee 10 oii The secretary was absent from April 1 to May 15, 1914, during which period Dr. John Q. Adams acted as secretary pro tem. ARTHUR HOLLICK, Secretary. REPORT OF THE TREASURER INCOME Balanicennwnandiatidateronulastm arinital mepombens om sels cisely ee clei cle $ 327.06 SMCCMEE CEI GME LOM CITES ters niieccitswd ae oAelo cena wid wade hae 678.00 SincCeRreceiyede LOM lOatlSnaad icine cia sic aees siete ciastercera a iaae 1,237.50 Since received from interest on savings banks deposits .......... 12.12 Simcemmeceivedurronn miscellaneos SOULCES =o. 5... sos. cece 68.49 $2,323.17 DISBURSEMENTS PN MEN SMG MNP N Geeay ese at aie ohh Sy rete lace eine: a aye isksce coyote ace io eee 6 calls 30 $1,150.00 irr Taiegeita Cum eer eaterc ies nevus reheat rcache iste Snel yes nieesmsaclons Sidenote a enbve dlaretals 281.25 ial tcltl eh Ly AO EAD UAT Se yay ecaNel Ghcts cincaievselei icra el wiscf asd S ote eva vaengoe o uiale 208.51 Witstce lle otswe ii tility Senter creer pssst utr e <'s, ciate ow dietn valet esis.cias 53.25 EAC tee MMe spate renee tal evapo ek ate eo vapevst ac state eaei yin alte oc ae. n ile a'shancseodionn © 53.00 Refreshments at regular meetings of the Association ........... 28.68 tistlattom Ole Speciale mimlSeummexcit DiGi ses perce celeee eels «s/n oc 28.37 raat MOT IMLO TSM ys crirites che eta e eri eere cle mee ote nek ere ere Sieieeeigee 22.75 Books purchased (account of library fund) ...2..........0.-266 14.50 ae ILONSTOn POGIOUICAIS yas vie aaisielec see es tics desis nis vee execs 5.50 Sear am a MR Wire ENE Men we eed Noel en Shots chs Shab ns 956 cleaye/ai do oaleve ee 4.28 ise leMeOMSMAItGt Siar ween er rae itarire eri ialle, vcr alsietowale.ie.o eis dhe alate 16.06 $1,866.15 Re ATTC Cetera oven set ans ets giarwisl claPees salt age etoiass all; Selina) aieleials 457.02 $2,323.17 52 STATEN IsLAnD ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The above does not include the accounting in connection with the munici- pal budget appropriations ($0,335 for the year 1913 and $0,038 for the year 1914), for the maintenance of the museum and the payment of salaries of the museum staff and other employees, which is transacted through the medium of the Department of Finance, in accordance with forms and methods prescribed by the Department. REPORT OF THE SECTION OF ART The only meeting of the Section of Art during the year was on May 14, 1914, at which the officers who had served during the year 1913-1914, were reelected as follows: J. QO. Adams, chairman; Frederick Marschall, vice- chairman; Agnes L. Pollard, recorder. Mrs. Robert W. Gardner was reappointed by the chair to serve as chair- man of the committee on art loan exhibits. This committee arranged two exhibits during the year 1913-1914, both of which attracted many visitors to the Museum and received much favor- able notice. The summer exhibit consisted of 46 paintings by Staten Island and New York artists. It was opened by an evening reception under the auspices of the Section on May 20, 1913, and was continued until the end of September. The winter exhibit contained many objects of historical interest and value. It was opened on December 6, 1913, by a tea given by the ladies of the art loan committee, and was continued until the first week in March. Two meetings of the Association were held under the auspices of the Section of Art, that of October 18, 1913, When Dr. J. QO. Adams spoke on Sculpture in New York City; and that of April 18, 1914, when Mr. Ray- mond Perry gave an address on Illustration up to the Minute. Both addresses were illustrated by lantern slides, and Mr. Perry also showed a large number of original drawings by the various artists whose work was described in his address. J. Q. ADAMS, Chairman. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTION OF BIOLOGY AnnuaL MEETING, May 11, 1914 The meeting was held at the residence of Mr. William T. Davis, 146 Stuyvesant Place, New Brighton. The chairman, Mr. Charles W. Leng, and the following members were present: William T. Davis, Philip Dowell, Alanson Skinner, A. J. Grout, Howard H. Cleaves. The minutes of the annual meeting of May 12, 1913 (the only meeting held during the year) were read and approved. On motion of Dr. Dowell it was Voted, that the officers of the Section for the past year, Charles W. ANNUAL REPORTS — 53 ‘Leng, chairman, and Howard H. Cleaves, recorder, be reélected for the enstiing year. On motion of Mr. Skinner it was Voted, that Mr. William T. Davis be appointed a committee of one to prepare and present to the Association a suitable memorandum on the loss sustained by the Association and the Section in the recent death of Mr. John A. Grossbeck. (See this issue, p. 13.) Mr. Davis reported that on May 10 he and Mr. Ernest Shoemaker and Mr. Alan S. Nicolay were looking over the precipice along the easterly edge of the First Watchung Mountain, about a mile north of Great Notch, N. J., into the tops of the trees growing at a lower level. The oaks were in flower and a female and two male rosebreasted grosbeaks, Zame- lodia Iudoviciana (Linn.), were observed pulling the catkins apart. The birds were very tame and were seen at close range. Soon, in the adjoin- ing tree, a male scarlet tanager, Piranga erythromelas Vieil., and his _ green colored mate appeared. Both would occasionally make short flights into the air to secure passing insects. A little later a male indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea (Linn.), came to the tree where the grosbeaks were at work. Thus there were, at one and the same time, three rosebreasted grosbeaks, two scarlet tanagers, and an indigo bunting all close together in adjoining trees, making a splendid display of bird coloration. Mr. Davis exhibited a living specimen of Hyla evitata Miller, collected September 22, 1911, on the Virginia shore of the Potomac River, near Washington, D. C. This same specimen was commented upon at the meet- ing of the Section on October 11, 1911. (See PROCEEDINGS 4: 83.) Mr. Davis stated that in 1912 the frog had been taught to take bits of raw meat when they were offered, hence the trouble of catching flies, often difficult to secure out of season, was obviated. However, considerable care is necessary in the feeding of tree frogs, as evidenced by the fact that both the Hyla evitata and a Hyla andersonii were afflicted after each had swal- lowed a piece of raw meat with what appeared to be a painful attack of indigestion. They lay on their backs, with eyes shut, while their bodies were inflated to an alarming extent. In a short time this distension sub- sided and the Hyla evitata recovered, but the andersonii died. Feeding about once a week in summer and much less often in winter seems to keep these frogs in good health. Dr. Dowell remarked that during the past winter the cocoons of the Cecropia moth were noticed in unusual abundance, especially at Port Rich- mond, where as many as 70 were counted on a single white maple tree, 50 or more on another, and 30 or more each on about 25 trees. The larva of the moth appeared to have been less particular than usual in the choice of tree or place for spinning its cocoon, as some were on willow and sassa- fras trees, and others on other kinds of plants, and one even in the corner of a window sill. Howarp H. CLEAaves, Recorder. 54 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES REPORT OF THE SECTION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS In accordance with the action of the Board of Trustees, approving the formation of a Section of Engineering, a dinner was held at the St. George Hotel, on April 14, 1914, at which a preliminary organization was effected. The president of the Association, Hon. Howard R. Bayne, acted as tem- porary chairman, and Mr. George W. Tuttle as temporary secretary. A committee on organization was appointed, consisting of Messrs, Orrin L. Brodie, August E. Hansen, and George L. Mitchill. In response to a call issued by the committee on organization a meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum on May 19, 1914, at which 32 members and guests were present. Mr. Orrin L. Brodie, as chairman of the committee, called the meeting to order. Mr. August E. Hansen was elected chairman pro tem, and Mr. George W. Tuttle recorder pro tem. The report of the committee was submitted in the form of a series of | bylaws and nominations for permanent officers of the Section. The pro- posed bylaws were discussed and approved, including the adoption of the name Section of Engineering, Architecture and Allied Professions, and the following nominees suggested by the committee were elected officers of the Section: Edmund L. Andrews, chairman; George W. Tuttle, vice- chairman; William R. Hillyer, recorder; Carl F. Grieshaber, member of sectional committee. Hon. Lewis Nixon, consulting engineer and commissioner of public works of the borough, adddressed the Section on the subject of the rela- tion of the engineer to the work of the Association. Mr. Theodor S. Oxholm, engineer-in-charge of the borough, discussed the Stapleton (Canal St.) sewer, its capacity, the area of territory unde- veloped which it is designed to accommodate, the assessments levied for construction, etc. Mr. Victor H. Reichelt, assistant engineer of the borough, discussed the subject of assessments for sewerage and drainage of undeveloped territory, with special reference to experiences in the Borough of the Bronx. The chairman subsequently announced the following appointments: pro- gram committee, August E. Hansen, Orrin L. Brodie, George L. Mitchill; publication committee, Frank W. Skinner, Edward W. Brown, William R. Hayward. GEORGE W,. TUTTLE, Recorder pro tem. Publications of the Association I. ‘Proceepincs OF THE NaTuRAL Scrence ASSOCIATION OF Shien TSLAND _ These ProcEEDINGS were printed in octavo numbers, partly i in leaflet and partly in pamphlet form, from November 10, 1883, to. June 3, 1905, Pa ‘were included in nine volumes, separately indexed. _ They may be-obtained by members and patrons at $1.25 per volume. To others the price per volumé ts $2.50. Single numbers of back volumes may be Buena at 10 cts. euch ‘except the following, for which a unifurm price of 50 cts, each wil! be charged: Special No. 21, Vol. V, No. 5, March 14. 1806, “Staten Island Names... - Ye Olde. Names’ and Nicknames.” Wm. T. Davis. Pamph., p. 56, and map by Chas. W.> Leng. “Special ‘No. 22, Vol. VII, Nee 15, March 10, 1900. “Colonel: Francis = . Lovelace and His Plantations on Staten Island:” Edward C. Delavan, dt Pamph., p. 33, pl. i-iv. ; -. 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Checks should be made payable to the Staten Island Aasaiinan of Arts’ and Sciences, and all remittances and communications addressed to The Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, New Brigh ton, NY, MUSEUM STAFF ; A Curator-in-chief | Charles Louis Pollard, M.A Arthur Hollick, Ph.D? LE a ee es Curators Howard Henderson Cleaves == ey ‘A gnes Lyman Pollard DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND ANTIQUITIES John uiicy Adams) Ph.D., Mena? ee Nee DEPARTMENT OF. ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGY Alanson Skinner, H ere Curator © ae ee “DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY — ie “Philip Dowell, M.A., Ph. D., Honorary Curator ee DEPARTMENT OF “ZOOLOGY. 2065. 252 Poke eae Poe Walter Thompson Davis, Honorary Curator Reet ‘James Chapin, Le Assistant St ee ee DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, “MINERALOGY, AND PALEONTOLOGY In ee of Dr. Hollick: A.4 fe ee DEPARTMENT OF BOOKS In charge of Miss Pollard 1 Resigned December ‘31, 1913. 2 Term of office began January '1, 1014: VOL: Vv ee | October 1914-May 1915 Parts Ill and lV ee PROCEEDINGS ‘STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION ARTS AND SCIENCES EDITED BY PHILIP DOWELL ARTHUR HOLLICK, WILLIAM TY. DAVIS« PUBLICATION. COMMITTEE CONTENTS ° A Collection of Old Views of Staten Island Scenery. . . . WiLiIam T. Davis. 55 Some Botanical and Geological Features of the Silver Lake Basin ARTHUR HOLLICK 60 An Old Text Book on Geography by a Local Author. . . . . Witttam T. Davis 66 The Old CubberlyHouseat New Dorp -. ........ ARTHUR HorLick 68 Nut. and AcornWeevils’.. 2s. ee Ss . .°. CHARLES W, LENG (75 A Quaint Old Work:on Seaweeds... 5. er ARTHUR HOLLICK. 85 A Beneficial Beetle Recently Found on Staten Island |. . Wituiam T, Davis 92 otes on the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island Il. . . WitiiAm T, DAVIS 04 Capture of an Adult Amblystoma punctata on Staten Island . ALANSON SKINNER 98 Literature Relating te Staten [sland : Cretaceous _Pityoxyla from Cliffwood, New Jersey. The Baker Ancestry, etc. The Camera to Preserve New York’s-Old Buildings. - Hunting with the Lens, Cretaceous. Lignites from Cliffwood, New Jersey. Combined Excursion by the Municipal Engineers, ete. North American Species of Aleuria and Aleurina. Flora of the Vicinity of New York, etc, The Indians of Newark, etc. The Indians of Greater-New York. The Indians of Manhattan Island and Vicinity... 99 Nears Or Meetings: i717 a ea te Ce re eM Saye Lea ae Henies ek LO Annual Reports ..... Pees Rag ering Sante Te ers Rey nae. ae eo we ALO) RBC Pens ys a PL hn We Re ae Mo. hs SPU Sa siete NY Cale ert yest ANS, {Issued April 10, 1916] Tue New EraA PrintTInGc COMPANY LANCASTER, PA. THE STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION — | OF ARTS AND SCIENCES : OFFICERS, IOI4-1915, ee Pr dee ae. Howard Randolph Bayne First. Vice- President William Thompson Davis Second. Vice- President—William Hinman Mitchill Secretary—Asthur Hollick | Treasurer —Charles Ar thur eels BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1914-1915 I.—ELectTivE MEMBERS TERMS EXPIRE 1915 TERMS EXPIRE 1916. - Howard Randolph Bayne- John Quincy Adams William Thompson Davis Edward Willard Brown Charles Arthur Ingalls) Stafford Clarence Edwards Samuel McKee Smith James Richard Walsh — William Goodenow Willcox TERMS EXPIRE FOL7 George Cromwell _ George Scranton Humphrey William Hinman Mitchill ~ ‘Francis Winthrop White Il.—Ex Orricio. MEMBERS ~ Lhe President of the Borough of Richmond Hon. Charles Joseph McCormack The District Superintendent of Schools in the Borough of Richmond James a Reynolds PROCEEDINGS OF THE SE Aden ISAND. ASSOCTATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES VoL. V OcToBER 1914—May tg91t5 Parts III ann IV A Collection of Old Views of Staten Island Scenery? WitiiAm T. Davis Last summer it was my good fortune to secure for the Associa- tion’s collection eightetn old views of Staten Island; also two of the Highlands of Navesink, New Jersey, and one of the upper bay of New York. Six of these are steel engravings and the - others woodcuts. Three of the engravings represent outlooks from Pavilion Hill, viz, “New York from Staten Island,’ showing the Quarantine buildings in the foreground, the shipping, and the city in the distance. This is one of the illustrations which may be found included in The Picturesque Beauties of the Hudson River and Its Vicinity, etc., published by J. Disturnell, 156 Broadway, New York, in or about 1835-36, from which it was evidently ab- stracted. “The Narrows, from the Pavilion, near the Quaran- tine Ground, Staten Island,” is another from the same publica- tion as the preceding. The third one is from the same point of view as the latter, and on it is a written memorandum “The Narrows from Staten Island, published in ‘Amer. Scenery’ in 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association October 17, 1914. 55 56 STATEN Istanp ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 1854.” It is interesting to note that Pavilion Hill is shown as well covered with trees. The other three engravings are views taken from the vicinity of the Narrows, looking toward the city, viz, “ New York Bay from Staten Island, near the Lighthouse.’ On this one is engraved the information “ Pub. for Hermann J. Meyer, 164 William St., New York. W. Heine, New York, 1850, del. John Popped, . sculpist.” ‘‘ New York Bay from Staten Island, Henry S. Beck- with,” is the manuscript legend on another, in connection with which there is no date; but the firm of Coats & Cosine are given as the printers, followed by “G. P. Putnam, New York,” by whom it was apparently issued. The third one of this lot is without title, or name of artist, engraver or publisher; but a penciled memorandum gives the date “1850?” This is the only one of the three which shows the “Telegraph,” or semaphore signal pole, used to signal the arrival of incoming vessels. The woodcuts deal with a variety of subjects. One, said to be from Pictorial Description of the United States, Boston, 1848, represents “The Old Billop House, at Bentley, west end of Staten Island.” This is the same picture of the house as that shown by Richard M. Bayles in his History of Richmond County, 1887, and later ‘by Ira K. Morris in his article on The Preservation of the old Billopp House, in the Report of the Billopp House Committee, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIA- TION OF STATEN ISLAND, vol. 2, pp. 64-70, December 13, 1890. From the text accompanying a “‘ View of the New York Bay and Harbor from the Telegraph Station,” from Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion [Oct. 2, 1852?], we learn that “the Telegraph is used to answer to the Merchants Ex- change, Wall Street, New York, in reference to the arrival of vessels, and the arms are kept continually moving.” Also that “one or two steamboats leave New York every hour for Staten Island, and are usually crowded, and on gala days from fifteen to twenty thousand persons leave the dust and heat of the city to take a breath of sea air. An omnibus, besides carriages, Davis: OLD VIEWS OF STATEN ISLAND SCENERY 57 conveys the people as far as the Telegraph, and the ride from the ferry is delightfully pleasant. On one side are numerous country seats and cottages, built in form like castles and palaces, on the other, is the bay, laying like a perfect mirror, with New York behind and the sea in front.” Accompanying a “View of Brighton, Staten Island, New York,” from Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion [ Aug. 29, 1857°], we have “Chiefest for beauty of situation, in the vicinage of New York, stands Staten Island at the mouth of Hud- son River, and stretching towards the ocean, comprising within its limits the thriving towns of Brighton, Port Richmond, Stapleton, Tompkinsville and Clifton. Port Richmond is dear to the lovers of oysters, and these delicious bivalves, the delight of city epicures, have made fortunes for many of the dealers. Brighton is particu- larly famous for its beautiful private residences, which, embos- omed in trees and flowers, gem the green slopes along the edge of the harbor. The Pavilion Hotel, the cupola of which is seen in our picture, is second to none in the country as a place of resort, and, taken altogether, Brighton is decidedly the aristocratic portion of Staten Island. The church on the left of the view is St. Peters, and across the water is seen New Jersey, its shores studded with villages, and its distant highlands closing the view. When Hen- drick Hudson first sailed into New York bay, this island was an almost unbroken forest, inhabited by the Manhattan and Navesink Indians—warlike tribes not at all disposed to extend a cordial wel- come to the white intruders, and among the descendants of the early Dutch settlers along the Jersey shore, are still floating many traditions, some of them wild enough, chronicling the desperate conflicts with the red men, and their final disappearance from the soil. Their last camp on the island is said to have been at Silver Lake, on the summit of the hills at Tompkinsville, still surrounded by woods, and supposed to be the crater of an extinct volcano.” This verbal picture is as different from the New Brighton of today as is the picture of the scene which accompanies it ; and we know that what the author has to say about the beautiful private resi- 58 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES dences embosomed in trees and flowers was quite true. In his statements about the Indians, and Silver Lake being the crater of an extinct volcano, he is not quite so fortunate. Other woodcuts represent “The Narrows from Staten Island, New York” (Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1853), evidently drawn from a station on Pavilion Hill; “ View from New Brighton, Staten Island, on the Narrows, New York” (ibid:, 1854), showing the Quarantine with the Narrows in the distance; and a view of “ Mount Hermon, Staten Island, N. Y.,” on which is a pencil note “Ill. News, N. Y., 1853, Beach and Barnum, props.” In the text accompanying this last picture we read: “ Among its cool and delightful groves many a New Yorker has found rest and coolness, during the fatigues and heats of summer. It is in contemplation now we learn to erect at this place a large and splendid hotel, capable of accommodating six hundred visitors, a church, a very large water-cure establishment, and other. buildings. The locality abounds in everything calcu- lated to render such establishments attractive.’ Mt. Hermon was at Bentley, unfortunately changed in 1862 to the less at- tractive name of Tottenville. In the Supplement to Staten Island Names, Ye Olde Names and Nicknames, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF STATEN ISLAND, vol. 8, p. 86, October 1903, we read that Mt. Hermon was a “Locality about the junction of Amboy Road and Biddle’s Road. A Presbyterian chapel, afterwards a school, bearing that name was built there about forty years ago.” ‘The splendid hotel and the water-cure estalishment never materialized, though we can testify that long ago the neighboring woods and fields possessed all of the charm attributed to them by the author of the sketch, however sadly changed they may be today. ? Six of the views are of the Quarantine grounds and build- ings at Tompkinsville, which appeared in Frank Leslie’s Ilus- trated Newspaper in 1856 and 1858. Because of impatience at the delay of the state legislature in having the yellow fever hospitals removed, they were burned by the citizens in Septem- Davis: OLD VIEWS OF STATEN ISLAND SCENERY 59 ber 1858, and these views show the attack on the barricades; the encampment of the eighth regiment at Quarantine grounds during the so-called “Quarantine War”; a comic picture of six little children heavily armed with brooms, advancing on a fright- ened guard, entitled an “Alarming Demonstration of Staten Island Sepoys’’; and a view of Camp Washington. From the text accompanying the view of the encampment we learn the following: “The inhabitants of Tompkinsville attempted at the outset to annoy their military visitors by refusing to admit them to their wells, etc.; but they soon learned that the law of the strong- est now prevailed, and they contented themselves with direful predictions of death by dampness and yellow fever, coupled with sneers, where sneers were safe, with respect to the gallant Eighth. ... While off duty all sorts of games were resorted to by the men by way of killing time; and their presence being sufficient to keep in order the refractory citizens of Richmond county, they have been able to enjoy an unwonted amount of soldiering with- out any necessity for the use of powder.” © Some Botanical and Geological Features of the Silver Lake Basin? ArtHuUR HoLrick (WITH PLATES 2-5) Silver Lake, as we may remember it only a year or so ago, has disappeared, and so far as its original condition as a natural body of water is concerned it is now a vanished topographic feature of Staten Island. It had a surface elevation of about 185 feet above tide level and covered an area of about fifteen acres;? but the basin has recently been almost completely drained (eL. 2, f. ©), and when again filled with water, this will come, not from local springs and surface drainage as heretofore, but from streams that have their headwaters in the Catskill Moun- tains about one hundred miles away. On last Tuesday evening, at a meeting of the section of engineering, Mr. John P. Hogan, division engineer of the New York City Board of Water Supply, gave an address on the extension of the general city water supply system to Staten Island and described the part which this basin will perform when it is converted into an artificial reservoir. My object this evening is to describe and record certain facts in connection with some of the natural features which have been destroyed, and also to describe certain other features which have been revealed during the progress of the work now being prose- cuted there, or which have resulted in consequence of it. About thirty years ago, at a meeting of the Natural Science Association of Staten Island held September 13, 1884, Mr. L. P. 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association October 17, 1914. Illus- trated by photographs taken September 29, 1914. 2“ Piece oR ParceL B. A certain pond formerly called ‘The Great Pond’ and ‘The Fresh Pond’ and now known as Silver Lake .. . con- taining fourteen and 7984999 acres of land, more or less.” See condemna- tion proceedings in connection with Silver Lake Park, Supreme Court, Richmond County, N. Y., June 17, 1902. 60 HoLiick: FEATURES OF SILVER LAKE BASIN 61 Gratacap read a paper on the results of a series of soundings in the lake, made in codperation with Mr. Ernest Congdon.2 The greatest depth of water recorded was 16 ft. Io in., and the temperature of the surface water and that of the deepest part were found to be, respectively, 76° and 70° Fahr. At a meeting of the Association held October 10, 1903, it was my privilege to read a paper entitled Depth and Form of the Silver Lake Basin,* based upon accurate surveys and soundings made in connection with condemnation proceedings for the then projected Silver Lake Park. The greatest depth recorded was 18 ft. 6 in., and the form of the basin was illustrated by a series of contour lines joining the points indicating equal depth. At the February meeting following, I presented a second paper, on Some Recently Discovered Facts in Regard to Silver Lake,® based upon results obtained from a series of borings driven around the margin of the lake and from analyses of the water, also made in connection with the park condemnation proceedings. The sections revealed by three of the borings, and the chemical constituents of the water as determined by four different analyses, are given in detail in this paper, and also a list of the genera of microscopic organisms detected. These facts were of interest at the times when they were recorded. They will be of still greater interest years hence. And the visible features of today will very soon be merely matters of recollection or record. The Silver Lake basin, so far as its natural genesis is con- cerned, was formed toward the close of the Glacial Epoch, by the deposition of a morainal dam across the lower or southwest end of a branch of the Clove Valley. This valley, with its side branches, was an ancient topographic feature which was formed far back in geologic time and subsequently modified by erosion of the soapstone or serpentine rock which forms the adjacent 3 Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. Staten Is. 1: 11. September 13, 1884. 4 Ibid. 8: 68, 69. October 10, 1903. 5 Ibid. 9: 11-13. February 13, 1904. 62 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES hills and underlies the entire region.© The narrow divide be- tween the lake basin and the lower depression toward the north- east, recently cut through in order to connect the two and thus form a twin reservoir, is a low ridge of the rock, capped with a relatively thin deposit of morainal till. The lake, therefore, was a modern topographic feature, geo- logically considered. It had its birth when the continental glacier finally melted and disappeared from this region; and it was subsequently a depository for silt washed in from the sides, for the remains of plants and animals that lived and died in it and around its borders, and for the stray material of all kinds which was thrown into or lost in it since man appeared upon the scene. A vertical section through the lake would, therefore, show soapstone rock at the bottom and extending down to an unknown depth, morainal till varying in thickness from place to place, and silt or peat according to whether the section was toward the middle or near the border. Several interesting species of plants have been destroyed by the draining off of the water and the denudation of the adjacent land Sti faces WIZ ane . Brasenia purpurea (Michx.) Casp. (water-shield or water- target) has been exterminated on Staten Island by the oblitera- tion of this its only known local station. Prunus pennsylvanica L.f. (wild red or pigeon cherry) is also probably eliminated from. our local flora, inasmuch as the only known representative of the species on Staten Island was a single small tree on the northwest border, which has been de- stroyed. Polypodium vulgare L. (common polypody) was represented by a small patch near Logan’s spring—one of the few known localities for this fern on Staten Island. This station is entirely destroyed and will ultimately be covered by the waters of the reservoir. Dentaria laciniata Muhl. (cut-leaved toothwort or pepper 6 See Gratacap, L. P., loc. cit. 8: 3, 4. January 12, 1901. Ho.tiick: FEATURES OF SILVER LAKE BASIN 63 root), formerly more or less plentiful along the northwest border, but not elsewhere common on the Island, has been exterminated. Diospyros virginiana L. (persimmon) formerly grew along the northwest border—its farthest northern location on Staten Island. The last of these trees, however, died some few years ago, so their extermination can hardly be credited to recent operations. ei In this connection it is interesting to note that in an article entitled Sketches of the Vegetation at the Lower Course of the Hudson, by Hugo Von Rabenau, published in the Transactions of the Natural History Society of Gorlitz 20: 1-38. 1893 (re- viewed in Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. STaTEN Is. 4: 23. 1893), he mentions “the crystal clear oval of Silver Lake” with its pond lilies and the rare Brasenia purpurea. So that Silver Lake, with its interesting flora, made Staten Island known as far away as Silesia in eastern Germany. At the shallow northeast end there may yet be seen a dense mat of swamp vegetation, consisting largely of Decodon verti- Cuan Ea Hi (EE. 2) 7. 0), stowine on the surface of a thick bed of peat. Inside the inner margin of this growth is the drained bottom of the lake and on this a terrestrial flora has started (PL. 3, f. 2), which is steadily advancing toward the muGdlexasuthe water recedes., (Pr. 2, 7. 2.) This flora nas sprung up entirely from seed during the past few months, in soil never before inhabited by such a flora, and the principal species represented are of special interest for that reason. During the latter part of September the following were found to be the most abundantly represented : Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. Panicum proliferum Lam. Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willd.) Britton Cyperus rivularis Kunth Cyperus strigosus L, var. Eleocharis olivacea Torr. Eleocharis obtusa ( Willd.) Schultes 64 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Eleocharis acicularis (L.) R. & S. Scirpus debilis Pursh Polygonum pennsylvanicum L. Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydroptper L. Isnardia palustris L. Bidens laevis: (lee)y ansen ey Bidens frondosa L. It may also be of interest to note that around the margin of the lake, among the plants of recent introduction, were several specimens of Polygonum orientale L. and Cleome spinosa L., species that are entirely unknown elsewhere in the vicinity and were never before found there. Peat, consisting of the roots and other parts of aquatic and semiaquatic plants, was formed to a greater or less extent all around the margin, but especially at the shallow northeast end, where the deposit has a maximum thickness of about seven feet, so far as can be seen in the ditches that have been dug through ik £0 “assist, im its desiccation. 9) (ely 4, 7 ep a enicmdepociiemm am informed, will be either dug out and removed, or dried in place and burned if possible, or covered with a blanket of bowlder till sufficient to weight it down and prevent it from breaking loose and floating to the surface when the reservoir is filled with water. The coarser constituents of the peat, or more critically speaking, the incidental debris included in it, consisting of logs, branches, hickory nuts, acorns, etc., may be found more or less lignified and several such specimens were secured. The silt deposits inside the peat margin have dried on the surface and cracked (pL. 4, f. 2), and the resulting contraction has caused the hardened surface to slip down the sloping sides toward the middle of the basin, opening crevasses which in places extend down to the old original morainal bottom (PL. 5, f. 1, 2). Well defined faults and terraces may also be seen where the contraction and slipping have been most pronounced. The entire mass of silt, in fact, is in process of “creeping” Proc. STATEN Is. ASSOC. WOrs Sy loNs 2 Fic. 1. Looking northeast across the partly drained lake bottom. ~ Fic. 2. View across the receding water, northeast end, showing advancing terrestrial vegetation. HOLuLiIckK: SILVER LAKE BASIN Proc. STATEN Is. Assoc. WO Teen S paps AGTIES) Fic. t. Decodon verticillatus zone, on former shore margin of peat bed at northeast end. Fic. 2. Part of the drained lake bottom, northeast end. Decodon zone in the back- ground, Bidens laevis in the foreground. HOLiick: SILVER LAKE BASIN Proc. STATEN Is. ASSOC. NOs ae eG Fic. 1. Ditch cut through peat bed at northeast end. Fic, 2. Shrinkage cracks, surface of silt deposit toward middle of former lake bottom. HOLLic&é: SILVER LAKE BASIN Proc. STATEN Is. Assoc. NYO Tees eee PATE Fic. t. Beginning of a crevasse in the marginal silt. Fic. 2. A slip, following a crevasse in the marginal silt, exposing the original lake bottom. HOo.uick: SILVER LAKE BASIN at ae Pay ie Hotiick: FEATURES OF SILVER Lake BASIN 65 toward the deepest part of the basin, where a shallow pool of water yet remains, and the constantly widening cracks and crevasses form a series of irregular contours around the pool. The best defined slips and faults are around the southwest end, where the original floor of the basin is steepest. Wherever the morainal till beneath the peat is exposed this presents an appearance quite unlike the characteristic red till of the adjacent banks. It is of a uniform gray color, due to the reduction of the red oxid of iron by the organic acids in the decaying vegetation which forms the peat and organic matter in the silt. Fragments of Triassic sandstone, the most abundant constituent of the till, are gray on the surface, but when broken show their original dark red or brown color inside. Incidentally it may be pertinent to remark that several cannon balls, in all probability of Revolutionary age, were unearthed and are now deposited in our collection of such relics. Thus far no Indian relics have been brought to light, although it is certain that some must have been lost within the area of the basin, inasmuch as a number have been picked up in the immediate vicinity, where there were indications of several old camp sites.” 7 See Skinner, A. B., loc. cit. 8: 48, 49. January 10, 1903. An Old Text-Book on Geography by a Local Author’ WititAm T. Davis This is a duodecimo volume of 363 pages and numerous maps, which latter are, of course, of general interest to the student of political geography, as are all similar illustrations issued eighty or more years ago. To us, however, the work also possesses a local interest. On page 66, for instance, may be found the following brief description of our island: “Staten Island, lies west of Long Island, from which it is separated by ‘the Narrows’; it is about 14 miles long and 8 broad. The surface of the island is hilly. The highest hill is called ‘Mount Tompkins,’ from Daniel D. Tompkins, formerly Governor of this state, and Vice Presi- dent of the United States. The island contains the town of Castleton, in which is the village of Tompkinsville, situated near the shore, and is the site of the Quarantine and Health estab- lishment of the City of New York. Staten Island constitutes the county of Richmond.” This particular copy was presented by the author to John C. Thompson, grandfather of the present writer, and it possesses an added local interest by reason of the author’s having probably prepared the manuscript of the work while residing on the island. Mr. Clute was principal of the Tompkins Academy at the time when the geography was published, as may be learned from the following advertisement, which may be found in the New York Free Press of Saturday, May 25, 1833: 1 The | School Geography | by John J. Clute | New York | Published by Samuel Wood & Sons | No. 261 Pearl-Street | 1833. Presented in abstract at the meeting of the Association January 15, 1915. OOM Davis: OLp TExT-BooK ON GEOGRAPHY 67 TOMPKINS ACADEMY. At Tompkinsville, Staten Island. ee next term of this Institution will commence on the 15th inst. The or- der of studies as follows: Reading and Orthography, $3,00 The above, with Penmanship, 3,50 Arithmetic, Geography, English gram- mar, Mapping &c. 4,00 Natural Philosophy, Rhetoric &c. 5,00 Latin and Greek, 6,00 J, J. CHW, 1Peraerpalll. Tompkinsville, May 11, 3w. What may be the meaning of the “ 3w” at the end is more or less puzzling; but it probably indicates that the advertisement was to appear in each issue of the paper for three weeks. Later in his life Mr. Clute was better known as the compiler of the Annals of Staten Island, published in 1877, and generally known as Clute’s History of Staten Island. The Old Cubberly House at New Dorp?+ ARTHUR HOoLiLick (WITH PLATES 6, 7) Those of us who are familiar with the region at the foot of New Dorp Lane are acquainted, at least in so far as the external appearance is concerned, with the old stone cottage owned by our fellow member Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton and commonly known as the Cubberly House. To the older members of the Association it recalls one of the pleasantest meetings ever held by the Association, that of June 8, 1895, on which occasion the regular June meeting was held there on invitation of Doctor and Mrs. Britton, who at that time were living in the cottage. Inci- dentally it may be recalled that the principal function in con- nection with the meeting was an open-air clambake, which is probably remembered by those who were present with greater distinctness than are the officially recorded proceedings ;? hence it may be pertinent to recall one item of the business transacted, which we little imagined at the time would have the important influence which it did upon our subsequent progress and develop- ment. One of the three new members elected at that meeting was Howard R. Bayne, and certainly none of us had the remotest prevision that in this new member was the germ of our future president in 1902, who was destined to guide us through a period of radical reorganization in 1905 and to remain our presiding officer continuously until 1915. So that twenty years ago the fates had decreed that this house was to be a significant factor in the affairs of the Association. I also find, at the end of the minutes of the meeting, the following interesting footnote: 1 Presented at the meeting of the Association January 15, 1915. 2 Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. Staten Is. 4: 77-81. June 8, 1895. HoLiick: OLD CuBBERLY House at NEw Dorp 69 “The members returned on the 7.30 p. m. train. This was the largest attendance at any meeting in the history of the Associa- tion—twenty-four being present, besides visitors and guests of Dr. and Mrs. Britton.” According to data kindly furnished me by Mr. Edward C. Delavan, Jr., the main facts in connection with the original and subsequent ownership of the property are as follows: September 29, 1677. Governor Edmund Andros granted by patent to Obadiah Holmes a tract of land of about ninety-six acres, known as the Governor’s Lot, on part of which tract the house was subsequently erected (4 Patents 140). October 28, 1695. Obadiah Holmes and Elizabeth, his wife, deeded it to Nathaniel Britton®? (B Deeds 608). April 9, 1714. Nathaniel Britton and Elizabeth, his wife, to Thomas Walton, 2d* (C Deeds 48). June 20, 1761. Thomas Walton, 3d, to Isaac Cubberly® (E Deeds 84). This deed contains recitals of the will of Thomas 2d and various conveyances to Thomas 3d by his brothers, sisters, and mother. July 18, 1833. Adria Cubberly to Isaac Cubberly, 2d (V Deeds 252), recites that the grantor, spinster, is the daughter of 3 The great-great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel L. Britton, the present owner. 4Thomas Walton, Ist, had a grant of land near the Old Town. Appar- ently he died prior to 1698 (B Deeds 300). A strip of land was also laid out for him in the New Lots at the Old Town, probably between Richmond Road and the shore of the Bay, somewhere in the vicinity of Red Lane, in 1685 (2 Land Papers 67). The instructions of Governor Francis Lovelace to Captain Jaques Cor- tilleau (also spelled Cortelijau and Courtelija) to lay out new lots at the Old Town and Great Kill may be found in Minutes of the Executive Council of the Province of New York 2: 487-480, in the library of the Association. Thomas Walton, 2d, evidently died some time in or after 1728, inas- much as his last will is dated February 19, 1728. 5Jsaac Cubberly, in his will [39 Wills 240 (287), N. Y. Surrogate’s Office], devises to his son, James Cubberly, “the southern part of my farm or plantation that I now live on with all the buildings and improvements thereon.” 70 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Stephen Cubberly, granddaughter of Isaac Cubberly, and niece of James Cubberly, deceased, and grants all her interest in the estate devised by Isaac to James. This is one of several con- veyances to Isaac Cubberly, 2d, by the other heirs of Isaac Cub- berly, deceased, or his children. June 26, 1847. Executors of the will of Isaac Cubberly, 2d, to David) Ja Mysen Gra Deedsu520): June 28, 1847. David J. Tysen and Elizabeth P., his wife, to Harriet Word (15 Deedsisao) ny From Harriet Lord (subsequently Harriet Lord Britton, mother of Dr. Nathaniel Lord Britton) the property which in- cluded the cottage passed into the possession of the latter. Dr. Britton married Elizabeth Gertrude Knight and the property thus again came into the possession of a Nathaniel Britton and Elizabeth, his wife, after a lapse of some two hundred years. Incidentally it is also of interest to note the coincidence that the first deed, in 1695, was by Obadiah Holmes and Elizabeth, his wife. The next,.in 1714, was by Nathaniel Britton and Elizabeth, his wife. Again, in 1847, by David J. Tysen and Elizabeth P., his wife. The wife of Isaac Cubberly, 2d, was also named Elizabeth. And now it is my privilege to read the following communi- cation : 2965 Decatur Avenue, New York City, December 21, 1914. Dr. ARTHUR HOLLick, Secretary, Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, ‘New Brighton, New York. Dear Sir: Will you kindly present the following matter to the trustees of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences and inform us of any action that may be taken? If the proposi- tion should be favorably considered, we will have a suitable deed of gift prepared: It is our desire to give to the Association, for its corporate pur- poses, free from all encumbrances, the old colonial cottage with about one half acre of land, now owned by us, situated at the HoLiticK: OLtp CuBBERLY House at NEw Dorp 7AM southern corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue, near New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. Should such a gift be available for acceptance by the Association our only stipulation would be that the cottage be preserved by the Association as an example of old colonial cottage architecture, and that its general structural characters which shall obtain at the time of the trans- fer of the property to the Association be maintained. This property is assessed at $2,000, and is under rental to May 1, 1915, at $300 annually. The house is insured for $1,000. According to an investigation made by Mr. Edward C. Delavan, Jr., in 1909, it appears that the land upon which the cottage is located was a part of the tract known in the seventeenth century as the “Governor’s Lot” (about 96 acres), and was granted -by patent, dated September 29, 1677, by Governor Andros to Obadiah Holmes. It was deeded by said Holmes and Elizabeth, his wife, October 28, 1695, to Nathaniel Britton, and by said Nathaniel Britton and Elizabeth, his wife, April 9, 1714, to Thomas Walton. After various subdivisions and transfers, a portion of the property passed some years ago to Harriet Lord Britton, mother of Nathaniel Lord Britton, and in the recent division of her estate the part here described passed to him. In 1761, Thomas Walton, son of Thomas Walton, transferred the premises to Isaac Cubberly, and it remained in the Cub- berly family until near the middle of the nineteenth century ; the cottage is, therefore, commonly known as the ‘“‘ Cubberly House.” The cottage was, apparently, built at three different times, by additions to the original structure, and modifications of it; the low, southern end is apparently the oldest, and the northern part, against New Drop Lane, is, doubtless, the newest. Some of the stone portions of the southern and middle parts may date from the ownership of the property by Nathaniel Britton and his wife Elizabeth, prior to 1714. Yours very truly, NATHANIEL L. Britton, ELIZABETH G. BRITTON. On January 9, 1915, at a special meeting of the board of trustees called “to act upon a tender of a certain house and plot of land as a gift to the Association under certain conditions,” the following action was taken: 72 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES “WHEREAS, by letter dated December 21, 1914, Nathaniel L. Britton and Elizabeth G. Britton have offered to donate to the Staten Island Association of. Arts and Sciences, for its corporate purposes, the old colonial cottage with about one half acre of land, situated at the southern corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue, near New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, to be preserved by the Association as an example of old colonial cottage architecture: “ Resolved, that subject to approval of terms and conditions of the gift by a committee consisting of the president of the Association, Howard R. Bayne, Dr. John Q. Adams and Mr. F. Winthrop White, the generous offer of Nathaniel L. and Eliza- beth G. Britton be and hereby is accepted on behalf of the Asso- ciation, with the cordial appreciation and thanks of this Board.” A copy of the above preamble and resolution was transmitted to Doctor Britton, and yesterday the following communication was received in reply: 2965 Decatur Avenue, New York City, January 13, 1915. Dr. ArtHuR Hotuick, Secretary, Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. Dear Sir: | am in receipt of your letter of January 11, convey- ing preamble and resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences at their meet- ing of January 9, 1915. I am transmitting this letter, together with a copy of our letter of December 21, 1914, to you, together with purchase documents and deeds of the Cubberly House, to our attorneys, Messrs. Lord, Day & Lord, of 49 Wall Street, with the request that they take steps to transfer this property to the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, and to pre- pare a deed of gift which shall be satisfactory to the committee of the Association mentioned in your letter of January I1, 1915. Yours truly, N. L. Briarone HoLiicK: OLD CuBBERLY House at New Dorp 73 The following communication, also received yesterday, is a gratifying indication of the interest in our local history which this gift has aroused: 225 West 136th St., New York City. STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Gentlemen: Having read with much interest the account in the Herald of the deeding by Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton of the “Cubberly Cottage” at New Dorp to the Staten Island Associa- tion of Arts and Sciences, it is thought that perhaps a few facts regarding the former owners of the property might be of interest. For three generations, prior to 1769 and until 1841, the Cubberley family were owners and with their black slaves were residents of this property near the “Elm Tree Light,’ and known as “The Cedars.” It remained in their possession until the death of Isaac Cubberley, who was born, I believe, in the old house, on March 17, 1761, and died there on August 22, 1841. When a division of the estate was made “‘ The Cedars” was sold. The first Cubberley living there was Isaac, who came from New Jersey, it is said, as a young man, and married Ann Journeay, of the Huguenot family of that name residing on Staten Island. A list of communicants of St. Andrew’s Church at Richmond, on Easter Sunday, March 26, 1769, contains the names of Isaac Cuberle and his wife. According to Professor Ellwood P. Cubberley, of Stanford University, California, the family came from Gloucestershire, England, and he visited the “remnants of their old manor house of Cubberley, not far from Cheltenham.” He found that the family name was originally Berkeley, and “that under that name the family record occurs in Domesday Book. The family held a number of places, one of which was known as the Cubberley (or Cobberley) House and certain sons of the family continually lived there.” “ From John Berkeley of Cubberley to John of Cubberley the name got changed, and then to John Cubberley, which name became fixed before the time of Charles First.” The Cubberleys became Dis- senters, and many male members fled to France and Holland, afterward some coming to this country. A number of large volumes in the public library at 42d St., entitled The Lives of the Berkeleys, give an account of this in- fluential but turbulent family, and The Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Scciety, vol. 17, pp. 74 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES g6-125, at the same library, also tells a great deal of the Cub- berleys in England. It is sometimes spelled Cubberly, Cobberley and Cuberle, as in the case of Thomas de Berkeley, Lord of Cobberley, who was known as “Thomas de Berkeley, dominus de Cubberley, and in the autumn of 1345, among six knights appointed from each county to accompany the King across the Channel, was “Thomas de Berkeley, Cuberle,’ who fought at Crecy and Poitiers. In Cobberley Church at Cheltenham, the arms of Sir Thomas de Berkeley are shown “Argent, a fesse sable, between three martlets of the last.” One of the Berkeley seals represents a circle containing a mounted knight in chain armor, bearing a shield showing a cross. In St. Andrew’s Churchyard at Richmond are the graves of Ann Journeay, wife of Isaac Cubberley, and of her sons, James and Isaac, together with that of Elizabeth Broughton, wife of the second Isaac. In the Moravian Cemetery at New Dorp are those of William and James Cubberley and Mrs. Mary Racey, my grandmother, chil- dren of Isaac Cubberley and his wife Elizabeth. All of these were born in and married from the old house on New Dorp Lane, which has been so generously donated by Dr. Britton. Very truly, January twelfth. (Miss) Mary Racrey Ripeway. Proc. Staten Is. Assoc. VoL. 5, PLATE 6 Fic. t. Reproduction of a water color sketch made by Adam W. Spies about 1848— 50, showing northwest side and southwest end. Fic. 2. Photograph taken January 5, 1915, from approximately the same point of view as figure I. Hoiiick; CuBBERLY House [BRITTON COTTAGE] Proc. Staten Is. Assoc. Vor. 5, PLATE 7 Fic. rt. View of southeast side and northeast end, looking up New Dorp Lane from the shore. Photograph taken about 1900. Fic. 2. View of southeast side and southwest end. Photograph taken about 1903. Hotiick: CuBBERLY House [BriTTON CoTtTaGE] hs Meee * yaar iets paoe Nut and Acorn Weevils! CHarLes W. LENG I suppose everyone knows what a “wormy” chestnut is like and probably most naturalists know that the “worm” hatches into a beetle called Balaninus (from the Greek word for nut) and that the different species of that genus live as larvae in ‘ chestnuts, hickory nuts, hazelnuts, and acorns. Such general information seems to date from far back in the literature but the more precise data appear to be comparatively recent and in some respects still incomplete. Thus the raising of the hickory nut weevil is credited to John Akhurst, with whom some of us as boys were acquainted, and of the hazelnut weevil to Frederick Blanchard, whose death we noted only a year ago. The ecological relations of these beetles have often been men- tioned and are well summarized in Entomology Circular 99 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, by F. H. Chittenden. Much of the new information contained in that circular was accumulated by Fred. E. Brooks, whose paper, Snout Beetles Bidtelorire Nits; im Bull 128, W. Va. Agric, Exper. Sta:, is the most recent contribution to our knowledge of the genus, and contains many details not elsewhere recorded. I may here state that on page 158, second line, Mr. Brooks has inadvertently written “longer” for “shorter,” and, that according to my views, as explained later on, his B. rectus Say is B. algonquinus Casey, while his B. quercus Horn and B. orthorhynchus Chitt. are the true B. rectus Say. Otherwise his. presentment of the subject is complete, accurate, clear, and a most admirable result of long, painstaking fieldwork. Condensing the information he and others have supplied gives the following facts: 1 Presented at the meeting of the Section of Biology February 15, 1915s. ae 76 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Chestnuts are attacked by two species, the larger appearing early in the season and perforating the bur with its beak, which is twice as long as the body; the smaller appearing later, often waiting to deposit its eggs until the burs have opened and then using its strongly curved beak to make the perforation in the nut itself. It follows that the larvae found in gathered nuts are more often those of the smaller species, the other having usually completed its growth and left the nut to pass the winter in the ground before the gathering begins. Both of these species, B. algonquinus and B. rectus, have been found on Staten Island. Hickory and pecan nuts are attacked by another species, which differs from all the rest by its vestiture being hairy rather than scaly. This species was named B. caryae by Dr. Geo. H. Horn from specimens raised from nuts by Akhurst. This species has not been found on Staten Island. Hazelnuts are attacked by a different species with a more obtuse form and shorter beak. From the investigation of Brooks it seems to be shorter lived than most, completing its oviposition in three weeks, and causing the damaged nuts to fall early to the ground. This species also has not been found on Staten Island. ; Acorns are attacked by a still uncertain number of species, some of which have been found on Staten Island. Some of these prefer the annual-fruiting oaks, others the biennial, all are ap- parently liable to change their food when necessary; but it may be regarded as fairly certain that the longer-beaked species pre- fers the biennial-fruiting oaks and uses its long beak either to perforate the cup or the apex of the nut, placing its egg farther within the nut than the short-beaked species. The life history of all, subject to some variations, comprises the oviposition in summer, a larval period within the nut or acorn of a few weeks’ duration, a larval period in the ground after the fruit has fallen of about ten months’ duration, a rapid pupation and exit from the ground as imago in the following summer at a time when the nuts or acorns are formed. Details Lene: Nut anp AcorN WEEVILS Tf. of the oviposition, depth of larval chamber in the earth, and natural enemies have been furnished by Brooks and are of interest. The female uses the beak to drill a hole in the nut. It is a slow operation, depending on a partial revolution of the head and the bracing of the body by the legs, the head being turned from side to side as far as the connection with the thorax permits. Her position during the drilling is a precarious one, and if she loses her foothold she is liable to be hung by her beak and die in that position, as figured by Brooks (loc. cit. p. 168 E). The drilling completed, she turns around and inserts an ovipositor, long and threadlike and concealed within the body at other times, through which the egg is passed. The operation has been timed and found to occupy about an hour, not an excessive period to any one who knows the bonelike hardness of a mockernut shell. The depth to which the larva penetrates the ground varies from 1% to Io inches, according to the nature of the soil, its moisture, etc. An oval chamber is made within which pupation takes place, usually about ten months later. There are, how- ever, according to Brooks belated larvae which stay in the ground two years, either from feebleness due to late oviposition, which in some species is bound to occur from the females continuing to deposit their eggs over a long period, or from lack of sufficient rain to soften the ground. Throughout their lives these larvae are pursued by enemies. Many are parasitized and never reach the earth. Others are devoured by squirrels. Mr. W. T. Davis has informed me of an interesting original observation on the method by which the squirrels detect the presence of larvae in acorns, nibbling a small hole in the base, whereby their sense of smell tells them which acorns to discard as containing no larvae. During their long sojourn in the earth they are the victims of predaceous creatures of various kinds, especially the short-tailed shrew, which excavates tortuous galleries beneath the tree in its search for hibernating larvae. 78 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Notwithstanding these enemies enough survive to constitute a formidable obstacle to profitable nut cultivation. Brooks has estimated that three fourths of the chestnuts borne by the trees are sometimes destroyed by their attacks and 25 to 50 per cent not unusually ; and since several counties in West Virginia each market annually upwards of $3,000 worth of nuts in spite of this damage, it is easy to see that the damage done in that state alone amounts to a considerable sum. Chittenden gives similar statistics for the pecan industry in the southern states and it requires little imagination to see where the genus Balaninus is unwillingly maintained at a cost of more than $100,000 a year. Apart from their interesting taxonomic character as a singularly distinct and compact group of organisms, they constitute a real live economic problem. Taxonomically I am afraid they come near to being a most prodigious blunder, inasmuch as there is hardly a species among them for which can be found an undisturbed name. To facilitate the consideration of the taxonomy I may here state that the following species are recognizable: 1. The larger chestnut weevil, beak twice as long as body in 9, much shorter in @, with the first joint of funicle shorter than second. 2. The smaller chestnut weevil, beak much longer than body in 9, and arcuate, much shorter in @, elytra strongly narrowed to apex and distinctly maculate in brown and yellow. 3. The hickory weevil, beak much longer than body in 9, much shorter in 4’, body clothed with hairs rather than scales. 4. The weevil of biennial-fruiting oaks also with the beak longer than the body in 9, shorter in , but with the beak straight in 9, pygidium concave, fringed about concavity in ¢. This species appears to be the only one that closes with excre- ment the aperture made in egg-laying. 5. The weevil of annual-fruiting oaks, 2 beak arcuate, at most as long as body, ¢ beak much shorter. 6. The hazelnut weevil, beak of ¢ and @ not very different, shorter than body. Lene: Nut anp Acorn WEEVILS 79 7. A number of acorn weevils with beaks short in both sexes, wherein specific limits are still uncertain. I believe these also feed on annual-fruiting oaks, but from the numerous taxonomic errors, records based simply on beating, not breeding, the habit of changing food plant, etc., the records are confusing. It is very difficult to distinguish females of this seventh group from males of the fifth, if indeed there are actually two groups in nature. Scientific entomologists made the first attempt to provide Latin names for these species in the eighteenth century when Fabricius described B. proboscideus. Because he gave the length of the beak as twice that of the body this name is now applied to the larger chestnut weevil, but not without dispute, for Say thought it might be a synonym of Curculio daviest Swed. Boheman seized the opportunity to substitute caryatrypes in which he has been followed by Horn, Casey, and others actuated by some doubt as to the American origin of the Fabrician type, while a few apparently correct the Fabrician etymology and write proboscoideus. The second attempt was made by Say, who followed Fabricius, describing four species, in 1831, and doing it so badly that Dr. Geo. H. Horn states the species cannot be recognized from what he said of them. Say sent specimens to Gyllenhal, in Europe, who redescribed his species in 1836, and from their joint efforts B. nasicus and B. rectus of Say hold an uncertain place in the literature. B. nasicus with an arcuate beak at most as long as the body cannot be a chestnut weevil, for all have beaks longer than body and moreover the range of the chestnut barely, if at all, reaches the southwestern corner of Indiana in which New Harmony, where Say lived at the time, is located. It has always been regarded, and probably correctly, as an acorn weevil; but from B. nasicus as the name of the acorn weevil have been subtracted all the acorn weevils that have been since described, and hence there would remain but few specimens to call nasicus and those with such negative characters that the position of the second species ever described remains more du- bious than it should be. 80 StTaTEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES As to the meaning of Say’s B. rectus, Casey has taken a stand directly opposite to that of all other authors, and I believe cor- rectly. It has been customary to call the smaller chestnut weevil, the one that is most abundant in market nuts, B. rectus; but the creature has a strongly arcuate beak and Say took pains to describe the rectilinear beak of B. rectus, and called it rectus apparently for that very reason. Gyllenhal, who saw his cotypes, called it rectirostris. To say nothing of the possibility of Say’s having no chestnut trees near him, the descriptions all favor Casey’s standpoint. As to Say’s nasutus, the description, while exceptionally short, covers two telling points, the short obtuse form and the white scutellum so obvious in well preserved hazelnut weevils.’ While Say does not mention the short beak the arrangement of his description from proboscideus down evidently indicates nasutus, the last, as the shortest beaked. I fear that Blanchard’s obtusus for the hazelnut weevil must give way to the earlier name. Thus as Say left the matter, at least as I interpret his descrip- tions, Fabricius’s name proboscideus was recognized for the larger chestnut weevil, rectus Say was supplied for the long straight-beaked acorn weevil, nasicus Say for the shorter curved-beaked acorn weevil, nasutus Say for the shortest- beaked hazelnut weevil, while the smaller chestnut weevil and the hickory weevil both are left unnamed; and the shortest- beaked annual-acorn weevil confused with males of nasicus. In 1836 Gyllenhal, a European author, altered nasutus, which was preoccupied, to rostratus, rectus to rectirostris, proboscideus to Sayi, and added sparsus; the last I have not yet succeeded in placing. In 1843 Boheman, another European, discarded the names pro- boscideus and Sayi and substituted caryatrypes. In 1857 Leconte described a Pacific Coast species as uniformis. This is the first description of a species in which both sexes are short-beaked ; but not from the eastern United States. In 1873 Dr. Geo. H. Horn wrote the first synopsis, and with Lenc: Nut AND AcorN WEEVILS 81 his usual clearness of perception and impatience of varietal dif- ferences, partly clarified and partly confused matters. He fol- lowed Boheman in calling the larger chestnut weevil caryatrypes, named the hickory weevil caryae, misapplied Say’s rectus to the smaller chestnut weevil, and was thereby obliged to add quercus for an acorn weevil; he also included under the name umformis all the short-beaked eastern weevils and incidentally mixed in the hazelnut weevil, lumping what was left in fact all together under Leconte’s Pacific uniformis. To him we owe the first descriptions of secondary sexual and other valuable characters, but also the beginning of a confusion more or less blamable to Say’s insufficient description. In 1884 Blanchard separated obtusus from the confused mass Horn called uniformis and identified it with hazelnuts but failed to connect it with Say’s nasutus. A little later Hamilton sepa- rated from the same mass a species he called confusor. He noticed that the short-beaked specimens taken on oaks or bred from acorns were not all of one sex, and that the females when separated had always a much shorter beak than the nasicus females. They corresponded in this respect with Leconte’s Pacific coast uniformis but differed in maculation. Hamilton thus supplied, for the first time, a name for the seventh group above enumerated, containing the acorn weevils in which the beak is distinctly shorter than the body in both.sexes. In 1897 Casey published a synopsis of the short-beaked species that Horn had lumped as umiformis, recognizing Blanchard’s obtusus and Hamilton’s confusor and adding humeralis for the Floridian form with the femoral tooth reduced to a denticle on a swollen femur. Unfortunately he overlooked the original locality of uniformis and misapplied that name to an eastern form, renaming the real uniformis as occidens. The remainder of the species he described in 1897 are western and do not con- cern us at present. I think you will admit that up to this time there had been enough blundering to make taxonomists regard Balamimus with dread and their readers to look upon their speci- 82 STATEN IsLanD ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES mens as beyond determination. But still the writing of de- scriptions continued, and it had tosin fact, for the smaller chestnut weevil had not yet received a name. In 1909 Chittenden, after publishing the 1904 Yearbook paper and studying what Brooks had found out, as well as the great accumulation of material in Washington, discovered and pointed out Casey’s error in regard to uniformis and named five, to him, definite forms mostly among the short-beaked acorn species, each associated with its food plant. Unfortunately he followed Horn in misapplying Say’s rectus to the smaller chestnut weevil so that it once more escaped being named; and his orthorhynchus becomes nearly a synonym of rectus. His Floridian parvidens also seems uncomfortably close to Casey’s Floridian humeralis, to which he seems to have paid little attention. He named how- ever baculi for. the gray, and pardalis for the spotted, short- beaked acorn weevils to join Hamilton’s confusor, with its fasciate elytra, as names for the short-beaked acorn weevils. One result of Chittenden’s paper was to stimulate Casey to another attempt and in 1910 the Canadian Entomologist published Casey’s descriptions of no less than twenty-two new species and subspecies. The smaller chestnut weevil was named this time not once but four times, for algonquinus, setosicornis, macilentus, and perevilis, all appear from the characters given to be closely related and however distinctly separable as taxonomic units by Casey’s description, to be all possessed of the characters ascribed to rectus by preceding authors, in their erroneous endeavor to fasten that, name on the smaller chestnut weevil. Algonquimus being the first given is here used for that species. In this paper of Casey’s, names for the short-beaked acorn weevils are as greatly multiplied as are those for the smafler chestnut weevil. From his standpoint, that of dealing with taxonomic units as exemplified by cabinet series of one or more, this course is not only justifiable, but the only course consistent with the recognition of Chittenden’s names as valid. The short- beaked acorn weevils cover all the United States as far as Lene: Nut anp Acorn WEEVILS 83 annual-fruited oaks extend; they feed on a variety of oaks grow- ing in a variety of climates; some may pupate in a year, others in two; the various forms may cross and produce hybrids; they are exposed, in short, to such varied environment and conditions that uniformity in the structure and maculation of the adults is not to be expected. But I am not willing to admit that the minor differences observed in such indicate species in the sense that we regard the hazel and the hickory weevils as distinct species. I am not prepared to say what the effect of each environmental influence has been on the adults; and it would require long investigation to demonstrate the conditions, for instance, that caused the Hamilton confusor and the Chittenden baculi to differ uniformly in color as apparently they do. I am content to follow Hamilton in separating the eastern confusor from the western uniformis, particularly as his name expresses the confusion that exists. Leconte’s name uniformis is almost sarcastic, when applied to a group remarkable for its lack of uniformity. But beyond Hamilton’s division one cannot safely go without qualifying the names as subspecies or varieties. The result of this treatment of the names proposed will be: 1. The larger chestnut weevil will be known as Balaninus proboscideus Fab. with caryatrypes Boh., sayi Gyll., hariolus and cylindricollis Casey as synonyms or feeble varieties. 2. The smaller chestnut weevil will be B. algonquinus Casey, with three other names as synonyms or feeble varieties. 3. The hickory weevil will be B. caryae Horn. 4. The straight-beaked acorn weevil will be B. rectus Say, with guercus Horn and orthorhynchus Chitt. as synonyms. 5. The arcuate-beaked acorn weevil: will be B. nasicus Say, those with beaks shorter than the body in both sexes subtracted. 6. The hazel weevil may be B. rostratus Gyll., with the pre- occupied nasutus Say and Blanchard’s obtusus as synonyms. 7. The short-beaked acorn weevils will be known as B. con- fusor Hamilton, with humeralis Casey as southern variety, baculi Chitt. as dark gray variety, pardalis Chitt. as spotted variety, and 84 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES possibly some other names saved from synonymy on account of the appreciable characters shown by description. For us Staten Islanders it remains to find, if possible, the hickory and the hazel Balaninus; and, for those who are capable of accurately naming the oaks, to raise specimens of acorn weevils, in the hope of contributing data that may help in un- raveling the puzzling skein that pure taxonomy has tangled about Balaninus nasicus and its allied species or varieties. A Quaint Old Work on Seaweeds’ ArtHur HOo.ick This unique and rare work is worthy of extended mention for several reasons. As an example of bookmaking it is in a class by itself; only a limited edition, of fifty copies, was issued; it is of historical as well as of scientific interest and value; it contains numerous local references; and finally, this particular copy came into the possession of the Association in a peculiar manner. About six years ago the late Edward L. Morris, at that time curator of botany at the Central Museum of the Brooklyn In- stitute, showed me a copy which for half a century or more had been in the library of the Institute, unrecorded and forgotten. Its origin was unknown to anyone at the Museum and Mr. Morris stated that he would be grateful for any information which might be of assistance in learning something more about it than could be obtained from the title page. It was especially desirable to ascertain if any other copies were in existence, and to secure them if possible, in order that they might be placed where they would be available for those who would appreciate their artistic, historic, and scientific value. The interest of our fellow member, Mr. William T. Davis, was also enlisted in the quest and he caused a notice to be printed in the Staten Islander of November 30, 1910, briefly outlining the circumstances mentioned, and closing with the suggestion: “It will be much appreciated if any one having a copy of this work will communicate the fact to Wm. T. Davis, New Brighton, N. Y.” In the meantime Mr, Morris had succeeded in getting into 1 Algae | and | Corallines | of the | Bay & Harbor of New York | Ilus- trated with Natural Types | by | C. F. Durant | New York | George P. Putnam, 155 Broadway | Printed by Narine & Co. | 1850. 4to full calf, pp. 43, pls. 42. Presented in abstract at the meeting of the Association March 19, 1915. 85 86 Staten ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES touch with the surviving members of Mr. Durant’s family, and learned that one or more copies were still in their possession, and I was assured that our Association would receive a copy if one could be secured. Subsequently, however, Mr. Morris met with a sudden death and I took the matter up with Dr. C. Stuart Gager, Director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and today I received the following communication, together with the book which is here shown: BrooKLyN BoTANIC GARDEN, BrookiyNn, N. Y., March 18, 1915. Dr. ArTHUR HOLLICK, New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y. My Dear Doctor Hollick: Some months ago we had some correspondence with reference to the possibility of my being able to secure for the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences a copy of Durant’s “Algae and Corallines of the Bay and Harbor of New York.” I am very pleased indeed to state that I have secured from Miss Emma Durant, the author’s daughter, a copy of this work. I indicated to her the suitability of having a copy at your institution on account of its local interest and importance there. I am sending the copy to you by mececnee with this letter. Your fee ieee may be made to Miss Emma Durant, 608 West 148th Street, New York City. I think we are very fortu- nate in this matter, for as far as I understand it, your institution and ours are the only institutions in Greater New York which have copies of the work, unless possibly there is one in the New York Public Library. Of that I am not certain. With best wishes, I am Yours very sincerely, C. STUART GAGER. Further than that, and adding very materially to the value of the work, we also received a series of press clippings referring to it, from the Journal of Commerce Dec. 27, 1850, New York Tribune Dec. 28, 1850, New York Herald Dec. 29, 1850 and Jan. 1, 1851, Sentinel and Advertiser Dec. 31, 1850 and Feb. 7, 1851, Evening Express Jan. 4, 1851, Times and Messenger HoLiick: QuAINT OLD WorRK ON SEAWEEDS 87 Jan. 5, 1851, Commercial Advertiser Jan. 10 and Feb. 7, 1851, and the Evening Mirror Feb. 6, 1851. These press notices throw a flood of light on the scope of the work and the labor it repre- sented on the part of the author without any possibility of ade- quate financial returns. A few quotations from certain of these notices may be of interest: Journ. Commerce, Dec. 27, 1850.—“ No collection of the sub- mersed plants that vegetate in our waters, has ever been made at all approaching to the perfection of one just exhibited to us by Mr. Charles F. Durant, of Jersey City. . . . The illustrations are not pictorial, but natural specimens. . . . This is the first work on algology ever published in this country, and, it is be- lieved, the only one in the world wherein the science is illustrated by natural specimens. As yet only one copy of this is completed, and that is intended as a present to the New York Typographical Society. . . . The whole edition will consist of fifty copies only, and the great labor of collecting and expense of preparation render it improbable that a second will be printed... . New York Tribune, Dec. 28, 1850.—‘‘ We have examined a curious and beautiful work by Mr. C. F. Durant. . . . It would form an invaluable addition to the cabinets of the curious, or an +) exquisite ornament for the drawing room.” New York Herald, Dec. 29, 1850——‘‘ Mr. Durant has entered upon a new field of science, and has brought his labors to such excellent results, that we are gratified to call attention to his admirable work. . . . He has set an example to lovers of nature in so practical a way that we shall expect to find ladies and gentlemen of leisure following in his steps, and making collections On our sea coast... .” Times and Messenger, Jan. 5, 1851.—‘‘ Amidst the numerous productions of the American press we are sometimes startled by a great and unexpected work, which develops new evidences of American skill, science, and enterprise. Audubon’s great work on the ornithology of our country surprised all Europe. . . . We have now another splendid issue, in quarto form, pub- 88 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES lished by Putnam, entitled ‘ Algae and Corallines of the Bay and Far vor cof New, ViOTrka. soy (Car. DU att a e ell Owes biemts to be repaid for the cost of this enterprise we know not. One hundred dollars a volume must be the price, and two hundred copies must be sold before the contingent expenses are paid. But what is this sum to our numerous wealthy patrons of art and genius?” Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 10, 1851—‘‘ We have had an opportunity of examining during the past week a very beautiful volume)... | Asi the title aimdicates, the, book is devotediitoma science which, for a year or two, has attracted considerable at- tention in this vicinity—algology, or the structure, habits and classification of algae, or sea-weeds. .. . We understand that Mr. Durant has collected specimens sufficient to illustrate fifty copies of the work. . .. When completed, a portion of them will be for sale at the publishers. ... ” Following the printed title page of the volume is one from an engraved plate, with a picture of Neptune at the top, and a dedication “to the illustrious son of Ops, the noble scion of Saturn, whose kingdom is the seas, and whose care is the plants and the creatures that live in and upon the waters... . ” A preface and introduction follow, and then the systematic part. This latter is of special interest to us, inasmuch as it con- tains numerous references to species of seaweeds and other marine organisms collected in the waters surrounding Staten Island. Of these the following are specifically mentioned: Sargassum bacciferum Turn. “ Very rare in our Bay ...I1 found it twice at Staten Island, on the shore at the mouth of the harbor.” Fucus nodosus L. “... particularly abundant at Staten Island, Owls Head, Yellow Hook, and Hurlgate.” Laminaria saccharina L. “.. . after a S. E. storm, the beach at Staten Island and Fort Hamilton is covered for miles with this plant.” Polysiphonia formosa Suhr. “ Annual in May, at Hurlgate, Fort Hamilton, and Staten Island.” HoiiickK: QuarIntT OLD Work ON SEAWEEDS 89 Polysiphonia urceolata Sm. “Found on the shore at Staten Island and Fort Hamilton.” Chylocladia parvula Ag. “In tide pools, Hurlgate, and Staten Island.” Gracilaria multiparlata Clem. “. . . Abundant at Staten Island, Red Hook, etc.” Gracilaria compressa Ag. Jersey City, and other places.” Gelidium Corneum, Variety Crinale Huds. “... Hurlgate, Yellow Hook, and Staten Island; the latter place very abundant in autumn; three miles below Quarantine, at half-tide level, on rocks and stones.” Gigartina Teedii Turn. “. . . Staten Island, Red Hook, Kavon Point, Jersey City, and other places.” Phyllophora Brodiei Turn. “Also found floating at Red Hook, Staten Island, and other places.” Gynogondrus plicata Huds. ... drifting abundantly on shore at Red Hook and Staten Island.” Callithamnion Baileyi Harv. ‘“ Found floating at Red Hook and Staten Island, and elsewhere; lodges abundantly in the high water drift at Port Richmond, S, I.” ce . . . thrown up on Staten Island, ce cc Bryopsis hypnoides Lamour. ‘“.. . at Castle Garden, Staten Island, and other places.” Cladophora rupestris L. “... Staten Island, and other places.” cc Tubularia indivisa L. . . thrown on shore at Jersey City, Red Hook, Staten Island, and other parts of the Bay.” cc Halcewm halecinum Johnston. . . thrown on shore at Staten Island, Jersey City, and other places in the harbor.” Sertularia pumila S. Doody. “... Hurlgate, Castle Garden, Staten Island, and other places, abundant.” Sertularia argentea Merret. “.. . off Staten Island, and Kill Van Kull; thrown on shore in great abundance at all parts of the Bay.” Spongia, ahenobarbus. “The ‘red beard’ of our fishermen, gO STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES who use it instead of a cloth for washing dishes. It is very abundant at Kavon Point, and Staten Island, on old shells and oysters, below low water mark.” The phraseology used in the general descriptions and discus- sions is as quaint as the dedication. From the introduction may be quoted: “ Algology is the science that treats of the structure, habits, and classification of algae. Alga singular, and algae plural, meaning sea-weed, or sea-weeds.” The author’s observations and speculations on the method of propagation of algae are especially interesting, viz: “ It may never be possible to solve the problem of conception, though the mode of casting the seed, or bringing forth the young algae, is easily followed from the pericarp or womb, to the full development of a plant ; and here all the circumstances seem to favor the hypothesis of an animal nature.” In regard to the sponges he says: . some Naturalists of the present time are of the opinion that they lean to the vege- 66 table side of the finite line that separates the animal from the vegetable kingdom.” In regard to the study of algology he says: “The pleasure experienced . . . is ample remuneration for the patient industry required in its pursuit. . . . The gay iridescent plants seem tempting; the shore scenery is inviting; the exercise brings appetite. . . while the heart flows in gratitude to Him who so graciously permits us to live in this last most perfect link of His beautiful creation.” The final chapter, on the corallines, includes a lengthy and interesting description and discussion of the shad fishery, from which the following is abstracted: “| . news arrives that shad have struck the Delaware, and quick as if an enemy had struck the Hudson, the fishermen from Squan to the Neversink, are in motion for Jersey City.... The business in general is profitable... . Some of the men often receive one hundred or more dollars each for the season of about six weeks in duration. The 25th of March is generally the HoLiicKk: QuAINT OLD Work oN SEAWEEDS gI beginning, and the 6th of May is the end of the season for gill nets.” In regard to the productiveness of the shad he remarks: “If Spurzheim had lived to visit the Connecticut and the Hudson... he might have discovered in the shad a very prominent bump of ‘philoprogenitiveness.’ Else how can we account for their annual pertinacity in running the gauntlet in our rivers, to deposit their spawn in fresh and congenial water? The seines are thrown around them at the Narrows and at Coney Island; the fikes entrap them in the shoal water, and from Bedlow’s Island to far above Tappan, the gill-nets obstruct their passage in the channel. The porpoise, the fish hawk, and man, pursue them from their first advent on the coast, until the act of spawning in the fresh water has reduced them to skeletons. Yet periodically and annually they revisit the troubled waters to perpetuate their species.” A Beneficial Beetle Recently Found on Staten Island? WitttAmM T. Davis On May 10, 1915, the writer found a specimen of the large, introduced, predaceous beetle, Carabus nemoralis Mull., on the sidewalk of Henderson Ave., near Bard Ave., West New Brighton. This is the first record of the insect on Staten Island. As it destroys caterpillars, etc., its introduction is rather a benefit than otherwise. In the collection of the American Museum of Natural History there fis) a beetle of this species) labeled); Wan) Cortlandiqutade Maye 3, 1908") 1st specimen found inj Ne Yeu states 5 Gyan eanle Angell.” I quote the following from the published minutes of the meet- ing of the New York Entomological Society, held January 19, MOOS (See juve IN, MZ; Isaworn, Soe, 17/3 CBs lfm wees) 3 °° Ilr. Olsen reported the capture of two specimens of Carabus nemoralis at Winfield, Long Island, ... Mr. Angell said that Carabus nemoralis, which is a European insect, was first taken some twenty years ago by Mr. Clarence Riker, of Maplewood, N. J. Later it was found in some numbers under an old board- walk at Cambridge, Mass., and last year he had reported speci- mens from the Bronx, New York City. The present captures seemed to indicate that the insect was becoming established, although these may have been introduced with some imported plants, as the locality is not far from Floral Park.” Mr. Christian E. Olsen has since informed the writer that he took the two individuals referred to on July 3, 1908, and Mr. George Angell has stated that Mr. Riker’s specimens of C. nemoralis did not come from Maplewood, N. J., but from St. Johns, New Brunswick. 1 Presented at the meeting of the Section of Biology May 20, 1015. 92 Davis: A BENEFICIAL BEETLE 93 The following is quoted from the published minutes of the meeting of the New York Entomological Society held April 20, 1909: “Mr. [E. L.] Dickerson exhibited two specimens of Carabus nemoralis, which he had taken under stones in his back yard in Newark in April, remarking that this was further evidence that this European species was well established in the CAerequmOmited estates. Coce, jour NN: Yventom. Soc.ar7s ii Sept. 1909.) Mr. W. P. Comstock collected Carabus nemoralis in Newark, Naim itil ts5,. 19095, May Toro) and) April 14, Tort... hese specimens he kindly gave to me and to the collection of this Association. Mr. Frederick M. Schott found this insect in considerable numbers under electric lights at Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 1912 and April 1913; and Mr. Charles Schaeffer also reports it as occurring in his back yard in Brooklyn. It may be seen from the foregoing that this beneficial insect has become well established about the city of New York, and the finding of it on Staten Island has made the circle complete. Notes on the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island. II? WititAm T. Davis Some of the additions recorded in this supplement to the List of the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island, New York (Proc. STATEN Is. Assoc. 3: 1-30. 28 Ap 1911) and the Notes on the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island (ibid. 4:4, 5. 31 Mr 1013), represent species collected a number of years ago. Dr. Wm. T. M. Forbes has been good enough to make a rather careful exam- ination of the writer’s collection of lepidoptera and especially in genera like Apatela and Heliophila a number of additions have been found. To these have been added recent captures, with the result that the list now totals about 674 species of macrolepi- doptera recorded from Staten Island. Of this number 85 are butterflies. Through changing environment it is certain that a number of butterflies have been exterminated, and it is likely that the same fate has also overtaken some of the moths. ADDITIONS TO THE LIST Chlorippe clyton Boisduval & Le Conte. A rather worn indi- vidual was found flying about a Celtis tree near Ward’s Point, Tottenville, July 23, 1914. Satyrus alope var. maritima Edwards. Clove Valley, July 9, 1913. Thanaos horatius Scudder & Burgess. October 1, 1893. Hemaris gracilis Grote & Robinson, May 31; June 11. Pholus vitus Linnaeus. Taken at electric light, September 16, 1912 (O. Fulda). Apatela spinigera Guenée. May 29, 1908. Apatela afflicta Grote. May 5, 1908. Apatela haesitata Grote. June 21. 1 Presented at the meeting of the Section of Biology May 20, 1015. (For Part I see p. 4, Vol. IV.) 94 Davis: MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF STATEN ISLAND Baileya doubledayt Guenée. July 9, 1912, at light. Senta defecta Grote. July 8, 1912, two specimens at light. Helotropha reniformis var. atra Grote. August 8. Noctua lubricans var. beata Grote. August 20. Mamestra rosea Harvey. June 13, 1911 (O. Fulda). Heliophila luteopallens Smith. June 5, 1908. Heliophila diffusa Walker. August, four individuals. ' Crocigrapha normani. Grote. Great Kill, May 26, 1911. Graphiphora oviduca Guenée. Watchogue, May 22, 1913; August 26. ; Bellura gortynides Walker. A specimen from Staten Island is in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. Papaipema lysimachiae Bird. September. This should re- place P. purpurifascia of the original list. Pyrrhia exprimens Walker. Clove Valley, July 9, 1913. Jodia rufago Hiibner. Found on a store window in Tomp- kinsville, May 13, 1914. Scopelosoma walkeri Grote. April 15. Schinia brevis var. atrites Grote. September 27, 1908. Thalpochares aetheria var. secta Grote. June 7. Homopyralis discalis Grote. August 5 and 20. Phaeocyma lunifera Hubner. October 13. Zanclognatha pedipilalis Guenée. May 8 and 20. Zanclognatha protumnusalis Walker. July, two specimens. Hormisa absorptalis Walker. July. This takes the place of H. litophora Grote, reported in the original list. Plathypena scabra var. subrufalis Grote. July, September, October. Melalopha albosigma Fitch. July. Euchoeca albifera Walker. August. Deilinea variolaria Guenée. August 20. Cymatophora virginalis Hulst. July 17. Homachlodes fritillaria Guenée. Clove Valley, May 15, 1912 (John A. Grossbeck). 96 StTATEN IsLAnD ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Apaecasia extremaria Walker. Watchogue, May 22, 1913. Cleora takenaria Pearsall. New Brighton; Rossville, July 7, 1912. Harrisina texana Stretch. June, August. This has been con- sidered a variety of americana, but the venation is different. RECORDS OF INTEREST Papilio glaucus Linnaeus. Watchogue, August 16, 1914. The specimen is intermediate in color between the dark and the yellow females. Argynnis bellona Fabricius. Buck’s Hollow, August 24, 1912 (F. E. Watson). Chrysophanus thoe Boisduval. Buck’s Hollow, August 24, 1912, two specimens (L. V. Colman). Pamphila fusca Grote & Robinson. Buck’s Hollow, August 24, 1912, six specimens (F. E. Watson). Tropaea luna var. rubromarginata Davis. A fine male example of this variety was collected on the Fingerboard Road, Clifton, May 5, 1914, by Mr. Oscar Fulda. “The Red-Margined Luna, a New Variety,” was described in Psyche 19: 91, 92. June 1912. Apatela dactylina Grote. June 10, 1911 (O. Fulda). Apatela impleta Walker. August. Arsilonche albovenosa Goeze. July 16, 1911. Eutolpe rolandi Grote. March 29, 1910, at light. Mamestra grandis Boisduval. May (W. T. Davis) ; July 16, 1914 (O. Fulda). Graphiphora alia Guenée. March 20, 1910, three at light. Scopelosoma sidus Guenée. April 28, 1893. Rivula propinqualis Guenée. July 18. Melhopotis jucunda Hubner. Richmond Valley, July 4, 1905 (O. Fulda). Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus. New Brighton, June 29, 1903, (We D2 Davis); Clove! Valleys June Zo, Tors i@ichnwAs Grossbeck). Davis: MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF STATEN ISLAND 97 Selidosema humarium Guenée. July 4, 1912. Cleora indicataria Packard. June 23. Cleora pampinaria Guenée. September. Eugonobapia nivosaria Guenée. July. Caberodes majoraria Guenée. July 1, 1909. Sabulodes transversata Drury. Woods of Arden, October 20, 1912; found on the trunk of a tree. Capture of an Adult Amblystoma punctata on Staten Island+ ALANSON SKINNER On April 10, 1915, the writer captured an adult spotted sala- mander, Amblystoma punctata L., in a crevice of a decayed log on the border of the Inkwell Pond, near Moravian Cemetery. By reason of the unusual dryness of the season the water in the pond was very low, and the old decayed damp log was ex- posed below the usual water line. This probably accounts for the fact that the salamander was preyed upon by some eight or ten small leeches, which had attached themselves to its legs and body. A ball of half a dozen were clustered in the pit of one of its forelegs. Incidentally it may be mentioned that two leeches were also found on the legs of a tree frog, Hyla picker- imgi Storer, captured in a neighboring pond. Amblystoma punctata is now very rare on Staten Island. Per- sonally I have seen but three other native adult specimens during my entire experience on the island: one in Robinson’s woods, cap- tured by Mr. William T. Davis in my presence, a second one in the same locality, and a third one in the woods near Moravian Cemetery. In and near the latter locality I have taken several immature specimens, beyond the larval stage, and in a pond near Silver Lake an egg mass, presumably of this species. None of these records were made within the past five years, however, and it is probable that a few more only will ever be taken on the island. The persistent burning of the woods has doomed this creature to extinction in the near future, together with many other interesting species of our local fauna, 1 Presented at the meeting of the Section of Biology May 20, 1015. 98 Literature Relating to Staten Island Cretaceous PiryoxyLA FROM CriiFFwoop, NEw JERSEY? In this contribution the author describes three new species of Pityoxylon, or fossil pine wood: P. protoscleropitys, P. foliosum and P. anomalum; and interesting comparisons are made with other species, including P. statenense Hollick and Jeffrey, from the Kreischerville clay beds. iWautele THE Baker ANCESTRY, ETC.? This is an illustrated, cloth bound, quarto volume of 58 pages, in which, aside from the main object as indicated in the title, there are several notes of local interest. On page 27 is a refer- ence to “Cornelis Melyn, Patroon of Staten Island, eles andear brief account of the settlement of the island by the Dutch, about 1640, and their subsequent troubles with the Indians, which re- sulted in armed conflict in 1643 and the abandonment of the settlement. On page 34 is a copy of the “Sale & Surrender of Staten Island, by Cornelis Melyn, as Patroon, to the Directors of Amsterdam,” after his prosecution by Director General Peter Stuyvesant on a charge of laesae majestatis. On page 37 the second Indian war, in 1655, is mentioned, when the island was left “without an inhabitant or a house.” : A FAS Tue CAMERA TO PRESERVE New York’s OLD BUILDINGS?® This is an illustrated article based upon the recent work of the Art Commission of the city in having photographs made of old 1Ruth Holden. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 48: 609-624, pl. 1-4. March 10913. $ 2 Baker Ancestry | The Ancestry of Samuel Baker, of Pleasant Valley, Steuben County, New York, With Some of His Descendants | Compiled by | Frank Baker | Chicago | 1914. 3 New York Times, May 10, 1914. 99 100 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES buildings of historic interest in Greater New York. Fifty photographs, taken by Frank Cousins, have already been secured, six of which are reproduced in this article, one of which repre- sents the Perine house at Dongan Hills. Other Staten Island houses mentioned as having been selected are the Lake-Tysen house at New Dorp; the Guyon Clark house at Oakwood; the Billopp house at Tottenville and the De Groot house at West New Brighton. eles HUNTING WITH THE LENS? In this contribution the author is at his very best in both description and illustration, which is saying a great deal in con- nection with any particular article by Mr. Cleaves. In his pre- liminary words the object in view is stated as follows: “ This account and the accompanying pictures are submitted to the reader with the special purpose of emphasizing the truth of the already oft-repeated contention that it is more glorious and profitable to shoot birds through a lens than through the bore of a gun’; and the reproductions of his photographs, with their accompanying descriptive matter, constitute a most delightful and convincing demonstration of that for which he contends. Many of the pictures will be recognized by our members as identical with those used by Mr. Cleaves in the form of lantern slides to illustrate one or another of his lectures, and many of the incidents described will sound familiar and recall what we had the privilege of hearing before this article was published. Of special local interest 1s the account of an osprey in con- nection with an artificial decoy fish, anchored in Wolfe’s Pond, near Prince’s Bay, in which the actions of the bird are described and illustrated in a most interesting and striking manner. Other subjects of local interest are a killdeer sitting on her nest in a potato field near Prince’s Bay, and a woodcock on her nest at Rossville. An enlargement of the latter photograph was on display in our museum for some length of time. AG 4 Howard H. Cleaves. Nat. Geog. Mag. 26: 1-35. 47 f. July 1914. LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND Om CRETACEOUS LIGNITES FROM CLIFFWooD, NEW JERSEY® In this contribution comparison is made wtih certain of the lignites from Kreischerville, described by Hollick and Jeffrey in Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, volume 3. In con- nection with the Cliffwood specimens the author states that “a considerable amount belongs to the genus Brachyoxylon Hollick adm eumey ken p: 545) pl. 12, fi. 2-0, 14, f. 2. In Some, eases twigs were found similar in almost every respect to such speci- mens as Geimitzia Reichenbach, Brachyphyllum macrocarpum, etc., from the Cretaceous of Kreischerville, New York.” Ae Elk CoMBINED EXCURSION BY THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS, ETC.® This is an octavo pamphlet of 15 pages and 11 illustrations, two of the latter being full-page plates. The title of the publica- tion is descriptive of its contents, included in which are described and discussed the essential facts and related engineering prob- lems connected with that part of the New York City water supply system which is to connect with the Staten Island dis- tributing reservoir at Silver Lake. ' The total cost of the reservoir and its pipe connections under New York Bay from Brooklyn, and thence along the line of Arietta Street and Richmond Turnpike, is stated to be approx- imately $2,000,000. The original level of the lake will be raised about twenty-five feet and the capacity of the reservoir will be 400,000,000 gallons. In this connection the following quotation from page 5 is of special interest: “In building the reservoir at Silver Lake, advantage was taken of the splendid natural site. It has been well said that nature has done three quarters of the work in building this reservoir. To this point water will flow by gravity, without any aid from pumps, from the Catskill 5 Ruth Holden. Botanical Gazette 58: 168-177. pl. 12-15. August 1914. 6 Combined Excursion | by | the Municipal Engineers | of the City of New York | and | the Brooklyn Engineers | Club | to | Narrows Siphon, Richmond Conduit and | Silver Lake Reservoir | October 10, 1914. 102 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Mountains, 120 miles away, and from it seven-eighths of Staten Island can be supplied by gravity, also without installing and maintaining expensive pumping plants.” ale NortH AMERICAN SPECIES OF ALEURIA AND ALEURINA® In this article the author describes six species, four under the genus Aleuria and two under a new genus Aleurina. Of special interest to us is the new species Aleurina aquehongensis, founded upon specimens collected by N. L. Britton and F. J. Seaver near Oakwood Heights, September 5, 1914. This species is known only from the type locality. It is represented on PL. 144, f. 5. erie FLoRA OF THE VICINITY OF NEw York, ETC.® This work is designed to embrace an enumeration of all the known native and naturalized species of pteridophytes, gymno- sperms, and angiosperms in Connecticut, New Jersey, the south- eastern counties of New York and the eastern counties of Penn- sylvania, together with a discussion of the physiographic and geologic factors that influenced their past distribution and de- termined their present location. The collector will find it of in- valuable assistance in field work, and the student of ecology or phytogeography will find in it many facts of interest, and plenty of food for thought and inspiration for investigation. ‘The scope of the work is indicated in the author’s opening words, viz: “This book deals chiefly with the distribution of the flora near New York. Taxonomy and nomenclature are considered only as fundamentals upon which the phytogeographical structure of the book has been reared. This has been done because of the belief that local flora lists and manuals are significant chiefly as 7 Fred J. Seaver. Mycologia 6: 273-278. pl. r42-144. November 1914. 8 Flora | of the Vicinity of New York | a Contribution to Plant Geog- raphy | by | Norman Taylor | Curator at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Formerly Assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden. Memoirs N. Y. Bot. Gard. Vol. V. Roy. 8vo. 683 p. 9 pl. 30 Ja 1915. LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 103 they are projectors of ideas rather than mere records of species, be those records ever so accurate. The attempt to explain the origin of the flora centering near the city, and the factors that have played their part in shaping its present composition, has, it seems to the writer, greater value than any enumeration of the species could possibly have.” In other words, the author, in common with Harshberger, Stone, and others, is following the line of investigation first broadly indicated by Britton, Hollick, and other observers a quarter of a century ago, due credit to all of whom is freely accorded. Staten Island, by reason of its geographic position and its interesting geologic relations to the adjacent mainland, receives a relatively large amount of attention, especially in connection with the discussion of the coastal plain and pine barren floras. The author is able to add but little that is new, locally, either in the way of facts or discussion, as would naturally be expected. On the other hand a somewhat hasty scanning of the pages indicates that very little has been omitted which should have been included. A few errors must inevitably creep into a work of such a scope, however, and where there is so much that is interesting and valuable it may seem hypercritical to mention the few lapses that only careful search can find. So far as our local flora is con- cerned, however, two errors should be noted, viz, Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B. S. P., is recorded as “scattered on western L. I., and on S. I.,” although there is no authentic record that it has ever been found on Staten Island, while Acer Saccharum Marsh., is stated to be “unknown on S. I. as a wild plant’’! A. H. Tue INDIANS oF NEWARK, ETC.? This pamphlet of 16 pages and 11 illustrations is a circular of information issued in connection with the Indian exhibits in the Newark, N. J., museum. The illustrations include a picture of 9 The Indians of Newark | Before the White Men Came | By Alanson Skinner | of the | American Museum of Natural History | Newark Mu- seum Association | 1915. 104 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES a model by Dwight Franklin, of an Indian settlement on the Passaic River about the year 1620; photograph of a rock shelter in Westchester County, N. Y.; sections of typical Indian shell deposits and pits; map of New York City and vicinity, showing known locations of shell deposits; photograph of an Indian grave uncovered: at Vottenville;) etc. The descriptive text is) well written and is brief but thoroughly comprehensive under each heading such as “clothing,” “ dwellings,’ “food,” “customs,” 39 “relics,” etc., and a useful bibliography, in which our PRocEED- INGS are listed by title, is appended. Inasmuch as these Indians belonged to the same tribe, the Leni Lenape, which also occupied Staten Island, this little pamphlet is of direct interest to us. pease THE INDIANS OF GREATER NEW Yorxk?° The subject of this book is treated under six heads. The first, which bears the same title as the book, namely “The Indians of Greater New York,” discusses the three tribes and their various subdivisions found on Manhattan Island and in its vicinity at the time of the arrival of the Europeans. The next three chapters are entitled, respectively, “ The Indians and their Life,” “ Cus- toms of the Delaware” and “Contact with the Whites.” In these chapters are brought together many quotations from DeVries, Dankers & Slyter, and other old time Dutch authors, descriptive of the Indians and their manners and customs. This is probably the most valuable part of the book, as it brings together in the compass of a few pages the first-hand information on these subjects, which as our author explains is very meager, “for our forefathers were far too busy fighting the savages to bother writing about them.” Accounts are given of many of 10 The Indians of | Greater New York | By Alanson Skinner | Assistant Curator of Anthropology | American ‘Museum of Natural History, New York | With a Map of the Region | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | The Torch Press, 1015. (Little Histories of North American Indians, No. 3.) LITERATURE RELATING TO STATEN ISLAND 105 these unfortunate affairs, for fighting commenced as soon as it possibly could, namely with the discoveries of Hudson, in September 1609. Chapter five deals with the archeology of the region and chapter six with “The Relics of Our Indians.” Owing to the lack of illustrations these matters are not as fully treated as they are in The Indians of Greater New York and the Lower Hudson, contained in the Anthropological Papers of the American Mu- seum of Natural History, Vol. III, to which the author very prop- erly refers the reader. : There is a bibliography and a very satisfactory index. NV dea: THe Inprans oF MANHATTAN ISLAND AND VICINITY™ This is a pamphlet of fifty-four pages, including twenty-seven plates and figures, without any indication of the date of issue. This may be assumed, however, to be April 1915, inasmuch as this is the date given in the list of publications. It includes a large part of the subject matter contained in the author’s previous works on The Indians of Greater New York and the Lower Eimdsonmncsee, PROC. STATEN lis; Assoc. 3:73.) 1970) and The Indians of Greater New York (see ibid., this issue, p. 104). It contains considerable information relating to the aborigines of Staten Island, and the resources of our museum were, necessarily, freely utilized in its compilation, especially for purposes of illus- tration, although the author fails to acknowledge his indebted- ness in this connection. Anyone not familiar with our collections of local material would be entirely unaware of the fact that most of the pictures of typical stone implements are from photographs of our museum specimens. Incidentally it may also be perti- nent to remark that in the bibliography there is no reference to our PROCEEDINGS, nor is there anywhere any mention of the pioneer work of the members of our Association in collecting the material and recording the facts in connection with them, which the author has utilized to such advantage. 11 Alanson Skinner. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Guide Leaflet Series No. 41. 106 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The work contains much interesting information of a general nature in regard to the life and customs of the Indians; but as a descriptive guide to local archeology it fails in its avowed pur- pose, by reason of the omission of facts of local interest and importance and the lack of proper descriptive text and local references in connection with the illustrations. ASE Records of Meetings - REGULAR MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 1914 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-two persons present. The minutes of the annual meeting of May 16, 1914, were read and approved. The secretary reported the results of an informal poll of the members in regard to the day of the week preferred for holding the regular meet- ings of the Association, as follows: Motalinntimb cron vyOLeseneceivediue mm aa teeeei ec cieeiete «etre 52 HE eaviG) tein Copbctet Claygate erecaen Meacrens ances soos Rea ve arsine ee evehohe ny iedece 29 Baio tela ogo ittlind ayaa aoe arsenal Sccascist atone ara epee ca akeh race rete 13 Nom-Corarmanitienl sharel Geese Go5a6cccs0nu5dvccneodouucc 10 The following proposed amendment to the by-laws, to be voted upon at the next regular meeting of the Association, was submitted by Mr. Anton W. Hoffmeyer and read by the secretary: Resolved, that section 2 of by-law I be and is hereby amended so as to read: “Sec. 2. Regular Meetings: The regular meetings of the Associa- tion shall be held on the third Friday [Saturday] evening of each month from October to May inclusive,”—the remainder of the section to remain unchanged. The curator-in-chief referred to the large number and variety of acces- sions to the museum collections and library received since the previous meeting, and exhibited and commented upon certain of them as follows: 1. From Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton.—Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, second edition, in three volumes, by Nathaniel L. Britton and Addison Brown. Aside from its value as an addition to the library this work is of inval- uable assistance to the curatorial staff of the museum. 2. From Mr. Cornelius S. Egbert—A blue-print map of Crooke’s Point, Great Kill, Staten Island, from surveys personally made by Mr. Egbert during the period from June 30 to July 8, 1914, and including the locations of the high-water contours as determined by surveys made by others in 1909, 1904, and 10902. This map is of special interest in showing the changes that have taken place during recent years,—changes which have converted what was for- merly a sand spit, connected with the beach to the northeast, into an.island. 3. From Mr. H. Sherman Ingalls—A two-dollar note, issued by the Staten Island Bank in June 1841. 107 108 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES A paper on the history of this bank, by Mr. Ira K. Morris, was read at a meeting of the Natural Science Association of Staten Island held on January 12, 1895, on which occasion this same note was exhibited, having been loaned to Mr. Morris by Mr. Charles H. Ingalls, at that time president of the First National Bank of Staten Island. From Mr. Morris’s paper the following is quoted: “It came into his [Mr. Ingalls’s] possession in a peculiar manner. An old lady, a resident of Staten Island, heard that the bank with which Mr. Ingalls is connected had commenced operations and she wrote to him to ask if he proposed to redeem the notes of the old bank. Mr. Ingalls wrote her that it was not the intention of the newly organized bank to redeem the notes of the old one; but that it would gladly buy this one at its face value, and he, therefore, gave her two dollars for the relic.” The note now comes into our permanent possession through the grandson of Mr. Charles H. Ingalls who loaned it for our inspection about twenty years ago. Mr. William T. Davis presented and read a series of comments upon a collection of old engravings and woodcuts relating to Staten Island and vicinity. (See this issue, p. 55.) Mr. Charles M. Shipman exhibited and discussed specimens of Equi- setum arvense L., found growing in sandy soil at Rossville, with vertical rootstocks five feet and more in length, apparently representing an effort of the plants to reach downward through the dry surface soil to under- lying moisture. Mr. Alanson Skinner presented an Indian stone axe, from Mariners’ Harbor, donated by Mr. Harold Nichols. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Dr. Arthur Hollick read a paper, illustrated by specimens and lantern slides, on Some Botanical and Geological Features of the Silver Lake Basin. (See this issue, p. 60.) The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, NOVEMBER 21, 1914 ‘ The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-six persons present. The minutes of the meeting of October 17, 1914, were read and approved. The president referred to the social meeting held during the afternoon at Harbor View, on invitation of Mr. Cornelius G. Kolff, and expressed, on behalf of the Association, the pleasure experienced by all who attended the function. The secretary read the following duly announced proposed amendment to section 2 of by-law I: 2 Special No. 19, Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. Staten Is. 4: 56-59. 1895. Recorps oF MEETINGS 109 Regular Meetings: The regular meetings of the Association shall be held on the third Friday [Saturday] evening of each month from October to May inclusive. The proposed amendment was submitted to a vote and adopted,—aye 16, no 4. The curator-in-chief exhibited and commented upon recent noteworthy accessions as follows: 1. From Mr. John B. Pearson.—A series of fossil gums or resins, aggre- gating more than 400 specimens and including what are known under the trade names of Congo and Zanzibar gum from Africa, Pontianak and Manila gum from Borneo, and kauri or cowrie gum from New Zealand. These and other similar natural products are also known under the more or less loosely applied names of gum animé, copal, and dammar resin. A discussion of their commercial uses, in the manufacture of varnishes, etc., may be found in the National Standard Dispensatory for 1905, pp. 1306-1308, and a discussion of their botanical relationships in an article by Arthur Hollick in the Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, vol. 8, pp. 163-165, July 1907. Selected specimens of each kind have been placed in suitable glass dis- play jars and these make an attractive exhibit in the geology room. 2. From the New York Botanical Garden—A framed series of colored plates of wild flowers needing protection, prepared and issued by means of the Olivia E. and Caroline Phelps Stokes fund for the preservation of native plants. The series includes ‘“ jack-in-the-pulpit,” Arisaema triphyl- lum (L.) Torr., “pink lady’s slipper” or ‘“ moccasin flower,” Cypripedium acaule Ait., “spring beauty,” Claytonia virginica L., “ wild pink,” Silene caroliniana Walt., “ wild columbine,” Aquilegia canadensis L., “ bird-foot violet,” Viola pedata L., “wild azalea,’ Azalea nudiflora L., and “ moun- tain laurel,” Kalnua latifolia L. 3. From Miss Laura K. Cropsey—A copy of H. F. Walling’s Map of the City of New York and Its Environs, issued in 1860, which is a valuable addition to our collection of old Staten Island wall maps. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. Howard H. Cleaves delivered a lecture on the subject of bird band- ing, under the title “ Studying Old Bird Problems in a New Way;’—de- scribing the object of the work, the methods employed, results achieved and some of the interesting facts discovered. The lecture was illustrated by lantern slides, mostly made from Mr. Cleaves’ original photographs. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, DECEMBER 18, 1914 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. 110 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-two persons present. The minutes of the meeting of November 21, 1914, were read and approved. The curator-in-chief exhibited and commented upon certain recent ac- cessions, as follows: 1. From Mr. William T. Davis—Ten old woodcuts of local historical interest, supplementary to those presented by Mr. Davis at the October meeting, from Harper’s Weekly, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, and Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion. Also the front cover and pages II, 12, and 17-20 of The Picturesque Beauties of the Hudson River and Its Vicinity, etc., by Samuel L. Knapp, published in 1835-36 by J. Disturnell, 156 Broadway, New York. The titles of the pictures and the publications from which they were taken are “Site of the Proposed Fever Station, Seguine’s Point, Staten Island,” with “Map of New York Bay,” showing the location of the quarantine hospital at Tompkinsville and the proposed site at Seguine’s Point (Harper’s Weekly, May 23, 1857) ; “The Staten Island Ferry-Boat Disaster—The ‘Westfield’ Imme- diately after the Explosion,’ which tragic event occurred on Sunday afternoon, July 30, 1871 (ibid. August 12, 1871) ; “Quarantine War. View | of a Portion of the Hospital Buildings Destroyed by the Inhabitants of Staten Island on the Night of the Cable Jubilee, September 1, 1858,” with “The New Shanties Erected at Quarantine, Staten Island, for the Accom- modation of the Sick,’ and descriptive text (Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, September 18[?], 1858); “ View of the Seventh Regiment Camp, Staten Island, Looking toward the Lower Bay,” with “View of Seventh Regiment Camp, Staten Island—The Regiment in Line” (ibid. July 13, 1860) ; ‘“‘ View of Princes Bay” (Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1857); “ Pagoda, Clifton Park, Staten Island” (ibid. 1858) ; “South Point of Staten Island and Biddle’s Grove,’ known today as Ward’s Point and vicinity at Tottenville (ibid. 1858 [1850?]). The dates were verified, as far as possible, from such files of the publications as were obtainable at the New York Public Library; but these were found to be incomplete and, in several instances, badly mutilated. 2. From the Standard Varnish Works, Port Richmond, through Mr. Louis L. Tribus—Eight boxes of fossil gums used in the manufacture of varnishes, including Congo copal from the Congo Free State, Africa; Manila copal from the Straits Settlements, India; Borneo copal, first and second grades, from Borneo; kauri copal, first and second grades, from New Zealand; dammar gum, first and second grades, from the Island of Batavia. These specimens will be placed in glass jars, uniform in size with those in which the similar specimens donated by Mr. John B. Pearson and shown at the last meeting are displayed, and the entire series will be arranged as one exhibit. Dr. Arthur Hollick exhibited specimens of bayberry or waxberry, ReEcorDs OF MEETINGS iw Myrica caroliniana Mill., together with the wax obtained by heating about half a pint of the fruit, and remarked to the following effect: This wax was formerly utilized to some extent in the home manufacture of can- dles; but the amount which may be secured is relatively so small, as com- pared with the amount of fruit which must be collected and treated, that it is doubtful if many of the so called “bayberry candles,” sold so extensively as such at Christmas time in recent years, are made in whole or even in part from the wax of the bayberry. Dr. Hollick also exhibited a large dried mass of and read the following note on Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum (Ag.) Kutz: On November 20, in company with Dr. N. L. Britton, while engaged in collecting freshwater algae with Professor Nordal Wille of Christiania, Norway, this species of alga was found growing in abundance in upper Clove Lake, and it was at once identified by Professor Wille. Large masses of it had been dredged out, in order, apparently, to try and clear the water for prospective ice harvesting during the coming winter. These masses had been cast upon the banks, where they were trodden under foot by passing pedestrians and flattened into sheets of closely compacted vegetable tissue, of which this specimen is a sample. It is evidently re- garded as a nuisance which it is highly desirable to abate, for economic reasons, and those who are interested in the matter should try the experi- ment of treating the lake with copper sulphate. About one part to a million, or one pound of the sulphate to each estimated 1,000,000 pints of water, suitably distributed through the lake, would probably obviate the trouble arising from all algal growth, without in any way unfavorably affecting the wholesomeness of the water as a source of ice supply.? ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. Louis R. E. Paulin, of the New York World, gave a descriptive address on The Making of a Newspaper, with especial reference to methods employed in gathering news and the general policy pursued in editing and publishing it. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, JANUARY 15, I915 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and twenty-six persons present. The minutes of the meeting of December 18, 1914, were read and approved. The secretary stated that, in accordance with an informal suggestion 2See “Copper as an Algicide and Disinfectant in Water Supplies,” George T. Moore and Karl Kellerman. U. S. Dept. Agric., Bur. Plant Industry Bull. 76. April 3, 1905. 112 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES offered at a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, he had, on Tuesday evening, January 12, attended the public hearing at which the matter of changing the names of certain streets on the island was discussed. Pro- tests were entered against several proposed changes, and a suggestion was offered that, as a matter of general policy, all main highways, so far as practicable, be designated “roads” rather than “avenues” or “ streets.” A copy of the report of progress of the old committee of the Natural Sci- ence Association of Staten Island on the renaming of streets and high- ways,* together with a copy of the final report of the committee, dated April 11, 1903, were also presented to the president of the borough, for the consideration of the officials having the matter in charge. The secretary suggested that this was one of the most important civic activities in which the Association could be of assistance, and that it was an opportunity which should not be neglected. Further hearings are to be held, and any suggestions made by the Association would undoubtedly be welcomed and would receive careful consideration. On motion of Mr. Robert W. Gardner it was Voted, that the president be and is hereby authorized and requested to appoint a committee of three members of the Association with power to take such action on behalf of the Association as it may deem advisable in connection with any proposed changes of street names by the borough officials having the matter in charge. The president subsequently appointed Mr. William T. Davis, Mr. Ed- ward C. Delavan, Jr., and Mr. Charles G. Hine as such committee. Mrs. Robert W. Gardner, on behalf of the loan committee of the Section of Art, announced that the committee had decided to arrange for an exhibit of articles of artistic and historic interest this month and to open it to the public, if possible, on February 1. In arranging for this exhibit it was decided to try the experiment of asking each member of the Asso- ciation to loan one article. The president called attention to a volume recently donated to the Asso- ciation by Hon. Frank Baker, justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, enti- tled “Baker Ancestry, etc.,’ which contains a number of references to Staten Island. (See this issue, p. 99.) Mr. William T. Davis presented and commented upon a copy of Clute’s School Geography issued in 1833. (See this issue, p. 66.) The director exhibited and commented upon a recent accession, donated by Mr. John B. Pearson, consisting of a collection of gums and resins of living plants and including tragacanth, Astragalus gummifer Labill.; mastic; Pistacia lentiscus L.; sandarac, Callitris quadrivalvis Vent.; elemi, Canarium commune L.; and resin of the Georgia pine, Pinus palustris Mill. These products form an interesting supplement to the series of fossil gums recently donated to the museum and shown at the November and December meetings. 3 Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. Staten Is. 8: 7-10.. March 9, root. Recorps OF MEETINGS il ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Dr. Arthur Hollick read a paper on the old stone house at New Dorp, owned by Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton and generally known as the “ Cubberly House,” illustrated with lantern slides made from photographs taken Jan- uary 5, 1915, and an old water-color sketch of the house, made about 1848 or 1850 by Mr. Adam W. Spies and loaned for the occasion by Doctor Britton, and supplemented by several letters and other communications relating to the premises, including a tender of the property as a gift to the Association. (See this issue, p. 68.) Doctor Hollick remarked that this was Doctor Britton’s birthday and suggested that a telegram of congratulation in such connection and thanks for the gift of the property would be appropriate, and submitted a tenta- tive form of such communication. After several verbal changes were sug- gested it was Voted, that the following night-letter telegram be transmitted: Sr. GEorGE, STATEN ISLAND, January 15, IQ15. Dr. N. L. Britton, New York Botanical Garden, New York, N. Y. At the regular meeting of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, held on Friday, January 15, 1915, it was Voted: that the twenty- six members and guests of the Staten Island Association of Arts and Sci- ences present at this meeting transmit a telegram wishing Doctor Na- thaniel L. Britton many happy returns of his birthday, and extending to Nathaniel L. and Elizabeth G. Britton jointly the thanks and appreciation of the Association for their generous gift of the ‘“ Cubberly House” to the Association. ArtHuR HOottick, Secretary. Mrs. Robert W. Gardner exhibited a series of photographs of the house, taken during the period of her occupancy of the premises about ten years ago. Doctor Hollick exhibited a copy of Doctor Britton’s work, North American Trees, issued in 1908, in which, on page 219 and represented in figure 178, is a view of the house incidental to a picture of a large black walnut tree in the corner of the grounds at the intersection of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue. This is one of the few large walnut trees remaining on Staten Island. Another interesting botanical feature of the grounds is an equally fine example of an old cherry tree, measuring 9 feet 7 inches in circumference. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, FEBRUARY 19, IQI5 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-two persons present. 114. STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The minutes of the meeting of January 15, 1915, were read and approved. Dr. Arthur Hollick presented and commented upon two old woodcuts representing local weather conditions twenty and forty years ago, respec- tively. 1. New York World, Saturday, February 9, 1895—The Staten Island ferry boat Westfield, caught in an ice pack in the East River from 2 p. m. until 5 p. m. on the preceding day. 2. Harper's Weekly, March 13, 1875 —View of Staten Island Sound op- . posite Elizabethport, showing people sleighing and skating between the Staten Island and New Jersey shores. In connection with this picture the following entry in my diary, under date of February 22, 1875, may be of interest : j “One result of our recent long spell of cold weather was a fine day’s skating on the Kills and Staten Island Sound. For some time past the waters have been frozen into an unbroken sheet of ice from Port Rich- mond to Tottenville and throughout Newark Bay. Skated around Shoot- er’s Island and the Elizabethport shore until about 12 o’clock and then, as the ice was good, started down the Sound toward Tottenville. Got as far as Kreischerville by about 1 o’clock and within sight of Tottenville; but the ice was beginning to get soft, so returned and arrived back at Elm Park about 2.30. Hundreds of people were skating; a number of horses and sleighs were passing to and from the New Jersey shore, and several home-made ice boats were trying to move about, but the wind was too light. The area between the Staten Island shore and Elizabethport pre- sented the appearance of a fair or carnival.” ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. Arthur A. Michell gave a descriptive address on Interpretations of Certain Old English Legal Documents Dated between the Thirteenth and Eighteenth Centuries, illustrated by a number of the original docu- ments, and explained the characteristics and meanings of the parchment, seals, writing, wording, abbreviations, etc., in connection with them, and the laws and customs to which they referred. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 19, IQI5 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-two persons present. The minutes of the meeting of February 19, 1915, were read and approved. Mr. William T. Davis exhibited and commented upon a work just issued entitled “ The Indians of Greater New York,” by Alanson Skinner. (See this issue, p. 104.) Recorps oF MEETINGS I15 Dr. Arthur Hollick exhibited and commented upon a copy Orisa kr: Durant’s “ Algology,” issued in 1850, recently presented to the library of the Association by Miss Emma Durant on suggestion of Dia Cow Gazer, Director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (See this issue, p. 85.) The director referred to two recently donated objects of historical in- terest now on display in the Museum: 1. From Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton—A solid mahogany, hand made cradle, made some time prior to 1800. Used in the family of the late Silas Lord -and subsequently in that of J. A. H. Britton of New Dorp. A memo- randum from Doctor Britton is as follows: “ Mary Ann Lord, grandmother of Nathaniel Lord Britton and daughter of Dr. Silas Lord, was its first recorded occupant. It may, however, go back to the next previous Lord generation. It passed to Harriet Lord Britton, mother of Nathaniel Lord Britton, in 1859.” 2. From Mrs. James Cornell—A hickory walking stick, presented by Andrew Jackson (“Old Hickory”), on the day of his first inauguration as President of the United States, to William H. Seward, and by him, through several other parties, to the late James Cornell, of Staten Island. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. David Varon gave an address on The Appreciation of Architecture, illustrated by means of crayon sketches made in connection with the de- livery of his address. The meeting then adjourned. REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 16, 1915 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. First Vice-President William T. Davis in the chair and twenty-four per- sons present. ' In the absence of the secretary Mr. George L. Mitchill was elected sec- retary pro tem. On motion the reading of minutes was postponed. ANNOUNCED PROGRAM Mr. Louis L. Tribus gave an address, illustrated by lantern slides, on Travel Notes on Water Supply, Ancient and Modern. The meeting then adjourned. AnnuaL MEETING, May 21, 1915 The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the Museum, 154 Stuy- vesant Place, New Brighton. President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and twenty-six persons present. 116 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The minutes of the meetings of March 19 and April 16, 1915, were read and approved. The annual report of the Board of Trustees was read and ordered placed on file. (See this issue, p. 110.) The annual report of the treasurer was read and ordered placed on file. (See this issue, p. 136.) The annual report of the secretary was read and ordered placed on file. (See this issue, p. 137.) The chairman stated that the next order of business was the election of four trustees to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the terms of office of Howard R. Bayne, William T. Davis, Charles A. Ingalls, and Samuel McK. Smith, and called for nominations. Dr. John Q. Adams nominated the present incumbents to succeed them- selves, and no other nominations being made it was Voted, that the secretary cast one affirmative ballot for the nominees presented by Doctor Adams. The secretary cast the ballot as directed and the chairman declared Howard R. Bayne, William T. Davis, Charles A. Ingalls, and Samuel McK. Smith elected trustees of the Association for the ensuing three years. The committee on historical tablet in Borough Hall submitted a réport which was read by Mr. George W. Tuttle. [Editorial note—It is planned to issue this report as a special number of the PRocrEEpINGs.] The chairman remarked upon the onerous and careful work performed by Mr. Tuttle in connection with the preparation of the report, and sug- gested that suitable acknowledgment of the same would be appropriate. V oted, that the thanks of the Association be and are hereby tendered to Mr. Tuttle for his work in connection with the report, and that the report be received and filed and a copy of the same transmitted to the President of the Borough. Reports upon the work and activities of the sections during the year were given as follows: Section of Art, by Dr. John Q. Adams, with the statement that a full report would be prepared and transmitted for printing in the PROCEEDINGS. (See this issue, p. 138.) Section of Biology, by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves. (See this issue, p. 138.) Section of Engineering, by Mr. George L. Mitchill. (See this issue, p. 143.) Section of Historical Research, by Mr. Samuel McK. Smith. (See this issue, p. 144.) Mr. William T. Davis submitted the following proposed amendment to the by-laws, to be voted upon at the next regular meeting of the Asso- ciation : i Resolved, that section 2, by-law I, be amended so as to read: “Sec. 2. Regular meetings: The regular meetings of the Association shall be held on the third Saturday [Friday] evening of each month from October to May inclusive,”’—the remainder of the section to remain unchanged. Recorps oF MEETINGS iy Mr. Davis stated that the proposed amendment was based upon the fact that the attendance at meetings, during the period when they were held on Friday evenings, had not increased, and that several of the most ‘active members had expressed a desire to have the meetings held on Satur- day evenings as formerly. On suggestion of the secretary it was Voted, that when we adjourn we adjourn to meet at the stone cottage, corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue, New Dorp, at 2 p. m., on Saturday, May 22, 1915, in accordance with the following notice pre- viously mailed to all members: STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES In accordance with arrangements made by the Board of Trustees in cooperation with Dr. N. L. Britton a meeting of the Association will be held on Saturday afternoon, May 22, 1915, at the old colonial cottage, corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue, for the purpose of formally receiving the property from Dr. and Mrs. Britton. Lunch will be served between 2 and 3 o’clock and a program suitable for the occasion will follow. If you expect to be present, kindly sign and mail the accompanying return postal card on or before Tuesday, May 18. Artuur HOot.tick, Secretary. The meeting then adjourned. ApjJouRNED MEETING, May 22, 1915 The meeting was held at the old stone cottage, corner of New Dorp Lane and Cedar Grove Avenue, New Dorp. Seventy-six members and guests were present. Luncheon was served between 2 and 3 o’clock, after which the meeting was called to order by the president, Howard R. Bayne. The president addressed the meeting and explained the nature and sig- -nificance of the.gift of the house and grounds to the Association by Doctor and Mrs. Britton, and the future possibilities in connection with it. Doctor Britton responded by expressing his gratification at being privi- leged to place the property in the hands of those who appreciated and would care for it, and read the deed of gift, dated May 4, 1915, approved and accepted by the Board of Trustees on behalf of the Association at a special meeting of the Board held on May Io. Mr. J. Herbert Cubberly, who was born in the house, gave an account of certain incidents in connection with its occupancy by his family. The secretary exhibited and read extracts from the following documents donated by Mr. Cubberly, relating to the property: 1. Receipt for money (£6/0/6) paid by Isaac Cubberly, signed by Paul Micheau, and dated Nov. 25, 1762. 2. Indenture between Jacob Vanderbilt and Isaac Cubberley, dated May 10, 1763. 118 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 3. Book of receipts for quit rent of land farmed by Isaac Cubberly, signed by Richd. Nichols and others as deputy receivers general, and dated from 1764-1772. 4. The original will of Bernard S. Lagrange, dated Aug. 9, 1776. 5. Indenture between Isaac Cubberley and Tunas Egburt, dated May 5, 1777. 6. Attested copy of the will of Isaac Cubberley, dated Jan. 24, 1786. 7. The original will of James Cubberley, dated Feb. 13, 1833. [Editorial note—It may be noted that in some of the documents the name is spelled “ Cubberly ” and in others “ Cubberley.’’] The secretary also read the following communications : 1. From Mrs. Caroline V. R. Wright, Regent of Mersereau Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, offering to deposit in the cottage, as a loan, a collection of domestic utensils of colonial times. 2. From Miss Mary R. Ridgway, offering to loan for exhibition a piece of linen, woven from flax grown on the premises, made by her great- great-grandmother, Ann Journeay, who married Isaac Cubberley. The meeting then adjourned. Annual Reports . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees held seven meetings, as follows: the annual meet- ing on May 23, 1914; an adjourned annual meeting on May 28, 1914; stated meetings on October 3 and December 5, 1914, and February 6, 1915; a post- poned stated meeting on April 7, 1915; special meetings on January 9 and May 10, 1915. The executive committee met, when necessary, and trans- acted all ad interim business of the Board. The standing committees and officers of the Association transacted all business entrusted to them, so that none of the routine business of the Association remains unfinished; and the women’s auxiliary committee attended to the social features of our meetings with its customary grace—representing and tendering to our guests the hospitality of the Association. The only change in the personnel of the Board during the year was that which resulted from the appointment by the Board of Education of James J. Reynolds as district superintendent of schools for the borough in place of William A. Boylan—Mr. Reynolds thus becoming our new ex-officio member. From time to time during the year nominations to active membership in the Association were acted upon and the following nominees were elected: Miss E. Alice Austen, Charles W. Barnaby, Warren R. Borst, Miss H. Louise Britton, William R. Britton, William E. Burkhardt, Harold S. Butler, Eberhard Faber, Daniel D. Feldman, Mrs. Jerome A. King, Walter W. King, Mrs. Ethel L. Kraft, Thomas Letts, Russell H. Loines, Henry J. Lurye, Samuel D. McComb, John W. McKay, Frank C. Mebane, Stephen L. Mershon, Henri Monrensal, Henry P. Morrison, Frank A. Muth, William J. Noonan, George K. North, Christian E. Olsen, William B. Redgrave, Dane E. Rianhard, Charles Rosenberg, Mrs. Anton L. Schwab, Charles R. Scott, Elting C. Stillwell, Howard H. Sutherland, Courtland Van Vechten, David Varon, Frank J. E. Weatherdon. Miss Bessie E. Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, Eberhard Faber, Stephen L. Mershon and Christian E. Olsen qualified as life members. The Board records with regret the deaths of the following members: Ralph Bainbridge, Read Benedict, Frank D. Rieff, W. Allaire Shortt and Sanderson Smith. In July 1914, application was made to the Board of Estimate and Appor- tionment for an appropriation of $9,878.00 for salaries and general main- tenance of the public museum of the Association. The appropriation granted was $9,022.00. 119 120 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Application previously made for an issue of corporate stock to the amount of $2,000, to defray the cost of preparation of plans for a new museum building, has not been acted upon, at date, so far as the Board is advised. i In December a communication was transmitted to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund requesting that the plot of land owned by the city and bounded by Wall Street, Jay Street, Hamilton Avenue, and Stuyvesant Place be set aside and reserved for a museum building for the Association, in accordance with the plans for a civic center at St. George, prepared early in the year 1912 by Hon. George Cromwell, at that time president of the borough; but this request was denied by the Commissioners. The lease of the building now occupied by the Association as a museum expires on December 31 of the present year and it is of vital importance to the future welfare and development of the Association that a renewal of the lease be obtained, or else that other quarters be secured immediately. At date the Board is unable to report anything of a definite nature in such connection, although ‘certain propositions and suggestions are under consideration. Under these somewhat uncertain conditions it is gratifying to recall and to formally record the generous and timely gift, by Dr. Nathaniel L. and Elizabeth G. Britton, of the premises commonly known as the “ Cubberly House,” at New Dorp, which was formally transferred to the Association on Monday of last week, May 10—the acquisition of which it is proposed to celebrate, with suitable exercises, tomorrow, when the scope, signifi- cance and importance of the gift will be described and discussed by those who have attended to the details of its tender, acceptance and trans- fer to us. The activities in which the Association has engaged during the year, or which it has fostered and encouraged, have been highly creditable to the Association and valuable to the community. In regard to most of these the members have been apprised from time to time through the medium of the BuLietTiIn, and further details are contained in the report of the director, which will be submitted to the Board and duly published as usual. The president, also, will doubtless refer to certain of them in his annual address. Special attention may properly be called, however, to the work of the sections and to the advisability of enrolling in one or another of these, if the members desire to take an active part in what the Association stands for and is endeavoring to accomplish. The scientific, historical, and other activities of the Association are now largely in the hands of the sections. The Section of Engineering, Architecture and Allied Professions has held monthly meetings, with an interesting and instructive program on each occasion. The Section of Art, through its art loan committee, has provided two exhibits in the Museum, which were exceedingly interesting and highly ANNUAL REpoRTS 12 creditable, and which incidentally assisted very materially in attracting visitors and thus aiding our attendance record. The Section of Biology has met, presented papers and recorded and dis- cussed facts of local and general scientific interest. The Section of Historical Research has again become an active factor in our affairs. Two important innovations were made during the year in connection with the meetings of the Association which it may be pertinent to here recall to the attention of the members. The first of these was the change in the meeting night from Saturday to Friday, and although the vote showed a considerable majority of the members to be in favor of the change, the records for the five meetings held under the new conditions show the attendance to average exactly the same as previously. The second was the appointment of a program committee, consisting of the chairmen of the sections and the secretary of the Association—the object being to enlist the codperation of the sections with the general activities of the Association and to provide programs in advance for all regular meetings of the Association. This experiment, however, has not yet been in force for a sufficient length of time to produce results from which conclusions may be deduced. The enlargement of the BuLLeTrn to two regular pages of notes and news each month is another feature of the year which deserves mention. Its improvement in appearance and general text arrangement is highly creditable to the publication committee. It is invaluable for keeping all the members of the Association in touch with its activities and with the work of the museum staff. It has received complimentary notice from other institutions and is evidently regarded as a valuable addition to their libraries, and it has materially assisted in making us well and favorably known, not only in our vicinity but throughout the world, wherever it is sent as a medium of exchange or information, and it could be still further enlarged to advantage if our finances permitted. The administration of the museum has been eminently satisfactory, and its growth and development has steadily continued. The total number of visitors to the Museum during the year was 11,744. Accessions to the col- lections and to the library numbered 2,860. Some of the most interesting of these have been exhibited from time to time at the meetings of the Association and a few others have been placed on display; but by far the larger part has, of necessity, been placed in storage. The limit of available exhibition space has long since been reached and it is impossible, under present conditions, to utilize more than a fraction of the valuable and interesting material in our possession. An analysis of our recent records of accessions shows a marked increase in those of an historical and antiquarian nature—particularly old engray- ings, woodcuts and legal documents relating to our local history, and other relics of a similar kind—and now that we have an available repository, in 122 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES the Cubberly House, for suitable historical material, especially antique furniture, it is to be hoped that our members will do whatever they may to secure such material, either as donations or to be placed on deposit as temporary exhibits. Our Museum has continued to be a useful center for civic activities of various kinds, forty-two meetings of outside organizations having been held here during the year. On January I, 1915, the grade and title of Dr. Arthur Hollick was changed from that of curator-in-chief to director, as being more in keep- ing with the character of the duties which the executive officer of the museum is required to perform. The Association participated in two pleasant and interesting field excur- sions—one to Cliffwood, N. J., on June 7, 1914, in coOperation with the Patria Club of New York, the Torrey Botanical Club, and other organi- zations, as noted in the June BuLieTIn; and another, on July 16, to Crooke’s Point at Great Kill, Staten Island, through the courtesy of Dr. N. L. Britton, as noted in the July BuLtetrn; and, on the afternoon of November 21, the Association was entertained by Mr. Cornelius G. Kolff, at Harbor View, Clifton, Staten Island. In conclusion the Board deems it proper to make special record of the generosity and active interest of Dr. N. L. Britton in the welfare and devel- opment of the Association. On July 16, 1914, as previously mentioned, the members of the Association were his guests at Great Kill, on which occa- sion “Salt-water Day” was inaugurated in a delightful and instructive manner. He also thoroughly overhauled and revised our local herbarium of some 6,000 mounted specimens and donated for our use a set of Britton and Brown’s Illustrated Flora. And finally came the gift of the old stone cottage and about half an acre of ground, free from all encumbrances, which will enable us, provided the members in general respond, to grad- ually equip and provide an historical museum which will be a credit to us. Submitted, by direction of the Board, ArtHuR Hottick, Secretary. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR To THE BoArD OF TRUSTEES, STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Sirs: Ihave the honor to submit the following report upon the museum administration and activities which have received my attention as curator- in-chief, and later as director, during the fiscal year ending May 21, 1915, together with a statistical appendix prepared by Miss Agnes L. Pollard, curator. City APPROPRIATION In ‘accordance with instructions of the executive committee the required budget estimate sheets for the year 1915 were prepared and, together with ANNUAL REPORTS 123 a copy of the president’s letter relating to the same, were transmitted to the proper city authorities on July 20, 1914. The appropriation asked for and that finally granted were, respectively, $9,878: and $0,022.2 Itemized schedules under each, with the designated code numbers and titles, are included in the accompanying appendix. Museum BUILDING AND ANNEX The general condition of the museum building and annex is probably better than at any time since the first year of our occupancy. Quite exten- sive repairs, both to the interior and to the exterior of both buildings, have put them into relatively excellent condition so far as safety, comfort and convenience are concerned. Roofs and leaders have been repaired; broken and cracked window glass replaced by new. and loose frames properly se- cured; furnace thoroughly overhauled; loose plaster on walls and ceilings removed and replaced by new; shelving constructed, etc. All available space in the museum is now apportioned and utilized to the best advantage possible for exhibition and administration purposes; and by rearrangement of cases, lumber, etc., in the annex, considerable space has been gained for storage on a systematic basis. ACCESSIONS The accessions to our museum collections and library have been fully as valuable, interesting and varied as in previous years, and totaled 2,260 museum specimens and 592 additions to the library. The most noteworthy of these have been exhibited and commented upon at the meetings of the Association and mentioned from time to time in the BULLETIN, and a clas- sified surnmary, together with a complete list of the donors, is given in the appendix. Museum COLLECTIONS AND LIBRARY The original plan of arrangement for both floor and wall space has not been changed; but several changes in the exhibits were made in order to display some of the specimens heretofore held in storage; and other speci- mens were removed in order to display certain new accessions. The most important of these features were described in the BULLETIN and noted in my reports during the year, so that further mention of them here does not seem necessary. A constant effort has been made to maintain, as far as possible, a balance between biological, archeological and historical ex- hibits, relieved from time to time by loan exhibits of artistic and anti- quarian interest under the auspices of the Section of Art. Further expan- sion is impossible in the limited space at our command, and for some time past most of our accessions have had.to be at once placed in storage. This is discouraging to donors, who naturally wish to see their gifts placed on 1 See City Record, Vol. XLII, Supplement, Part I, p. 55. Sept. 15, 1914. 2 Ibid., Vol. XLII, p. 9111. Nov. 19, 1914. 124 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES display, and it is often difficult to explain the circumstances which render this impossible. It is no exaggeration to say that we now hold in our possession not less than five times the amount of material for which we have facilities for display, and a large part of this material is not even readily accessible for study or research work. The library was thoroughly overhauled during the year and all material for which there did not appear to be any immediate prospect of use was removed to the Annex and placed in storage. A new case was purchased in which our maps, posters, pictures, legal documents, etc., were properly filed, and these may now be easily examined and consulted. The numerous requests which were received for information relating to matters of local history and antiquities rendered this absolutely necessary if we were to supply the information desired either through the members of the museum staff or by providing research and study facilities for visitors. ATTENDANCE The number of visitors to the Museum from May 1, 1914, to April 30, 1915, during the hours when it was opened to the public, was 11,744. The highest monthly attendance was 1,352, in March, 1915, and the highest attendance on any one day was 203, on March 12, 1915. The highest holi- day attendance was 73, on Washington’s Birthday. Christmas Day at- tendance, as in previous years, was the lowest, 9. So far as any public utility is concerned the Museum might as well be closed on this holi- day; but as a matter of policy it is probably advisable to be able to say that it is open every day in the year except Sundays, whether the public is inclined to take advantage of the privilege or not. It may also be pertinent to reiterate that these figures do not include the attendance at the meetings of the Association, its sections and committees; the Board of Trustees and executive committee; or any of the outside organizations that meet here regularly or occasionally in the evenings. Complete statis- tics in regard to attendance are given in the appendix. THE Museum As A Civic CENTER The Museum has continued to be a center for other public uses than those of a museum, or as a meeting place for the Association. A number of organizations have availed themselves of its conveniences as a meeting place, and one in particular—the Bird Lovers’ Club—did us the honor of installing its bird house exhibit in the Museum, providing an interesting and unique feature which attracted many visitors. Further details in con- nection with the organizations which meet here are included in the appendix. Tue Museum As A BuREAU OF INFORMATION In addition to the thousands of casual visitors during the year, the public in general makes use of the museum as a source of information on all ANNUAL REPORTS | a5 kinds of subjects to an extent that would surprise anyone not familiar with the facts. Visitors come from long distances to examine our collec- tions and to study our local historical literature and maps; and residents of the island, especially children, are constantly bringing in plants, min- erals, insects, etc., to be identified and named. Numerous requests for information are also received by mail and telephone, and from visitors who call at the Museum in order to make some special inquiry about some matter in regard to which we are assumed to be informed. The following requests for assistance and information, selected from the many that have come to us during the year, may serve to indicate the wide range of knowledge that the museum is expected to cover: From the Acting President of the Borough, referring a communication from the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, requesting assist- ance in the preparation of the Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi; from the office of the Borough President, asking for suggestions for suitable names to replace duplications of street names in the borough; from the Superintendent of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co., a request for suggestions for utilizing unemployed men. A visitor from Massachusetts called especially to obtain information in re- gard to the Richmond Turnpike and the old Post Road between New York and Philadelphia; and there are many inquiries as to the location of buildings of historical interest, such as the house in which Aaron Burr once lived, the old Planter’s Hotel, etc. Geological questions include these: “can you tell me what amount of asbestos may be obtained on Staten Island?”; “is there any clay on the island suitable for modeling purposes?”; “are there any deposits of peat of commercial importance on Staten Island? ”; as well as many others inquiring about the geological formation in specific localities. Visitors have asked “how to tap sugar maples”; “how to have broken branches removed from street trees”; “how to catch and prepare butterflies”; how to destroy various insect pests which are infesting their trees or plants; and inquiries of all kinds relating to birds are of daily occurrence. Some miscellaneous questions asked have been “where to board a pet canary while its owner is away on a vacation”; “how to feed and care for young alligators”; “has the museum a collection of woods illustrating structure, strength, etc.”; “why are sO many geese flying south late every afternoon” (the geese being sea gulls) ; and there are numerous genealogical inquiries from descend- ants of old Staten Island families, who have moved away from the island and wish to locate the land or dwelling once owned by members of os families in the time of the first settlers. ScHooLt LECTURES Probably no feature of the museum work has been more thoroughly satisfactory than the free illustrated Friday afternoon lectures for school children. The three courses given, extending from October 23, 1914, to 126 Straten ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES March 10, 1915, brought a total attendance of 1,703, or an average of 89 for each lecture. On several occasions the seating capacity of the room was inadequate and many children had to. be turned away. A pleasing incident occurred in connection with the final lecture scheduled, on which occasion the children, on their own initiative, prepared and signed a petition for another, which was subsequentiy arranged for and given to an audience of 92. When it is borne in mind that the attendance at these lectures is entirely voluntary on the part of the children, and that only those of the fourth grade and upward are admitted, the results are encouraging and significant. These results, however, could not have been achieved but for the cordial cooperation of the following friends of our museum who gen- erously gave their services: Miss Mary D. Lee, assistant curator in the Children’s Museum of the Brooklyn Institute, who exchanged lectures with our curator, Mr. Cleaves; Mr. Robert C. Murphy, curator in the Central Museum of the Brooklyn Institute; Mr. Joseph L. B. McMahon, Mr. Dwight Franklin, and Mr. Alanson Skinner. Complete statistics of lectures, subjects and attendance are given in the appendix. A further extension work, if possible, should be made to include brief nature talks for younger children and such assistance as might be ren- dered in connection with the regular high school course in biology. Musrtum ExtTENSION ACTIVITIES In addition to the work prosecuted within the Museum building, the members of the museum staff have been active in many ways directly and indirectly concerned with the development of the museum. The director, largely through the cooperation and assistance of Dr. N. L. and Mr. R. H. ’ Britton, was able to prosecute important field work on and in the vicinity of Staten Island from time to time, and to collect many interesting speci- mens for the museum. A day or half a day now and then was also spent, with Mr. Cleaves, in photographing local features of scientific and historic interest. The director also attended the Philadelphia meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Botanical So- ciety of America, the Geological Society of America and the Paleontolog- ical Society of America, during Convocation Week last winter, and utilized a part of his vacation time at the United States National Museum, on work connected with the United States Geological Survey, which will result in bringing in much needed material to our museum collections whenever we may be in a position to receive it. It was also the privilege of the director to lecture, on February 26, 1914, before the Buffalo Society of Natural Science, on the subject “ Eleven Hundred Miles by Canoe down the Yukon River,” and on March 6, before the Deems Literary Society of Westerleigh, Staten Island, on the subject “A Trip through the Dismal Swamp of Virginia.” Whenever time permitted research work was prose- cuted at the New York Botanical Garden, and occasional visits were made ANNUAL REPORTS 127 to the American Museum of Natural History and the Museum and Botan- ical Garden of the Brooklyn Institute, in return for assistance and cour- tesies extended by these institutions to our museum. Unfortunately we were not represented at the 1914 meeting of the American Association of Museums, which was held in Chicago and Milwaukee; and we are not likely to be represented this year, inasmuch as the meeting is to be held still further away, in San Francisco. Miss Agnes L. Pollard, curator, spent the larger part of her vacation at and in the vicinity of Providence, visiting the Roger Williams Park Mu- seum and the Rhode Island School of Design. Miss Pollard was also delegated by me to represent the museum staff at a conference of museum instructors, called by Mr. Henry W. Kent, and held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7 and 8, 1915. A summary report of this confer- ence is herewith submitted. Mr. Howard H. Cleaves, curator, was occupied during his vacation with bird photography, on Gardiner’s Island, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Muskeget, some of the results of which have been shown at our meetings. Mr. Cleaves has also lectured on sixteen occasions in our public schools, at the Brooklyn Institute and before various clubs, societies and scientific bodies, on various phases of bird life, to a total of approximately two thousand auditors, and it has occurred to me as worthy of record that for only three of these lectures was any compensation received. In connection with the Staten Island Civic League the Association was represented at the County Fair held at Dongan Hills last September by photographs of museum exhibits, statistical placards, copies of the earliest and latest issues of the BuLLETIN and PROCEEDINGS, etc.; and copies of the BULLETIN and circulars of information were on hand for free distribution. The director has also had the privilege of serving during the year as a member of the tree planting committee and the committee on city plan of the League. Museum STAFF AND EMPLOYEES The routine work of the museum is arranged on as systematic a basis as is feasible under the existing conditions and with the means at our disposal. ; In general the administrative and educational work and the arrangement and care of the collections is apportioned between the director and the two curators. The care of the museum building and annex, and the safeguard- ing of them and their contents, is the duty of the janitor, night watch- man and the two museum guards. Practically, however, the individual work and duties of all are elastic and more or less interchangeable. This is necessary by reason of our limited number and, in consequence, the ' impossibility of defining the exact duties which each one may be called upon to perform in case of emergencies or conditions which may unex- pectedly arise at any time, as we have learned by frequent experiences. 128 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES No change has been made in the ordinary routine of the curatorial staff or that of the other museum employees since my last annual report; although the title of curator-in-chief was changed to that of director as being more in keeping with the principal duties performed. Mr. William L. Snow, museum guard, resigned on account of physical disability in August, 1914, and Mr. Francis Forsyth was appointed in his place. Mr. Charles Kipper, night watchman, resigned in September for the same reason, and Mr. George B. Abbott was appointed in his place. It is a satisfaction and a pleasure to report that both of the new employees have proven willing and competent in the performance of all duties as- signed to them. APPENDIX BupGret APPROPRIATION I915 Amounts Amounts Code No. Asked For Granted 1445 Personal Service—Salaries, regular employees $7,360.00 $6,840.00 TAAO SUPP Me Sit ez Oe a Me ee eee oes ee ec ae ee 356.00 266.00 iui)? IPRS Or IBGE s55oc0nccoss00000000 312.00 176.00 1448 Contract or Open Order Service ............ 320.00 225.00 AAO" Contingenciesh.. see cee C Re arene 30.00 15.00 1450 Fixed Charges and Contributions—Rent..... 1,500.00 1,500.00 $0,878.00 $9,022.00 Recorp oF Accessions May 1, 1914, TO APRIL 30, I915 No. of Specimens Department of Archeology and Anthropology ............. 79 Depantmentione\GciswancmeA mt qUiutlesmereieieteciitecieenteeioiae 20 Department of cB otanyy esr loe sc. sete vstiets colereis avers’ o,are Glare 705 Depantment tofeGeolocy< saasmeeeacnicer men asta cite eee 701 Department 7ot-Zoolopy..ceienecee suas cesses seine niece ene 747 DeépartimentsoleBoolkss iis. vecccresruswverwte cells ote aievere oie 5902 IMiscellanr@ otis press 00 itech ate etalon eke on atcha cle ee oteke aietetene alerne eveee o Totaly sett cantateie orien einielars «dent eees wie etolele ys eter 2,860 These were comprised in 122 accessions, of which 109 were gifts, 12 were collected for the museum, and I was purchased. Five hundred and forty-seven books and pamphlets were also received from other institutions in exchange for the publications of the Association, making the total number of accessions to the library 1,130. Two serial publications were received by subscription, 3 by gift, and & were deposited as loans. ANNUAL Reports 129 Donors TO THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY FOR 1914-1915 Art Commission of New York City Frank Baker Laurence Barroll Howard R. Bayne Miss Mary Beyer T. A. Braniff N. L. Britton Samuel Brick, Jr. Na@ss Ibs Casey Howard H. Cleaves Mrs. James Cornell Miss Laura K. Cropsey J. Herbert Cubberly Thomas Cunningham Mrs. E. Davis Mrs. Thos. W. Davis William T. Davis iB, (CG, iDelenvaia, Ise Paul H. Downing Miss Emma Durant Cis Hebert H. William Ferdinand Fieldman Alexander Forsyth Mrs. John A. Grossbeck J. Blake Hillyer Mrs. Arthur Hollick Arthur Hollick H. D. House H. Sherman Ingalls Herman Kasner Richard Lambert Harry Leaney D. W. Mansfield Richard Mansfield Pietro Marzen Harold McGregor Ralph McKee Mrs. Mary Milliken Raymond R. Morris Robert Morris William A. Murrill New York Botanical Garden Harold Nichols William J. O’Breen Charles Pfizer & Co. Agnes L. Pollard G. W. Robinson Herman Rossbach Arthur Saunders Henry Scharfenstein Robert Seelen Morton W. Smith Sanderson Smith John T. Sprague Standard Varnish Works Edward M. Stothers Edmund Sullivan James J. Sullivan Frances M. Tollett Patibus George W. Tuttle Calvin D. Van Name D. M. Van Name Mrs. William G. Willcox List oF INSTITUTIONS FROM WHICH PUBLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR New York City and State American Museum of Natural History. Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Central Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Columbia University. Municipal Reference Library. New York Academy of Sciences. 130 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES New York Botanical Garden. , New York Public Library. Staten Island Civic League. Torrey Botanical Club. Rochester Academy of Science. University of the State of New York. California California Academy of Sciences. University of California. Colorado Colorado College. » Colorado Scientific Society. University of Colorado. Connecticut Connecticut State Library. Yale University. District of Columbia Smithsonian Institution. U. S. Department of Agriculture. U. S. Geological Survey. U. S. National Museum. Illinois Augustana College and Theological Seminary. Chicago Academy of Sciences. Field Museum of Natural History. John Crerar Library. University of Illinois. Iowa Davenport Academy of Sciences. Towa Academy of Science. State University of Iowa. Kansas Kansas Academy of Science. University of Kansas. Maine Portland Society of Natural History. Massachusetts American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston Society of Natural History. Children’s Museum of Boston. Tufts College. ANNUAL REPORTS ea Michigan University of Michigan. Minnesota St. Paul Institute of Arts and Sciences. Missouri Academy of Science of St. Louis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Public Library of St. Louis. University of Missouri. Washington University. Montana University of Montana. North Carolina Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. North Dakota University of North Dakota. Ohio Cincinnati Society of Natural History. Geological Survey of Ohio. Lloyd Library. Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society. Wilson Ornithological Club. Pennsylvania Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. Pennsylvania State Museum. The Commercial Museum. Warren Academy of Sciences. Rhode Island Roger Williams Park Museum. South Carolina Charleston Museum. Vermont University of Vermont. 132 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Wisconsin Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Foreign Canada and British Columbia - Entomological Society of Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada. McGill University. Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club. Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. Natural History Society of New Brunswick. Nova Scotian Institute of Science. Provincial Museum of Victoria. Bohemia Societas Entomologica Bohemiae. Brazil Sociedade Scientifica de Sao Paulo. Costa Rica Museo Nacional de Costa Rica. Finland Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Germany Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher. Oberhessische Gesellschaft fiir Natur und Heilkunde. Japan Sapporo Natural History Society. Mexico Instituto Geologico de Mexico. Scotland Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Natural History Society of Glasgow. Sweden Royal University Library. ANNUAL REPORTS . 133 Uruguay Museo Nacional de Montevideo. Wales National Museum of Wales. Recorp or Mussum ArrenDANCE May 1, 1914, TO APRIL 30, 1915 Month Open Days Number of Visitors Daily Average Bee any Amn Aneie a yernier eyelet 26 7A7 29 + JOtN@ ce-obenet ne nene noe ames ob 26 587 22 + p]ittliyameeterae Pe era. efevecst seein <(-- 27 959 35 + PNUTONIS Geren Po creer onsale 7 26 858 33 Septennetesmin seise se cici a 26 740 28 + Octoberuy eee are 27 955 35+ IN@WEMMDEPR soccoccaneadeo0ec 25 1,220 48 + IDEGSMDESE \soscococoeda haan By 1,207 44 + slammer tays MOMS gies eretersty tives: 26 1,228 47 + [eine icliavanncere ee riers er 24 1,107 46 + INareC lmeeme rim icaen etree nestor ete 27 1,352 so-+ PN weenie ve fe ctsccheteete eect 26 784 30 + 313 11,744 Sian The highest daily attendance was 203, on March 12, 1915, and the lowest 3, on January 6, 1915. The holiday attendance was as follows, exceeding that of last year by 55. Deco ua Orme Dany ame enn trite tertile Nd ene cl 30 Independence Day .......------:sseee eee eeceee 24 iIBeNlo@ ak) aye eee etree eiroteiched eee oye en-t 45 Golesi Daye) ete eet les Yelishelietenste) Sieyens 51 lection Danauien aeevaraetey dstecnevenen eels -lenetone!=) aici heh 64 Dheanksonvaten Weyer eee ete italta le 20 (Clive IDEhY teooaenongnopbosds apocuManocooot 9 INCevva VAC aiseS Hn cay auc ne ete ect shel etre eNey Ne K-1s) ezelta 22 ie olmsSweeunatliclavyamertee cise eels leet lisse te nel= 62 Washington’s Birthday .......-..--+--++-+ssee 73 ZN Go Eee eRe eee Ph cic Siete sremet alnb ars te syereteuecna state ‘418 Ninety-seven visits from members of the Association were recorded during the year, but there were doubtless others who failed to make them- selves known to the members of the staff, and whose visits were therefore not noted. Classes from several schools on the island have visited the Museum with their teachers at various times, and we have also received visits from 167 children from Manhattan—87 children, with two teachers, coming from Playground No. 31, and the others from schools throughout the borough. To this list should be added a class of 20 children from Little Falls, N. J., accompanied by their teacher. 134 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES One more item of attendance during the year remains to be noted, viz, the private view of the collection of daguerreotypes installed by the art loan committee on November 5, 1914, at which the attendance was 50. ReEcorps IN CONNECTION WITH LECTURES FOR CHILDREN, SEASON OF 1914-1915 Date Subject Lecturer Attendance 1914 Oct. .23 Autumn Flowers of Staten Island .... Doctor Hollick 56 BORA COPOME spac alone ee ceases nate oiete Mr. Cleaves 86 Nov. 6 Fossil Plants of Staten Island ........ Doctor Hollick 76 L34iWy ODAC COM siosytevcheaie aye meray toeriecearneesteers Mr. Cleaves 83 20) Plants that Makex@oalieereeetnie sere Doctor Hollick 87 2y/, (Coin euaval WWINEERE Ae nee ance acandon soo Mr. Cleaves 27 Dec. 4 Explorers and Founders of America .. Miss Mary D. Lee 84 11 The Early History of New York ...... Miss Mary D. Lee 100 TOM GOLAN VaShinetOnmerinver scientists Miss Mary D. Lee 118 1915 Vatiee Gwe ithachinnom bird siiiie\ Vite imerr-ieratretelats Mr. Cleaves 105 15 Bird Life in the Land of Southern SmOWSee peo atew Precast ee eisai eeorne Mr. R. C. Murphy 110 22m lie yAmoncathemlindianceene eee Mr. A. Skinner 125 207 slakirant Katy slices ser erence nese Mr. A. Skinner II5 31 A Canoe Trip Down the Yukon River, ‘ Mlaiskcan (A cesta cta inne eens croeie aerate Doctor Hollick 31 Hebe top Aw bind bripstonSouthe Ganoliiamess eee Mr. Cleaves 84 26 Fairy Bolle to disscd ee ee ee Mi evic Maton 112 Mar. 5 Some Spring Flowers of Staten Island.. Doctor Hollick 87 1 Aone leiadls tim, Sibir s5accoc0c¢ Mr. Cleaves 28 TOMO ise ciiicl as NO ads epee teeters reetereiete Mr. D. Franklin 92 Total attendance 1,703 Total number of lectures 19. Average attendance 89+. THE Museum AS A MEETING PLACE The following meetings have been held in the museum assembly hall or trustees’ room during the year by various committees and organizations, in addition to the general meetings of the Association and its sections, and the meetings of the Board of Trustees and its standing committees: Richmond Branch of the Visiting Committee of the State Charities Aid “Association tls eee Sel Rg Ce Sa, SIREN eee eee ee 9 Staten Wsland Bind Woverst (Gltibyseve cece cite cia cle iele cierto cr erent 8 Executive Board of the Richmond Borough Women Teachers’ Asso- Cation “Aas inws Gee. Pe seater c's 0 rae eieialereMeroa le: eoetenctelerst a arctan 10 Perine: House ‘Conriintttée iy. Sica s sale sin rete ivi nre ee he ar 8 Troop 138, New York City Council, Boy Scouts of America ......... 3 Scoutmasters’: ‘(Cotinicllind sitter tee es Rat casei atoheehete oc: cfev el chCr ene 2 New’ York City Couneil,, Board of Scout) Examiners «..30: 5s. ee see I Legislative Committee, Staten Island Civic League ................+- I ANNUAL REPORTS 135 REPORT ON CONFERENCE OF MusEuM INSTRUCTORS Dr. ArtHuR Hotticx, Director, Pustic Museum, STATEN IstANpD ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Sir: In addition to the annual report of work accomplished during 1915, I wish to submit the following report of the conference of museum in- structors which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7 and 8, 1915, and which I had the honor to attend as a delegate from this museum. The idea of such a conference originated with, and the call for delegates was issued by, Mr. Henry W. Kent, secretary of the Metropolitan Museum, who believes that with the growth and development of museum work with the school children comes the necessity for a better codrdination of this work with the work of the schools, and that the line where museum and school is to meet can best be found through a full, frank and open dis- cussion of the question by the teacher and the museum docent, instructor, or whatever name the individual museum chooses to call the member or members of its staff who are considering this vital question. Delegates were present from as far west as Chicago, and as far east as Boston, and all the museums in Greater New York or its vicinity were rep- resented by one or more persons. Dr. Edward Robinson, Director of the et eoeetee Museum, gave the address of welcome on Friday morning, and was followed by Professor A. V. V. Brown, of Wellesley, who gave a thoughtful presentation of the rela- tion of the museum to the college, ending with the hope that colleges and museums would, in the future, plan certain courses together, with advan- tage to each institution. College credits could be given for work done by students at the museum, and the museum would, in its turn, be the gainer by the possibilities thus opened of obtaining trained workers for its staffi—the trained museum worker being at present an almost unknown quantity, unless he or she is taken away from some other museum. A discussion on publicity methods for museums, taken part in by Dr, John Cotton Dana, of the Newark Public Museum and Library; Miss Delia I. Griffin, of the Children’s Museum of Boston; and Mrs. Vaughan, of the Metropolitan Museum staff, brought out the opinion that newspapers were better publicity agencies than printed matter distributed through the mails to individuals, and that at least a part of the time of some one person in each museum should be devoted to publicity work. To give a free quotation from one of the speakers—‘ Trustees and curators should remember that their duty is not alone to gather collections and house them, but to ‘get them across,’ as the stage phrase goes, to the public. They are the custo- dians for the people of the artistic and scientific material gathered under the roofs of the museums, and they should do everything in their power to bring the knowledge of these collections before the public.” 136 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES On Saturday morning the session opened with a paper by Mrs. Ellor C. Ripley, of Boston, on Pedagogical Methods in Museum Teaching, in which the subject was presented from the teacher’s standpoint, and dealt in detail with so called “ devices” to be used in attracting the attention of the child to the object under discussion. Dr. James G. Haney, Director of Art in the New York public schools, urged a direct, dramatic method of discussing subjects, stripping them of all extraneous matter, and leaving the details to the child’s imagination. At the afternoon session an informal discussion was held on the prac- tical question of the meeting—how to approach the schools in order to obtain better co6peration—whether through the higher officials, or through individual teachers, who, if sufficiently interested, might demand that mu- seum work along certain lines be counted as a regular part of the school curriculum. It was finally voted that a committee be appointed by Mr. Kent to con- sider all practicable suggestions advanced during the conference, to have printed for distribution abstracts of some of the papers, and to consider whether a permanent organization of museum instructors would be feasible and desirable. In conclusion, may I say that I personally gained many suggestions for the improvement of our own museum work with children, and hope that we may be able to undertake, during the next season, an experiment along some of the lines discussed during the meetings. Respectfully submitted, Acnes L, PoLvarp, Curator. REPORT OF THE TREASURER INCOME Balance in hand at date of last annual report .................. $ 457.02 Since received from dues: Active: members isvacverecvocsercicislevste ovessacs are Gieisborter eneserey iekeeteroeeekele 634.50 thea emib OrSicca motersteccreton elecasaisus's sierotevoicasherepeaeveteteelerterterereiseer sens 300.00 sta osc. Parag ovate lousecl 6 MMPS uel aclewelsis ie seals Lore sic thopebielehe Crepes Teretieeste teens 100.00 Interest on savines bank Geposits) ..... «0s vice. ciuslsjeielemtet s/sialaelaite 22.66 Sale: Of fPROGEEDINGS meitaen tae iecieve cis > oleleselalelenrernialelsneferoistsroley efeletere 12.50 Miscellaneousmsounces. circiereitere cteln «lel olelo sfeereteletenereietshera\etelerareverste 20.50 $1,547.18 ANNUAL REPORTS a7 DISBURSEMENTS letgitnte OomMaRO CER DINGS Miku Miter lraa eas cin. sia: talc cacew o aeioCIR os eke $ 149.84 BiMiiobUmLeEminuandenlscellaneous, .....-...0efsc¢ss.heee+ ses 73.75 OSTA MACE OLN : Pret Ae eerie acc cocizacd wcll Aakash ee, 42.26 EXpensesmucoumection with meetings ./¢24....s-2c6e.e2essn. 0. 24.55 MISCEllameOtsmemDenSes: Arevie salvceci secs tls choles eoteo ae feos bee 50.42 IE CRIME ae ate ee a ed 2. 2 Se eS | 437.50 $ 778.32 Bellcmicew imine Gp tnt cis Sac RnR ae A ea ow me ghia a, 768.86 $1,547.18 DIsPOsITION oF FUNDS On deposit in savings bank: Limermembership andy patronship fund 2 .5-5-546 esses sc. $660.54 Cashenan Anus Ob tLCASMheh nad enc eta ae oe Mae loeeiss no Seen 108.32 $768.86 The above does not include the accounting in connection with the munici- pal budget appropriations for the maintenance of the museum and the payment of salaries of the museum staff and other employees, which is transacted through the medium of the Department of Finance, in accord- ance with forms and methods prescribed by the Department. CHARLES A. INGALLS, Treasurer. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The Association held eight regular meetings including the annual meet- ing. The average attendance at each meeting was 293. Last year it was exactly the same. The change of meeting night from Saturday to Friday has, therefore, produced negative results, so far as the attendance is con- cerned. The membership records are as follows: OnprollMatdateron last annual report ...0-. a7 0-0 kes 311 Sincemel ected meyer: teat ies 2 cents) eee EE tee 35 IRest ete dampers ee ee er tee ee eee ern aerial dale eee aha 17 DCCeAS eal ry: Tey eeetan Stor clas cae ie ais. ie aes wap avele aden waste 5 [Peavineowa tad atehemey wes ctemrse recites cre foes, ore Gre) seeasnomicee 324 These are divided as follows: ON CLIVE ITIE IID ES tegeea a Aare etree eeosio) cereals oes te vice Siero tote ar 200 Bake mmiermb erese aaracin clan cree crews lore w ial avcveteuereaiielacre axe levees avallete 8 Cornrespondines members asic oni aii oie tora ciceele 4 AO MO Ratey, tT Ct ENSlayars:aietsr creed elec cir al oe eve sebelaveye: ove televe ate: «eve 2 DSa OLE CLOM ILE TIN Teale eae sae cuatro oreo ois artes ose ies les erst siene I IPA EPOLIIGS, ence 5 Se EE REET IUia ke DC CRER ME es carietschon cise ere 10 324 ARTHUR HOoLtick, Secretary. 138 STaATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES REPORT OF THE SECTION OF ART The officers of the section, elected at the annual meeting held on May 14, 1914, were as follows: John Q. Adams, chairman; Frederick Marschall, vice-chairman; Agnes L. Pollard, recorder. The section held one meeting during the year, that being the annual meeting on May 20, 1915, at which the foregoing officers were reélected to serve during the season 1915-19106. The committee on art loan exhibits, appointed by the chairman, was as follows: Mrs. Robert W. Gardner, chairman, Mrs. John Q. Adams, Mrs. Charles P. Benedict, Mrs. Clare H. Brown, Mrs. George R. Boynton, Miss S. Gertrude Clark, Mrs. T. Livingstone Kennedy, Miss Lucy J. Kipper, Mr. Frederick Marschall, Miss Edith M. Pollard, Mrs. F. Winthrop White, Mrs. Park J. White, Mrs. William G. Willcox, Miss Annie F. Wood. This committee arranged two exhibits during the year. The first of these, which consisted almost wholly of daguerreotypes and miniatures, was opened to the public on November 6, 1914. The second was installed in February, 1915, and consisted of miscellaneous articles of historic in- terest or value, loaned by different members of the Association. On November 5, 1914, at a private view of the first named exhibit, a short talk was given begore the members of the section and the exhibitors by Mr. Richard M. Coit, of New York, on the processes of making daguer- reotypes, ambrotypes, etc. The general association meeting for March, 1915, was in charge of the section, on which occasion a lecture was given by Mr. David Varon ‘on The Appreciation of Architecture. Acnes L. PoLvarpn, Recorder. REPORT OF THE SECTION OF BIOLOGY Two meetings were held during the year. An abstract of the proceed- ings of the meetings is as follows: FEBRUARY 15, I915 The meeting was held in the library of the museum, No. 154 Stuyvesant Place, New Brighton. The chairman, Mr. Charles W. Leng, and the following members were present: Arthur Hollick, William T. Davis, Stafford C. Edwards, Howard H. Cleaves. The minutes of the annual meeting of May 11, 1914, were read and approved. Doctor Hollick submitted the following memoranda, illustrated by means of the specimens mentioned: 1. 4d Newly Discovered Exposure of Triassic Rock.—These specimens of Triassic sandstone and shale were obtained from a recently opened street south of Richmond Turnpike and a short distance east of the Wil- ANNUAL Reports 139 low Brook Road, where a low ridge of the rocks, covered with a thin layer of bowlder till, was cut through in grading the street. The locality is about half a mile farther east than we had heretofore assumed the border of the Triassic formation to be, and the exposure provides us with the first definite evidence which proves the presence of rocks of that age east of the trap ridge, although the region has always been mapped geo- logically, on theoretical grounds, as Triassic covered with recent surface deposits. West of the trap ridge, wherever specimens were obtained in place, the Triassic sandstones and shale were always found to be of the characteristic red color. In this newly discovered exposure, however, the sandstones are almost white and the shales are gray or black and, occasionally, in the con- dition of dense hard argillite, evidently due to metamorphism effected by proximity to the trap; although why this should have been effective east of the ridge and not west of it is a problem for further investigation. In some of the shale layers may be seen more or less fragmentary plant re- mains, consisting of flattened stems and seedlike bodies. In places these are quite abundantly distributed, but they are not sufficiently well defined for identification. Previous mention of rocks of Triassic age on Staten Island may be found in the ProceEDINGs oF THE NATURAL SCIENCE Asso- CIATION OF STATEN ISLAND 2: 9. Ap. If, 1889; ibid. 2: 17. Oct. 10, 1889; ibid. 6: 34. June 12, 1897; ibid. 6: 63. Oct..8, 1898; PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sraten Istanp Association oF Arts AND SCIENCES I: 16. Ap. 10, 1906. — 2. A Rare Fungus Found on Staten Island—Last autumn, while collect- ing fungi indiscriminately, I found this specimen on a decayed stump near Huguenot Station. It attracted my attention by reason of its bright yellow color. Dr. William A. Murrill of the New York Botanical Garden iden- tified it as Pholiota lutea Peck, New York State Museum, 51st Annual Report 1: 288. 1897 [1809]. It may be found described and figured in Dr. Murrill’s Illustrations of Fungi—III, in Mycologia 1: 84, 85, pl. 7, f. 4, May, 1900, where he says: “ Although separated from the European spe- cies, Pholiota spectabilis by Professor Peck in 1898, it is very closely related to that species and might be considered only a variety of it by some authorities. Both species are considered very rare in this country.” Doctor Hollick exhibited and commented upon a recently issued work entitled “ Flora of the Vicinity of New York,” by Mr. Norman Taylor, and stated that a suitable review would be prepared for printing in the Pro- CEEDINGS. (See this issue, p. 102.) Doctor Hollick read a clipping from the Yorkshire Weekly Post, Leeds, England, November 7, 1914, transmitted by Mr. John De Morgan, and bearing the title “An American Butterfly in England.” The article is intended to advance the theory that the butterfly mentioned, Danais plex- ippus Linn., may be capable of trans-Atlantic migration under favorable wind conditions. Dr. Davis discussed the improbability of this theory and remarked that the species had a very wide geographic distribution, 140 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES being found in almost every region where the milkweed, Asclepias, is indigenous or has become established. Mr. Davis exhibited and commented upon a recently issued work on Pennsylvania Trees, by Mr. J. S. Illick. Mr. Davis also read the following memoranda: 1. At Lakehurst, N. J., there stands on Bone Hill a large chestnut tree, planted on what has been for many years a deserted farm. No chestnuts grow naturally in the pine barrens of New Jersey and this tree is sepa- rated, so far as is known, from any other of its kind by at least four or five miles. Nevertheless it has been attacked by the blight, Endothia gyrosa var. parasitica. The disease was first observed on a few small branches on August 23, 1912, and by October 10, 1914, the central part of the tree had commenced to die, as shown in the photograph submitted. Birds are now known to carry the spores of this disease (see Science 38: 278. Aug. 22, 1913), and probably it was in this way that they were car- ried to the lone chestnut tree on Bone Hill. 2. The army worm, Leucania unipuncta Haw., was destructive in sey- eral parts of the island during the summer of 1914. In August the moths were exceedingly plentiful about the electric lights, and many also came into houses. On lowering the awnings at 146 Stuyvesant Place, New Brighton, on August 19, it was found that fifteen of the moths had hidden themselves away for the day in one awning and twelve in the folds of another. 3. On November 17, 1913, our family cat died. He was born on August 29, 1897, and lived to be a little over sixteen years of age, a rather long life for a cat. Mr. Leng read a paper on Nut and Acorn Weevils. (See this issue, p. 75.) He subsequently described a trip which he had made to Dongan’s or Duncan’s Island in Staten Island Sound, for the purpose of studying the salt marsh beetle fauna to be found there. Mr. Edwards described certain of his experiences and observations during a trip to Ecuador and Peru in 1or4. Mr. Cleaves reported having seen an immature little blue heron, Florida C. caerulea Linn., at Wolfe’s Pond, Prince’s Bay, on July 19, 1914, and remarked on the rarity of the species in this vicinity. ANNUAL MEETING, May 20, 1915 The meeting was held in the library of the Museum, No. 154 Stuyvesant Place, New Brighton. The chairman, Mr. Charles W. Leng, and the following members were present: Arthur Hollick, William T. Davis, Philip Dowell, James Chapin, Howard H. Cleaves. The minutes of the meeting of February 15, 1915, were read and approved. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the reélection of Charles W. Leng, chairman, and Howard H. Cleaves, recorder. ANNUAL REPORTS I4I On motion of Doctor Hollick it was voted that the title of the section be changed from Section of Biology to Section of Natural Science. Doctor Hollick exhibited specimens of local mollusca recently collected, and read the following memoranda: Melampus lineatus Say (=M. bidentatus Say). On October 3, 1914, this species was found in unusual abundance, in rubbish, at high-water mark on the surface of the salt meadow, at South Beach. Although quite common, this species was but sparsely represented in our local collection. Musculium partumeium Say (= Sphaerium partumeium Say). On No- vember 20, 1914, this delicate little species was found in considerable num- bers in Van Wagenen’s pond, Clifton, attached to a moss (Fontinalis biformis Sulliv.?). It was represented in our local collection by only six specimens. Planorbis antrorsus Conr. (=P. bicarinatus Say). On the same date as the preceding this species was found in abundance in both the upper and the lower Clove Lake. It is not listed in Sanderson Smith’s Catalogue of the Mollusca of Staten Island (Proc. Nat. Scr. Assoc. STATEN Is., Extra No. 5, 1: 50. March, 1887) ; but in our local collection there is a small vial containing nine specimens, labeled “ Staten Island.” Incidentally it is of interest to record that the two species last mentioned were found while assisting Professor Nordal Wille, Director of the Royal Botanical Garden at Christiania, Norway, to collect specimens of our fresh- water algae, on which plants he is an authority of international reputation. Polygyra thyroides Say [=Mesodon thyroides (Say) Tryon]. On March 28, 1915, these thirty-six specimens were found in a heap, at the mouth of a burrow in recently burned over ground in the woods near the highest point on Ocean Terrace. They were subsequently examined by Mr. Silas C. Wheat, to whom I am indebted for the following note: “ Polygyra thyroides Say (variety bucculenti Gould) is much smaller than typical thyroides. The latter occurs in Pennsylvania and New York. Both forms have the reflected surface of the lip white on the inner half; and the surface is concave—not flat. But these specimens have the lip flat and white like albolabris.’ Apparently Mr. Wheat was in doubt as to which species our specimens should be referred. The meaning or signifi- cance of the occurrence of these specimens at the mouth of the burrow I was unable to determine. They all present a fresh appearance. Doctor Hollick remarked that it might be of future interest to place on record the fact that a young Bartram oak, Quercus heterophylla Michx., was planted in the grounds of the Cubberly House at New Dorp on May 15, 1915. This specimen was one of seven seedlings collected at Totten- ville September 30, 1911, and shown at the meeting of the section on Octo- ber II, 1911. These were planted in pots and buried in the ground; but this specimen is the only one that survived. Subsequently, however, acorns were collected from the assumed parent tree, and from trees of red oak, Quercus rubra L., and willow oak, Quercus phellos L., growing in 142 STATEN ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES the immediate vicinity. These were planted and a number of them germi- nated, and as a result we now have, in separate pots, native home grown seedlings of the two species and their recognized hybrid progeny. Mr. Davis presented for publication a paper entitled ‘“ Notes on the Ma- crolepidoptera of Staten Island. IJ,” and commented on the specimens exhibited in connection with the notes. (See this issue, p. 94.) Mr. Davis exhibited and discussed a series of specimens of Carabus nemoralis Mull., and stated that a paper on A Beneficial Beetle Recently Found on Staten Island would later be prepared for publication. (See this issue, p. 92.) Mr. Davis exhibited a living specimen of Amblystoma punctata L., re- cently captured on the island by Mr. Alanson Skinner, and stated that a full account of the same would later be submitted by Mr. Skinner for publication. (See this issue, p. 98.) Mr. Davis also referred to a previous local record of the species in the PRocEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF STATEN ISLAND 2: 47. Ap. I0, 1890, viz, “ A specimen of the violet spotted salamander (Amblystoma punctata) was shown, in which the tail was bifurcated, each branch being about half an inch in length. lt was captured by Mr. John Tynan in the Snug Harbor woods and presented to the Association.” The following note was transmitted by Mr. Skinner: On April 11, 1915, an adult female box tortoise, Cistudo carolina L., with the mud of her recent winter quarters still adhering to her carapace, was found in Robinson’s woods at Great Kill. This is the earliest au- thentic spring record for Staten Island, May 1 being about the usual date. Many years ago I found a female specimen near Silver Lake on April 15, and occasionally they are routed out of their sub-surface winter retreats by forest fires, even in midwinter, as I have observed. Mr. Davis reported the finding of a twenty-eight inch copperhead snake, Ancistrodon contortrix (Linn.), at Palisades Park, New Jersey, May 2, IQI5. Mr. Cleaves remarked on the work of the Staten Island Bird Lovers’ Club during the past year, mentioning especially that several hundred no- tices, printed in English and Italian, giving pertinent extracts from the Conservation Law of the State of New York, were being posted through- out the island. Mr. Cleaves also mentioned that he had heard, incidentally, that Mr. Sanderson Smith, the first president of the National Science Association of Staten Island, had recently died. Inquiry among the members present elicited the fact that no definite information in regard to the matter was known, and it was suggested that any action on the part of the section be deferred. Howarp H. CLeaves, Recorder. ANNUAL REPORTS 143 REPORT OF THE SECTION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS The officers of the section and the members of the sectional committee at the beginning of the year 1914-15 were as follows: Edmund L. An- drews, chairman; George W. Tuttle, vice-chairman; William R. Hillyer, recorder; Carl F. Grieshaber, member at large of the sectional committee ; Howard R. Bayne, president of the Association, and Arthur Hollick, director of the museum, ex-officio members of the sectional committee. Program committee: August E. Hansen, chairman; Orrin L. Brodie, George L. Mitchill. Publication committee: Frank W. Skinner, chair- man; Edward W. Brown, William R. Hayward. At the meeting of November 10, 1914, Mr. Hillyer resigned as recorder, due to pressure of other duties, and George L. Mitchill was elected to the office. At the meeting of January 19, 1915, Mr. Andrews resigned as chairman, on account of removal from New York, and George W. Tuttle was elected to the office. The vacancy in the office of vice-chairman, caused by the election of Mr. Tuttle to the chairmanship, was filled by the election of August E. Hansen. Meetings were held during the year as follows: MAy 19, 1914 Mr. Lewis Nixon, consulting engineer and commissioner of public works, borough of Richmond, read a paper on The Development of Staten Island, with Particular Reference to Water Front Improvements, Sewers and Transportation. OCTOBER 13, 1914 Mr. John P. Hogan, resident engineer, board of water supply of the City of New York, read a paper on Some Problems Connected with the New Water Supply for Staten Island, illustrated by means of blackboard sketches, a cardboard model of the cradle used in laying the flexible sup- ply main between Long Island and Staten Island, and printed data, copies of which were distributed. NOVEMBER 10, 1914 Mr. Frank W. Skinner gave an address, illustrated with lantern slides, on Marvels of Bridge Building. DECEMBER 8, 1914 Mr. Charles B. Burgher read a paper prepared by Mr. George W. Fuller, formerly consulting engineer to the commission in charge of the Passaic Valley sewer, on the object and proposed extent of the sewer and calcula- tions in relation to its probable effects on the waters of New York Harbor. 144 STATEN IsLAND ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JANUARY 19, 1915 (POSTPONED FROM JANUARY 12) Mr. K. M. Turner, president of the General Acoustic Company, gave a demonstration of the uses of the dictograph, aviaphone and acousticon and their practical application to a system of intercommunication, by means of instruments specially installed in the assembly hall and adjoin- ing rooms, supplemented by lantern slides. FEBRUARY 9, 1915. Mr. Chester H. Aldrich read a paper, illustrated by lantern slides, on The Development of Architectural Styles. MAaRcH 9g, 1915 Mr. George L. Mitchill read a paper on Zinc Coatings for Rustproofing Iron and Steel. APRIL 18, 1915 (HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSOCIATION) Mr. Louis L. Tribus, former commissioner of public works, borough of Richmond, read a paper, illustrated by lantern slides, on Travel Notes on Water Supply, Ancient and Modern. May 11, 1915 Mr. George Hammond, assistant chief engineer, bureau of sewers, bor- ough of Brooklyn, read a paper, illustrated by lantern slides, on Sewage Treatment. This lecture was introduced by an excursion, on May 8, to the twenty- sixth ward sewage experimental station of Brooklyn. Georce L. MitcH1t, Recorder. REPORT OF THE SECTION OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH The section held one meeting, on February 3, 19015. Present: William T. Davis, Edward C. Delavan, Jr., Avie Hollick, S. McKee Smith, Edward M. Stothers, and George W. Tuttle. Doctor Hollick suggested that inasmuch as a meeting had not been held for several years a reorganization of the section would be advisable. On motion of Mr. Davis, Mr. Delavan was reélected chairman and Mr. Smith recorder. The minutes of the last meeting, May 18, 1910, were read and approved. The by-laws proposed by the committee appointed May 18, 1910, were read and adopted, with the following amendment: IV. The Section shall hold an annual meeting for the election of officers on the second Saturday in January [April] of each year. A report of the proceedings of the Section for the fiscal year of the Association shall be sent by the recorder to the secretary of the Association in advance of the annual meeting of the latter. ANNUAL REPORTS 145 The following were elected to membership in the section: Nathaniel L. Britton, Oliver P. Geoffroy, Mary Walcott Green, George S. Humphrey, Stephen L. Mershon, Charles M. Shipman, Edward M. Stothers, George W. Tuttle. On motion the recorder was instructed to transmit to the Board of Trus- tees a communication offering the assistance and codperation of the section in any way that might be suggested in connection with the future develop- ment of the Cubberly House and grounds. Mr. Delavan exhibited a steel engraving of the steamboat wharf at the foot of Whitehall Street, New York, with the following imprint: “New York. Bourne. Broadway “Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1831, by G. Melksham Bourne, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the South- ern District of New York. “Printed by J. R. Burton.” A sign on a building adjoining the wharf reads “ Bolivar & Nautilus Steam Boat House.” Mr. Delavan also read an editorial by Horace Greeley from a copy of the New York Tribune of December 3, 1859, on the execution of John Brown at Charlestown, Va. Dr. Hollick exhibited a sword, partly destroyed by fire and read the following memorandum: At the meeting of the Association held on May 16, 1914, there were shown five of the seven swords (including this one) presented on various occasions to General William Jenkins Worth, all of them more or less melted or marred by the fire which partially destroyed the New York State Capitol, where they were on deposit. The one to which special attention is now called is almost unidentifiable; but it may be recognized if the details of the remaining ornamentation on the scabbard are critically com- pared with a woodcut on page 171 in The World of Science, Art and Industry, etc.—a volume descriptive of the New York Exhibition, or “Crystal Palace” as it was commonly designated—edited by B. Silliman, Jr., C. R. Goodrich and others, and published by G. P. Putnam & Co. in 1854. The volume was loaned by Mr. Delavan, and the discovery of this reference to one of our historical relics was entirely accidental. The descriptive text in connection with the woodcut states that “ The concluding engraving represents a very elegant dress Sworp exhibited by the Ames MANUFACTURING ComPANY, of Chicopee, Mass. The sword was presented by the President of the United States, according to a resolution of Congress, to Brigadier General Worth, for his gallantry and good con- duct at the storming of Monterey.” S. McKee SMITH, Recorder. rasa scans Rey | ae Nehaee . tgp mit a WLints PAW oli: : manne Seka Mr nal : ib ve eee vay a c ae , Ae ae i ¥ INDEX. Acer saccharum, 103 Acorn weevils, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 Acorns, in peat, 64 larvae in, 75, 77 Adams, John J., 4 John Q., 27, 52 Administration: application for plot of land, 120 budget appropriation, 35, 43, 119- 20, 122-23, 128 change in meeting night, 107, 121 change of title, 36, 122 election of patrons and members, 31, 34, 119 enlargement of Bulletin, 121 formation of Engineering Section, 35 renewal of museum lease, 120 resignations, 35-36 Aldrich, Chester H., 144 Aleuria, 102 Aleurina aquehongensis, 102 Algae, growth in Clove Lake, 111 Algal growth, treatment with copper sulphate, 111 Almstaedt, Isaac, 18 Amblystoma punctata, 142 rarity of, 98 American butterfly in England, 139 Ancistrodon contortrix, 142 Andros, Governor Edmund, 69 Angell, G. W. J.,; 92 Apaecasia extremaria, 96 Apatela afflicta, 94 dactylina, 96 haesitata, 94 impleta, 96 spingera, 94 Appointments curator in chief, 35-36 ; delegates to Commercial Tercen- tenary celebration, 30 Council of Clubs, 27 committee on program, 121 street name changes, 112 museum guard, 36, 128 night watchman, 128 Aquilegia canadensis, 109 Argillite, 139 Argynnis bellona, 96 Arisaema triphyllum, 109 Army worm, 140 Arsilonche albovenosa, 96 Ascyrum hypericoides, 16 Aster concolor, 16 Astragalus gummifer, 112 Atrypa impressa, 29 Azalea nudiflora, 109 wild, 109 Baileya doubledayi, 95 Baker, Frank, 112 Balaninus algonquinus, 75, 76, 82, 83 caryae, 76, 81, 83 caryatrypes, 79, 80, 81 confusor, 81, 83 cylindricollis, 83 hariolus, 83 humeralis, 81, 82, 83 macilentus, 82 nasicus, 79, 80, 81, 83 nasutus, 80, 81, 83 obtusus, 80, 81, 83 occidens, 81 orthorhynchus, 75, 82, 83 pardalis, 82, 83 parvidens, 82 147 148 Balaninus perexilis, 82 proboscideus, 79, 80, 83 quercus, 81, 83 rectus, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 rectirostris, 80 rostratus, 80, 83 sayi, 80, 83 setosicornis, 82 sparsus, 80 uniformis, 80, 81 Baldwin, Charles N., 1-4 Barn owls, 19-20 Bayberry, 110-11 Bayne, Howard R., 32, 68 Beech, union with oak, 11-12 Beetle, beneficial Staten Island, 92-93 salt marsh, 140 Bellura gortynides, 95 Betula lenta, Io Bidens frondosa, 64 laevis, 64 Birch, black, union with oak, 10 Bird banding, lecture on, 109 -foot violet, 109 house exhibit, 124 Lovers’ Club, 124, 142 Birds of Long Island, rare book on, 30 Black walnut tree, 113 Blackbird, red-winged, 15 Blue heron, little, 140 Book Reviews: Anonymous. A Long Cruise in a Little Ship, 17-18 Our Cover Portrait and the Hall of Fame, 18 Baker, Frank. The Baker An- cestry, etc., 99 Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine, 21-23 Burnham, Stewart H. The Flora of the Sand Barrens of Southern Staten Island, 16-17 Cleaves, Howard H. Hunting with the Lens, 100 The Fascinating Sport of Band- ing Birds, 14-15 INDEX. Book Reviews (Continued) : Cleaves, Howard H. Studying Old Bird Problems in a New Way, 19-20 Combined Excursion by the Muni- cipal Engineers, etc., 101-2 Comstock, Sarah. Following Bil- lopp’s Route to Tottenville, 16 Hine, Charles Gilbert. History and Legend of Howard Avenue, Cler 25520 Hollick & Jeffrey. Catalogue of Mesozoic Plants in the British Museum, 14 Holden, Ruth. Cretaceous Lignite from Cliffwood, New Jersey, IOI Cretaceous Pityoxyla from Cliff- wood, New Jersey, 99 Joslin, Dudley. When New York Was One Hundred Miles Inland, 20 Miller, William J. The Geological History of New YorkState, 18-19 New York Herald. Old Pamphlet, Just Found, Tells of Burning of Quarantine by Citizens, 21 New York Times. The Camera to Preserve New York’s Old Build- ings, 99-100 Richardson, Darby. Staten Island, etc., 23-26 Skinner, Alanson. The Indians of Newark, etc., 103-4 The Indians of Greater York, 104-5 The Indians of Manhattan Is- land and Vicinity, 105-6 Seaver, Fred J. North American Species of Aleuria and Aleurina, 102 Taylor, Norman. Flora of the Vicinity of New York, etc., 102-3 Thomson, T. Kennard. Fill up the East River to Solve Port Problems, 15-16 New INDEX. Botanical features of Silver Lake basin, 62-64 Bowlder till, 64, 139 trail, 8 Box tortoise, 142 Brachyphyllum macrocarpum, IOI Brasenia purpurea, 62 Britton, Elizabeth, 69, 71 Gays 72 Nathaniel, 69, 70, 71 Word 70, 73, 72 7ax LOse LET; Weel 55) 07 Broughton, Charles, 7, 27 Elizabeth, 74 Bryopsis hypnoides, 89 Bunting, indigo, 53 Burgher, Charles B., 143 Burr, Aaron, 27 Caberodes majoraria, 97 Callithamnion baileyi, 89 Callitris quadrivalvis, 112 Camp site, Indian, 65 Canarium commune, II2 Candles, bayberry, III Cannon ball, revolutionary, 65 _Carabus nemoralis, 92, 93, 142 Cat, long-lived, 140 Cecropia moth, 53 Chamaecyparis thyoides, 103 Chapin, James, 28, 30 Cherry, pigeon, 62 tree, at Britton cottage, 113 wild red, 62 Chestnut blight, 140 tree, on Bone Hill, 140 weevil, larger, 78, 79, 80 smaller, 78, 80 Chestnuts, larvae in, 75, 76, 78 Chlorippe clyton, 94 Chrysophanus thoé, 96 Chylocladia parvula, 89 Cistudo carolina, 142 Cladophora rupestris, 89 Claytonia virginica, 109 149 Cleaves, Howard H., 28, 36, 39, 109, 127, TAOUA2 aye Cleome spinosa, 64 Cleora indicataria, 97 pampinaria, 97 takenaria, 96 Clove Valley, geologic formation of, 61-62 Clute, John J., 66-67 Coit, Richard M., 138 Columbine, wild, 109 Comstock, W. P., 93 Constable’s Hook, navy yard and fort at, 5-6 Copal. See Fossil gums. Copperhead snake, 142 Coral, silicified Paleozoic, 29 Cornell, Mrs. James, 115 Cortilleau, Jaques, 69 Cradle used in Britton familly, 115 Cretaceous clay, 17, 29 Crocigrapha normanni, 95 Crooke’s Point, changes in contour, 107 Cropsey, Laura K., 109 Cubberley, Adria, 69° Elizabeth, 70 Ellwood P., 73 Isaac, 69, 70, 71, 73 James, 70, 74 John, 73 J. Herbert, 117 Stephen, 70 William, 74 documents, 117-18 family, 73-74 house, 70-71, 73, 113, 117 letters concerning, 70-74 meeting of Association at, 117— 18 photographs, 113 water-color sketch, 113 Cubberley House at New Dorp, The Old, 68-74 Curculio daviesi, 79 Cymatophora virginalis, 95 150 Cyperus rivularis, 63 strigosus, 63 Cypripedium acaule, 109 Danais plexippus, 139 Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth, 40-41 William T., 25-26, 28, 53, 104-5, 108, I10, 140, 142 A Beneficial Beetle Recently Found on Staten Island, 92-93 A Collection of Old Views of Staten Island Scenery, 55-59 An Old Text Book on Geography by a Local Author, 66-67 John Arthur Grossbeck, 13 Notes on the Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island II, 94-97 Union of an Oak and a Birch, 10 Decodon verticillatus, 63 Deilinea variolaria, 95 Delavan, Edward C., 71, 145 Dentaria laciniata, 62 Dibundophyllum sp., 29 Dickerson, E. L., 93 Diospyros virginiana, 16, 63 Drift bowlder, 29 Drum Beat, The, 29 Dune sand, 17 Durant, Charles F., 86-91 Emma, 86 Echinochloa crus-galli, 63 Edwards, Stafford C., 140 Egbert, Cornelius S., 107 Eleocharis acicularis, 64 obtusa, 63 olivacea, 63 Elections: members, 31, 119 section officers: art, 52, 138 biology, 52-53, 140 engineering, 54, 143 historical research, 144 trustees, 31-32, 116 Elliott, George W., 36 INDEX. Endothia gyrosa var. parasitica, 140 English legal documents, 114 Equisetum arvense, 108 Euchoeca albifera, 95 Eugonobapta nivosaria, 97 Eutolpe rolandi, 96 Fagus americana, II Ferris, Albert Warren, 30 Field trips, 122 Florida caerulea caerulea, 140 Fontinalis biformis, 141 Forbes, Wm. T., 94 Forde, Frederick, 29 Fossil gums: Congo, copal, cowrie, Damar, gum animé, kauri, Ma- nila, Pontianak, Zanzibar, 109, 110 pine wood, 99 Fresh Pond, The, 60 Fucus nodosus, 88 Fungus, a rare, 139 Gager, C. Stuart, 86 Gardner, Mrs. Robert W., 112, 113 Geinitzia Reichenbachi, 101 Gelidium corneum, var. crinale, 89 Geography, old text book on, 66 Gigartina teedii, 89 Giraud) |. By, jr, 30 Glacial clays, 17 ull, 7 Glaciation on Staten Island, 8-9 Governor’s Lot, The, 71 Gracilaria compressa, 89 multiparlata, 89 Graphiphora alia, 96 oviduca, 95 Great Pond, The, 60 Grossbeck, John Arthur, by William T. Davis, 12 Grouse, pinnated, on Long Island, 30 Gums, fossil. See Fossil gums. from living plants: elemi, Georgia pine, mastic, sandarac, traga- canth, 112 INDEX. Gynogondrous plicata, 89 Hagadorn, Francis, 3 Francis L.,.4-6 John, 3 Peter, 3 William, 3-4, 7 Halceium halecinum, 89 Hammond, George, 144 Harrisinia texana, 96 Hazelnut weevil, 78, 80, 83 Hazelnuts, larvae in, 75 Helderberg limestone, 29 Heliophila diffusa, 95 - luteopallens, 95 Hemaris gracilis, 94 Helotropha reniformis var. atra, 95 Hickory nuts, in peat, 64 larvae in, 75 stick used by Andrew Jackson, 115 weevil, 78, 80, 81, 83 Hogan, John P., 143 Hollick, Arthur, 14-25, 28, 29, 39, 99-104, 105-6, 108, IIO—-II, 113, I14, 115, 138-39, 141-42 A Conspicuous Staten Island Bowl- der Trail, 8-9 A Quaint Old Work on Seaweeds, 85-91 Some Botanical and Geological Features of the Silver Lake Basin, 60-65 The Old Cubberly House at New * Dorp, 68-74 Union of an Oak and a Beech, 11- 12 Holmes, Elizabeth, 69, 70, 71 Obadiah, 69, 70, 71 Homachlodes fritillaria, 95 Homalocenchrus virginicus, 63 Homopyralis discalis, 95 - Hormisa absorptalis, 95 litophora, 95 Hyla andersonii, 53 evitata, 53 pickeringii, 98 151 Ice carnival in 1875, 114 Imposing-stone first used on Staten Island, 1-7 Indian relics, 103-4, 105 shell heap, 17 stone axe, 108 Indigo bunting, 53 Ingalls, Charles A., 137 Charles H., 108 H. Sherman, 107 Jack-in-the-pulpit, 109 Jasperoid limonite, 28 Jodia rufago, 95 Journeay, Ann, 73, 74 Isaac, 74 James, 74 Kalmia latifolia, 109 Killdeer, 20, 100 Knight, Elizabeth pee 70 Kolff, Cornelius G., Kunz, George F., a Lady’s slipper, pink, 109 Lagrange, Bernard S., 118 Laminaria saccharina, 88 La Point, Charles, 29- Larva of cecropia in sassafras, wil- low, and white maple, 53 Larvae in nuts, 75 Laurel, mountain, 109 : Leeches, on Amblystoma- punctata, 98 Leng, Charles W., 140° ‘ Nut and Acorn Weevils, 75-84 Leucania unipunctata, 140 Library, 37-38, 124 institutions exchanging~ with, ag 59, 129-133 Limestone, Helderberg, '29 Limonite bowlders, 9 jasperoid, 28 - red jasperoid,'8 Lord, Harriet, ‘70, 71 Mary Ann, 115 (52 teh ent uiuie 152 Lord, Silas, 115 Lovelace, Governor Francis, 69 Low, Mrs. E. A., 29 Luna, red-margined, 96 Macrolepidoptera of Staten Island 94-97 Mamestra grandis, 96 rosea, 95 Maple, white, 53 Meetings: Association, 27-33, 107-18 Sections, 52-54, 138-45 Melampus bidentatus, 141 lineatus, 141 Melalopha albosigma, 95 Meliopotis jucunda, 96 Meristella nasuta, 29 Mesodon thyroides, 141 Michell, Arthur A., 114 Milkweed, 140 Millikin, Mrs. Mary, 32 Mitchill, George L., 144 Moccasin flower, 109 Mockernut, 77 Morainal till, 62, 65 Morris, Ira K., 27, 108 History of the First Imposing- Stone Used on Staten Island and Its Relation to Our Early Local Newspapers, I-7 Moth, army worm, 140 cecropia, 53 Mount Tompkins, 66 Mountain laurel, 109 Musculium partumeium, I41 Museum: accessions, 35, 40-43, 123, 128 administration, 41 art loan exhibits, 34, 37, 52, 112 as a bureau of information, 124-25 as a Civic center, 35, 124, 134 attendance, 38, 45-46, 124, 133-34 boy scout troop, 36, 39-40 collections, 36-37, 123 donors, 44, 129 , INDEX. Museum (Continued): employees, 127-28 exhibit at county fair, 127 house and grounds, 42 maintenance, 41 extension activities, 39-40, 126-27 school lectures, 34, 38-39, 46, 125- 26, 134 staff, 127-28 Myrica caroliniana, III Necrology: 34, 119 Bainbridge, Ralph Benedict, Read Curtis, Elizabeth B. Drucklieb, Charles A. Grossbeck, John A. Low, Mrs. Edward A. Rieff, Frank D. Shaw, Alexander D. Shortt, W. Allaire Smith, Sanderson Tilden, Eleanor R. New Dorp, The Old Cubberly House at, 68-74 Newspaper first printed on Staten Island, 1, 4-6 Nichols, Harold, 108 Nicolay, Alan S., 53 Nixon, Lewis, 54, 143 Noctua lubricans var. beata, 95 Oak, Bartram, 141 red, 141 white, union with beech, 11-12 union with birch, ro willow, 141 Oaks, annual-fruiting, larvae in, 76 biennial-fruiting, larvae in, 76 Old Town, 69 Olsen, C. E., 92 Oneroad, Amos, 30-31 Orthoceras pelops, 29 Osprey, 100 Owls, barn, 19 Oysters, in1857,at Port Richmond, 57 INDEX. Oxholm, Theodor S., 54 Oxid of iron, red, 65 Paleozoic coral, silicified, 29 Pamphila fusca, 96 Panicum proliferum, 63 Papaipema lysimachiae, 95 purpurifascia, 95 Papilio glaucus, 96 Passerina cyanea, 53 IPevullin, Ibs RG 18.55 Wie Pearson, John B., 109, 112 Peat, 62, 64 Pecan nuts, larvae in, 76 Pentamerella arata, 29 Pepperwort, 62 Perry, Raymond, 31 Persimmon, 63 Phaeocyma lunifera, 95 Phlox subulata, 16 Pholiota lutea, 139 spectabilis, 139 Pholus vitus, 94 Phyllophora brodiaei, 89 Pine wood, fossil, 99 Pink, wild, 109 Pinnated grouse, on Long Island, 30 Pinus palustris, 112 virginiana, 16 Piranga erythromelas, 53 Pistacia lentiscus, I12 Pityoxylon anomalum, 99 foliosum, 99 protoscleropitys, 99 statenense, 99 ‘Planorbis antrorsus, 141 bicarinatus, 141 Plant remains, in Triassic shale, 139 Plathypena scabra var. subrufalis, 95 Pollard, Agnes L., 36, 135-36 Charles L., 39 Polygonum hydropiper, 64 hydropiperoides, 64 orientale, 64 pennsylvanicum, 64 Polygyra albolabris, 141 153 Polygyra thyroides, 141 bucculenti, 141 Polypodium vulgare, 62 Polypody, common, 62 Polysiphonia formosa, 88 urceolata, 89 Prairie hen, on Long Island, 30 Prunus pennsylvanica, 62 Pyrrhia exprimens, 95 Quarantine, burning of, 21, 32, 59 Quercus alba, 10, I1 heterophylla, 141 phellos, 141 rubra, 141 Racey, Mary, 74 Ridgway, Mary, 73-74, 118 Records of meetings, 27-33, 107-118 “Red beard,’’ 89 Red oak, 141 Red-winged blackbird, 15 Reichelt, Victor S., 54 Reports: committee on historical tablet, 116 conference of museum instructors, 135-36 curator in chief, 36-50 director, 122-34 president, 32 section of art, 52, 138 biology, 52-53, 138-142 engineering, 54, 143-44 historical research, 144-45 secretary, 51, 137 treasurer, 51-52, 136-37 trustees, 34-36, 119-22 Resins from living plants. See Gums. Resolutions: change of meeting night, 107 Reynolds, James J., 119 Rheumaptera hastata, 96 Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum, 111 Richmond Road, old, condition of, 5 Riker, Clarence, 92 Rip Raps. See Robyn’s Rift 154 Rivula propinqualis, 96 Robyn's Rift, fort on, 6 lighthouse on, 5 Rose-breasted grosbeak, 53 Sabulodes transversata, 97 Salamander, spotted, 98 violet spotted, 142 Saltmarsh beetle, 140 Sandstone, 8, 29 concretion, glaciated, 28 Triassic, 65, 138 Sandstones, 139 Sargassum bacciferum, 88 ‘Satyrus alope var. maritima, 94 ‘Scarlet tanager, 53 ‘Schaeffer, Charles, 93 ‘Schinia brevis var. atrites, 95 ‘Schoharie grit, 29 ‘School lectures, 38-39, 46, 125-26, 134 ‘Schott, Frederick M., 93 ‘Scirpus debilis, 64 ‘Scopelosoma sidus, 96 walkeri, 95 ‘Seaweeds, A Quaint Old Work on, 85-91 , Selidosoma humarium, 97 Senta defecta, 95 Serpentine area, 9 rock, 28, 61 dark green, 8 Sertularia argentea, 89 pumila, 89 Shad fishery, 90-91 Shale, 139 Shipman, Charles M., 108 Shoemaker, Ernest, 53 Shrew, short-tailed, 77 Silene caroliniana, 109 Silt, 62, 64 Silver Lake basin, some botanical features of, 62-64 some geological features of, 60- 62, 64-65 reservoir, IO1—2 INDEX. Skinner, Alanson, 30, 108, 142 Capture of an Adult Ambly- stoma punctata on Staten Island, 98 Frank W., 143 Smith, Morton W., 40 Richard Penn, 40 Sanderson, 142 5: McK 28 Snake, copperhead, 142 Snout beetles, 75 Snow, William L., 36 Soapstone rock, 61, 62 Spirit of the Fair, 29. Sponge, 89 Spotted salamander, 98 Sprague, John T., 32 Spring beauty, 109 Squirrels, use of larvae as food by, 77 Staten Island: Bank, history of, 107-8 description of in 1857, 57 imposing-stone first used on, I-7 literature relating to. See Book Reviews macrolepidoptera, 94-97 newspapers, old: New York and Richmond County Free Press, 4; Plaindealer, 4; Richmond County Mirror, 1, 4; Rich- mond Republican, 1-4; Staten Islander, 4, 6 Sound, ice carnival in 1875, 114 views, early: alarming demon- stration of Staten Island se- poys, 59; Billopp House, old,. 56; Brighton, 57; Camp Wash- ington, 59; ferry boat West- field, 114; Mount Hermon, 58; Narrows from Staten Island, 55, 58; Narrows from, the Pavilion, 55; New Brighton, 58; New York from Staten Island, 55; New York Bay from Staten Island, 56; New York Bay from near the INDEX. lighthouse, 56; New York Bay and harbor from the telegraph station, 56; Quaran- tine grounds, 58-59; Staten Island Sound, 114 list of, I10 Steamboat wharf at foot of White- hall St., 145 Stropheodonta demissa, 29 parva, 29 perplana, 29 Strophomena rhomboidalis, 29 Strophonella ampla, 29 Sugar Loaf Rock, location of, 26 Swords presented to General Worth, 32-33, 145 Tanager, scarlet, 53 Tertiary gravel, 17 sand, 17 Thalpochares aetheria var. secta, 95 Thanaos horatius, 94 Thompson, R. H., 4 Till, morainal, 62, 65 red, 65 Tompkins Academy, 67 Toothwort, cut-leaved, 62 Tortoise, box, 142 Trap ridge, 9, 139 Tree frog, 53 Triassic red shale, 8 rock, 138-39 sandstone, 8, 65, 139 Tribus, Louis L., 110, 144 Tropaea luna var. rubromarginata, 96 Tubularia indivisa, 89 Turner, K. M., 144 Tysen, David J., 70 155 Tysen, Elizabeth P., 70 Vanderbilt, Jacob, 117 Van Name, David M., 36 Van Ness residence, 7 Varon, David, 115 Violet, bird-foot, 109 Violet spotted salamander, 142 Viola pedata, 109 Walnut tree, black 113 Walton, Thomas, 69, 71 Washington Greys, Eighth Regiment, 32 Water shield, 62 target, 62 Waxberry, I10-I1 Weevil, acorn, 76-83 chestnut, 76-83 hazelnut, 76-84 hickory nut, 75-84 pecan, 76, 78 White oak, 11-12 Wild azalea, 109 columbine, 109 pink, 109 Wille, Nordal, 111 Willow oak, 141 Woodcock, 100 Worth, Margaret, 32 William Jenkins, 32-33 Wright, Caroline V. 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