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Annual reports were submitted by the Treasurer, Recording 
and Corresponding Secretaries and Editor; the Curator’s report 
being given above for the Herbarium Committee. 
The Treasurer, Mr. Ogden, reported all receipts of the Club as 
amounting to $1,528.45 and disbursements of $1,509. 36. 
The Recording Secretary, Dr. Rusby, reported upon meetings, | 
attendance, membership and scientific contributions. The attend- 
ance has been about the same as in 1892, 412 total and 27 average, 
_ the largest 44 and smallest 17. There had been 2 resignations, 3 
dropped for non-payment of dues, 3 active, 1 corresponding and I 
honorary member died, with election of 18 active members, yielding 
a net gain of I, and making the total membership at present 165. 
The number of scientific papers presented was 37, nearly double 
that of the previous year. Considerably more than half of these — 
had been accepted for publication, and had resulted in contribu- 
ting to science 4 new genera and 107 new species and varieties. 
The Editor, Dr. Britton, reported a greater amount of publica- 
tion effected than during any preceding year, there being 50! 
pages and 36 full page plates in Vol. 20 of the BuLtetin. Refet- . 
ence was made to the improved method of making up the Index 
to Recent Literature relating to American Botany which would be — 
adopted in the January number. ; | 
The publications in the Memoirs were enumerated as follows: : 
Vol. 3, No. 2. «The Naiadacez of North America,” by DE 
Thomas Morong, 65 pages and 54 plates. eo 
Vol. 3, No. 3. “ Enumeration of the Plants collected in Bolivia _ 
by Miguel Bang,” by Dr. H. H. Rusby, 67 pages. ty 
Vol. 4, No. 1. “Index Hepaticarum ; Bibliography,” by P: rot, : 
L. M. Underwood, 91 pages. ie 
Vol. 4, No. 2. « The Botanical Exploration of Virginia,’ by 
Mr. John K. Small and Miss Anna Murray Vail, is in press, 25 8 
also 
Vol. 5, No. 1, consisting of the «« Check-list of Plants of North 
eastern North America,” authorized by the Botanists of the Amer 
ican Association for the Advancement of Science. a 
It was suggested that the size of the BULLETIN should not be 
further increased with the subscription price remaining at $2, 
the Club’s membership fee remaining at g4. Any increase in 
