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faithful: nvember, officer and coadjutor, and an endeared compan- 
ion in all the work, the excursions, and the enjoyments of our or- 
ganization. ADDISON BROWN, 
N. L. Britron, 
HENRY OGDEN, 
Committee. 
It was unanimously resolved that the report be published in 
the BuLLETIN, and that the Secretary forward a copy thereof to 
Mr. Rudkin’s surviving brother. 
Miss Ingersoll, Curator, reported a large amount of work per- 
formed upon the herbarium during the year, and that the latter 
was progressing rapidly toward a very satisfactory condition. In 
accordance with a recommendation contained in this report, it was 
unanimously resolved that the Curator and the Editor be appointed 
a committee to prepare and print a Jist of the Club’s desiderata 
for the local herbarium, and to distribute the same to the members. 
The Treasurer, Mr. Ogden, reported a cash balance of $56.89 
in the general fund and $514.14 in the Buchanan fund. 
The Recording Secretary, Dr. Rusby, reported an average at- 
tendance of 31 persons at the 15 meetings held during the year, 
2 deaths, a net gain in active membership of 28, a present active 
membership of 219, corresponding membership 150, honorary 
membership 4, scientific papers presented 37, of which 22 had 
been published. Several hundred new species and a number of 
new genera had been communicated, and there had been’a marked 
increase in attention given to anatomical and cryptogamic subjects. 
It was recommended that provision be made in the new consti- _ 
tution and by-laws for a standing committee on scientific pro- 
gramme and an order of business for the annual meeting. The 
recommendations were approved. 
The Editor reported that Vol. 23 of the BuLLETIN had aggre- 
gated 548 pages and 34 full-page plates, and that two numbers of the 
Memoirs, aggregating 206 pages, had been issued. There was 2 
cash balance from publications of $48.09 in addition to the balance 
already reported by the Treasurer. The Editor also presented a 
special report referring to the special sale of publications to secure 
funds for reprinting certain exhausted numbers of the BULLETIN. 
About $105 additional would be required, thus enabling the sale 
of $424 worth of BuLLeTiN sets. It was recommended that this _ 
