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properly named and labeled, so that the collection may be of the 

 greatest possible service. 



(d) That all members of the Club shall have full and free ac- 

 cess to this collection. 



The annual election of officers followed, with the following re- 

 sult: President, Hon. Addison Brown. Vice-Presidents, Dr. T. 

 F. Allen, Dr. H. H. Rusby. Treasurer, Dr. H. B. Ferguson. 

 Recording Secretary, Prof. E. S. Burgess. Corresponding Secre- 

 tary, Dr. J. K. Small. Editor, Prof. L. M. Underwood. Asso- 

 ciate Editors, Dr. C. C. Curtis, Dr. M. A. Howe, Prof. F. E. 

 Lloyd, Dr. D. T. MacDougal, Dr. H. M. Richards, Miss Anna 

 Murray Vail. Curator, Dr. P. A. Rydberg. Librarian, Miss 

 Anna Murray Vail. 



Other business transacted included the following : 



Three resignations were accepted, of Miss F. K. Sturgis, Miss 



Helen M. Ingersoll, Miss M. A. Johnston. 



Two active members were elected, Mrs. Josephine D. Lowe, 



Lowecroft, Noroton, Fairfield Co., Conn. ; Mr. E. G. Buttrick, 



Winchendon. Mass 



made 



An amendment to the Constitution was adopted, pursuant to 

 the report of a Special Committee at the preceding meeting. By 



this amendment, Section XIV. of the Constitution will read as 

 foil 



ows 



" Each active member upon his election and annually there- 

 after shall pay to the Treasurer the sum of four dollars, which 

 shall entitle him to a copy of the Bulletin for the year, and if he 

 desires it, to a copy of such Memoirs as are published during the 

 year, for one dollar additional." 



Discussion followed upon the need of the establishment by the 

 Club of a monthly for the publication of notes and botanical 

 matter of a popular nature, especially with view to stimulate local 

 botany, to be sold only by subscription ; the space of the Bulle- 

 tin being now wholly needed for technical matter. 



The following resolutions offered by Dr. Britton were then 

 adopted : 



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" Resolved : That the publication by the Club of a monthly 



