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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[1887. 



The American Entomological Society has been able during the 

 year to publish about 225 pages of its Transactions, and in addition 

 thereto has issued a sup23lementary volume, containing 351 pages, 

 making a total amount of about 575 pages of printed matter issued. 

 The collections have been cared for by the custodian and curator, 

 and are in a remarkably good condition. 



The following are the officers elected for the ensuing year. 



Director, Geo. H. Horn, M. D. 



Vice- Director, . . . . Kev. H. C. McCook, D. D. 



Recorder, J. H. Ridings. 



Treasurer, . . . . E. T. Cresson. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. H. Ridings, 



Recorder. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



The Botanical Section respectfully reports that at the annual 

 election for the coming year, the following officers were elected : 



Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger. 

 Thomas Meehan. 

 Dr. Charles SchafFer. 

 Isaac C. Martindale. 

 John H. Redfield. 



Director, 

 Vice- Director, 

 Recorder, 



Cor. Secretary and Treasurer, 

 Conservator, . 



The Section is out of debt and has a balance with its Treasurer. 

 The meetings have been held regularly oh the appointed evenings, 

 with a full average attendance, and honored at times by distinguished 

 visitors. At every meeting communications have been received 

 and discussed, and some of the more important have been printed in 

 the Proceedings of the Academy. 



The Herbarium continues the encouraging growth reported for 

 several years, the past year being perhaps still more encouraging 

 than the others. Through the attention of the Conservator, John 

 H. Redfield, aided by Mr. Burk, everything is distributed as fast as 

 received, and the record shows that the collection now embraces of 

 flowering plants and ferns a total of 27,267 species out of a possible 

 100,000 known to Botanists. 1078 were new additions of the past 

 season. 



