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another from Para, Brazil, also purchased; and an interesting collection 

 from Java, received for identification. There has also been received 

 for determination, and of which the Academy receives a set, several 

 collections totalling over three thousand specimens from East 

 Attica from the Berlin Museum, a series from Mexico from the Field 

 Museum, several from the American Museum of Natural History 

 from the same country, and a very extensive collection from the 

 Transvaal Museum. 



Mr. Hebard has worked during a considerable portion of the year at 

 the Academy, often in conjunction with Mr. Rehn, frequently giving 

 his attention to Academy material as well as his own collection. 

 He has also maintained one, and for a time, two preparators who have 

 worked on material, a large part of which will be given to the Academy 

 after its study. Owing to the liberality of the same gentleman, 

 Mr. Rehn was able to accompany him to the Florida Keys and 

 Texas during the summer, a large series of the order being taken 

 on the expedition, of which the Academy will receive a large propor- 

 tion. 



Two persons were elected Associates of the Section. 



At a meeting held December 9 the following persons were elected 

 officers to serve during the year 1913: 



Director. Philip Laurent. 



Vice-Director Henry W. Wenzel. 



Treasurer. Ezra T. Cresson. 



Recorder Henry Skinner. 



Secretari/ James A. G. Rehn. 



Conservator. Henry Skinner. 



Publication Committee. Ezra T. Cresson. 



Ezra T. Cresson, Jr. 



Henry Skinner, 



Recorder. 

 Botanical Section. 



The alterations in the building made during the present year 

 have materially increased the capacity of the herbarium, resulting 

 in a number of changes in the arrangement of the collection. 

 Twenty new metal cases have been added to the equipment. 

 Most of these have been placed in the central room on the 

 main flour to relieve the overcrowding in the two end rooms, the 

 balance being used to accommodate the pteridophytes which have 

 been rearranged in the central gallery room. The large seed case 



