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Century of rare Fungi, in exchange for duplicate earlier Centuries 

 received from the Estate of Dr. Geo. Martin. 



Other important additions which will appear in the detailed list 

 presented to the Academy, will raise the whole number of speci<'- 

 received during the year to 2,174, of which 1,585 are Phanerogams 

 and Ferns. Of these 585 are new to our collection, and 36 are of 

 genera not before represented. Two hundred and thirty-nine are 

 North American, 1,077 are from Tropical and South America, 144 

 are from the Eastern Continent and 125 are Australian and Poly- 

 nesian. The remaining 589 species received are of. Lower Crypto- 

 gams. How many of these are absolutely new to us we are at pres- 

 ent not able to determine, from the fact that we lack catalogues of 

 our large collections in that department. It is much to be desired 

 that the Committee in charge of our Fungi shall be able soon to ac- 

 complish the work committed to them, for its completion will be a 

 great step towards supplying the need referred to. 



The number of species of vascular plants now in the Herbarium 

 is estimated at 28,805. 



All of the accessions of the past year have been carefully poisoned 

 to prevent the ravages of insects, and the North American species 

 have been mounted. 



Respectfully submitted, 



John H. Redfield, 



Conservator. 



The Recorder makes the following report of the transactions of 

 the Section during the current year : — 



Nine meetings have been held with an average attendance of eight 

 members each, excluding the present meeting. 



Communications of great interest have been made by Messrs. Mee- 

 han and Redfield, and Drs. Rothrock, Wilson, Brinton, Rex and 

 others. 



During the present year a special effort has been made by the 

 Section, at the request of the Academy, to add to the interest of the 

 general meetings, by bringing matters of Botanical interest before the 

 Academy at stated periods. 



The announcement of the rediscovery of an old locality of Cor- 

 ema Conradii on the New Jersey coast was made ; also of a new lo- 

 cality of the same plant on the Maine coast ; also the finding of the 

 arctic Stellaria humifusa on the Maine coast w r as announced. 



