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fund, the interest of which should go to the care and increase of the 

 collection of plants. These have been disposed of, the Herbarium 

 being secured for $1,700 by the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the 

 books sold at auction. The fund will be known as the Redfield Me- 

 morial Herbarium Fund. The investment now made will yield a 

 small income next year, which will help in the purchase of new col- 

 lections. No attempt has been made the past year to add to the 

 fund, as it was not thought wise to interfere with the applications of 

 the Academy for aid in other directions. 



The Section is free from debt, and has a small balance in its 

 treasury. 



The officers for the ensuiug year are : 



Director, . Thomas Meehan. 



Vice- Director, ..... Charles E. Smith. 



Conservator and Treasurer, . . Stewardson Brown. 



Recorder, . . . . . Chas. Schaffer, M. D. 



Corfesponding Seci'etary, . . Jos. D. Crawford. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Thomas Meehan, 



Director. 



Report of the Conservator. — Notwithstanding the disadvantages 

 under which the Botanical Department has had to work, the result 

 for the past year has been fully up to those preceding. 



The mounting of the collections has been steadily carried on 

 through the untiring efforts of the Director of the Section, and is 

 now completed up to Gentianacere. It is hoped to have them all 

 properly arranged by the end of the next season. 



The Lewis and Clark Collection has been carefully examined by 

 Mr. Thos. Meehan and Professor B. L. Robinson of Harvard College. 



There is every reason to expect that before the next report shall 

 be made, the much needed cases for accommodation of the rapidly ac- 

 cumulating material will have been secured. The accessions of the 

 year are recorded in the list of additions to the Museum. 



I wish to congratulate the Section on the good work of the year, 

 and to thank all those who have contributed to its performance. 



Stewardson Brown, 

 Conservator. 



REPORT OF THE MINERALOGICAL AND GEOLOG- 

 ICAL SECTION. 



Ten meetings of the Section have been held during the year with 

 an average attendance of more than nine members. 

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