she has had the able cooperation of Mr. Memminger. As hon- 

 orary curator in the botanical department, Mr. Memminger has 

 given generously of his time and skill in the revision of the old 

 herbaria and the extension of the botanical records of the Museum. 

 His special knowledge of the flora of North and South Carolina, 

 combined with his cheerfulness in work which is often tedious, 

 has been largely responsible for the steady and gratifying growth 

 of the herbarium and for the accuracy of its data. 



The Museum received as a gift from the New York Botanical 

 Garden the European Section of the Otto Kuntze herbarium. 

 This extensive collection gives to the Museum a large represen- 

 tation of European plants which it could not have hoped to ac- 

 quire and which will ultimately be of much value for general 

 studies and for comparison with American forms. In connection 

 with this herbarium, the Bulletin for December contained an 

 account of the life and work of Otto Kuntze, by Dr. Barnhart, 

 of the New York Botanical Garden. 



Mr. Francis W. Pennell, of the University of Pennsylvania, 

 has given a set of specimens of Agalinanae, comprising most of 

 the species of the Atlantic coastal plain east of the Mississippi 

 and illustrative of his recent paper on these forms. 



Herbarium specimens have been presented by Mr. Memminger 

 from the vicinity of Beaufort, S. C., and by Miss A. L. Sloan 

 from Pendleton, S. C. Miss Bragg has also collected in the coastal 

 region of the state. 



Miss Pauline Dill, as a volunteer assistant, is engaged in re- 

 arranging the Elliott Herbarium in systematic order. Miss 

 Susie Allan, Miss Isabel O'Neill, and Messrs. Alexander Sprunt, 

 Jr. and James Sprunt have mounted herbarium specimens. 



Geology. In spite of faihng eyesight. Dr. Martin accomplished 

 valuable results in this department in January, February, and 

 March. In this work Miss Minnie Coffin acted as assistant. 



A general report by Dr. Martin on the development of the ge- 

 ological collections during his service as honorary curator was 

 printed in the Bulletin for April. It shows many important 

 special projects completed or well advanced, in addition to de- 

 tailed study, cataloging, and arranging of the general collections. 

 The excellent condition of the department is due solely to the 

 expert knowledge and enthusiastic devotion of Dr. Martin and 

 to many and valuable gifts which he has made personally or 

 obtained from others. 



Among the special projects are the carbon exhibit, the Pied- 



