1906.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 591 



West Indies and 100 Characeoe from the herbarium of the late Dr. T. F. 

 Allen. 



Specimens have been presented by Dr. Ida A. Keller and jNIessrs. 

 Joseph Crawford, Charles S. Williamson, Bayard Long, Benjamin H, 

 Smith, Stewardson Brown, Samuel S. Van Pelt, Dr. John W. Harsh- 

 berger, Witmer Stone and the Philadelphia Botanical Club, from vari- 

 ous parts of the eastern United States, amounting to about the same 

 number. 



The Section has purchased the following: From ^Ir. A. A. Heller, 

 2,400 Calif ornian plants ; from Dr. Charles H. Shaw, 545 British Colum- 

 bian plants; from A. O. Garrett, 100 Utah plants; from Dr. J. W. 

 Blankinship, 583 Montana plants. 



Through the liberality of Mrs. Charles Schaeffer, the Conservator 

 was enabled to spend the months of June and July collecting in the 

 Canadian Rocky Mountains, in the provinces of Alberta and British 

 Columbia. More than 4,000 specimens were made, covered by over 

 800 numbers. Several sets of duplicates of this collection will be 

 available for exchange. 



Valuable assistance has been rendered by Miss Ada Allen in mounting 

 specimens and Francis W. Pennell in cataloging and arranging sama 



The Philadelphia Botanical Club has continued to hold its meetings 

 at the Academy during the year, about 1,800 sheets having been added 

 to the local Herbarium, which has been assiduously cared for by Mr. 

 Samuel S. Van Pelt, its curator. 



At the annual meeting of the Botanical Section the following were 

 elected to serve as its officers for the coming year: 



Director, ...... Benjamin H. Smith. 



Vice-Director, ..... Joseph Crawford. 



Recorder, ..... Charles S. Williamson. 



Treasurer and Conservator, . . Stewardson Brown. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Stewardson Brown, 



Conservator. 



The Ornithological Section. 



During the past year the remainder of the mounted birds, with the 

 exception of the song birds and ostriches, were removed to the new 

 building and placed in the cases provided for them, all of the specimens 



