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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OP 



[1885. 



custodian during nine months of the year, at a small compensa- 

 tion, to attend to the same. 



A number of accessions to the cabinets have been received 

 this year, from Messrs. R. H. Stretch, E. M. Aaron, S. F. Aaron, 

 W. H. Ashmead, J. S. Johnson, and James Behrens. Many of 

 these additions are rare, or new to the collections. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows : — 



Director, .... George H. Horn, M. D. 



Vice-Director, . . . Rev. Henry C. McCook, D. D. 



Recorder, . . . J. H. Ridings. 



Treasurer, . . . E. T. Cresson. 



Conservator, . . . Henry Skinner, M. D. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. H. Ridings, 



Recorder. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



The Vice-IMrector of the Botanical Section of the Academy 

 respectfully reports that the section continues its steady progress 

 as in former years. 1687 species of phanerogamic plants and 

 vascular cryptogams were added to the Herbarium last 3'ear, of 

 which 395 were new to our collection; 395 species of lichens and 

 fungi were also received. A complete count of the species in the 

 Herbarium has been made and found to foot up 25,413, of which 

 all but about 3075 are named and in place. These are exclusive 

 of Fungi and Lichens. The details of the donations will be 

 found in the Conservator's report attached. 



The section is wholly free from debt, and has a balance of one 

 hundred and seventy-six dollars in its treasury. We have lost 

 the services of our late Recorder, Mr. F. L. Scribner, who has 

 removed t" Washington, to a wider sphere of usefulness. 



Meetings ha \ e been held at every stated period during the year, 

 and valuable contributions t<» botanical knowledge have been 

 made by Messrs. Meehan, Redfield, Elothrock, Scribner, Brinton, 

 Burk, Canby, Hoopes, and A. H. Smith — some of which, fully, or 

 in brief, have been published in the Proceedings of the Academy. 



