g2 Cincinnati Society of Natnial History. 



In furtherance of this phin, I would suggest that members 

 bring such specimens of our common fossils as they do not desire 

 for their own exchanges or collections. All specimens, no matter 

 how common, can be utilized in exchanges. Cincinnati and the 

 vicinity is the finest hunting ground in the world, but the march 

 of improvement is rapidly covering uj) the best localities, and in a 

 few years the present opportunities will have passed away. 



J. W. Hall, Curator of Geology. 



REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF BOTANY. 



To the President and Members of the Cincinnati Society of Natural 

 History: 



I beg leave to submit the annual report for the department of 

 Botany. 



The Pringle collection of Mexican plants has been catalogued 

 and placed in tne herbarium. Also fifty-three specimens of mosses 

 and twenty-four of algse from the Pacific coast, received from 

 Mrs. R. W. Summers of San Luis Obispo, Cal. 



The card-catalogue of the 4350 specimens now in the Society's 

 collection is almost completed. A few additions have been made 

 to the collection of the Cincinnati flora. The Custodian is making 

 a duplicate collection of the Ohio flora for purposes of exchange. 

 Exchanges are in progress with Mrs. R. W. Summers, San Luis 

 Obispo, Cal., Miss Alice Little, I3resden, O., A. Freed, Lancas- 

 ter, O., Wm. R. Lazenby, Columbus, O., and Geo. L Streator, 

 (iarrettsville, O. 



Donations have been received from Dr. O. D. Norton, Davis 

 L. James, Geo. B. Twitchell, Miss Mary Magurk, A. P. Morgan, 

 Mrs. Mary Stubbs, G. H. Curtis, Geo. C. James, and H. P. 

 Smith. 



The principal feature of the year is the publication in the 

 Journal of articles on the "Mycolgic Flora of the Miami Valley" 

 by A. P. Morgan, which is represented in our collection by beauti- 

 ful paintings executed by Mrs. A. P. Morgan, and presented by 

 herself and husband. 



The botanical section has held regular meetings, except 

 during the summer months, at which a number of interesting 

 papers have been read; a series of biographical ones, of which the 

 subjects were eminent botanists, being particularly enjoyed. The 



