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ber, largely through the untiring efforts of the late Mr. Meehan, it 

 having been his expressed desire to see this work accomplished dur- 

 ing his life, and strangely enough it was practically the last work 

 he was able to do in the herbarium. 



In the early part of the present year the Curators had con- 

 structed eleven additional cases in the north room, which has 

 enabled the Conservator to rearrange all the specimens of the 

 Anthophyta in the two rooms on the library floor, the Pteridophyta 

 being arranged for the present in the south room on the gallery 

 floor. 



All of the cases have been marked on the outside with printed 

 labels, in brass holders with transparent fronts, greatly facilitating 

 the reference to specimens. 



The mounting of the Charles E. Smith Herbarium was com- 

 pleted during the year, the local material being arranged in one of 

 the cases in the south room on the gallery floor ; the balance of the 

 specimens will be incorporated with tlie general collections during 

 the coming year. 



During the year much work has been accomplished on the C. 

 W. Short Herbarium, about ten thousand sheets having been 

 mounted, all of which will be incorporated with the general collec- 

 tions as rapidly as possible. It is the desire of the Conservator to 

 push this w^ork during the coming year, so that the many valuable 

 specimens contained in this collection may be made available for 

 study at as early a date as possible. 



At the meeting of the Botanical Section, held on Monday, De- 

 cember 9, 1901, the following were elected as the ofiicers to serve 

 for the coming year : 



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



Vice- Director, . 



Corresponding Secretary, . 



Recorder, 



Treasurer and Conservator, 



Joseph Crawford. 

 John T. Pennypacker. 

 John W. Harshberger, 

 Stewardson Brown. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Stewardson Brown, 



Coiiservator, 



