•1902.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 809 



gressed satisfactorily during the year, about 15,000 sheets having 

 been mounted, completing the work through the Scrophulariaceae. 

 These specimens have been incorporated in the general collections, 

 thus in many instances crowding the cases, so that additional room 

 is required. 



The local herbarium of the Philadelphia Botanical Club has 

 been enriched by donations from its members aggregating about 

 500 specimens. 



The meetings of the Section, at which a number of communica- 

 tions of scientific interest have been presented, have been held 

 regularly during the year. 



At the meeting held December 8, 1902, the following were 

 elected to serve as officers for the ensuing year : 



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



Vice-Director, .... Joseph Crawford. 



Recorder, ..... Dr. Ida A. Keller. 



Corresponding Secretary, . . John T. Pennypacker. 



Treasurer and Conservator, . Stewardson Brown. 



MiNERALOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



The Director reports that nine meetings were held, with an aver- 

 age attendance of eight members. Six field meetings were held, 

 at which the attendance was large. Some of the specimens col- 

 lected were given to the Academy. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows : 



Director, Theodore D. Kand. 



Benjamin Smith Lyman. 



Vice- Director, 

 Treasurer, 

 Conservator, 

 Recorder, . 



Emma Walter. 



F. J. Keeley. 



Charles Schiiffer, M.D. 



Ornithological Section. 



During the past year the Conservator has completed the arrange- 

 ment of the mounted birds on the new ornithological floor, so far 

 as the case-room will permit. The four large cases and three small 

 ones now in place cover about 900 square feet of floor space and 

 accommodate almost all of the water-birds and the majority of 



