116 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [APR. 27, 
remarks on the flora of South America, especially of the eastern 
slope of the Cordilleras of Bolivia, which section has been ex- 
plored in recent years by Dr. Rusby. 
April 20th, 1891. 
STATED MEETING. 
ViIcE-PRESIDENT Pror, ALLEN in the chair. 
About one hundred persons present. 
The minutes of April 13th were read and approved. 
Francois B. Crocker, E.M., of Columbia College, was in- 
troduced, and delivered a lecture entitled 
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY, 
illustrated experimentally. 
At the close of the discourse a vote of thanks was tendered: 
the lecturer, and the meeting adjourned. 
April 27th, 1891. 
STATED MEETING. 
About twenty persons present. 
In the absence of officers, Pror. Rexs was chosen to preside. 
The minutes of April 20th were read and approved. 
The minutes of the Section of Astronomy and the report of 
the Committee on Permanent Organization of the Section were 
read and approved. 
The election of officers of the Section followed, resulting in 
the choice of J. K. Regs as President, and It. H. JAcosy as. 
Secretary. 
Prof. Rees took the chair and briefly addressed the Section. 
