2 74 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



must be given Professor Barris and Mr. Robert P. Osborn for the exten- 

 sive work accomplished by ihem in this department. The number of 

 books and pamphlets received since my last annual report is 1,519, 76 

 of which are in sul)stantial permanent binding. That the members 

 may more fully understand the rare value of our library, I have pre- 

 pared and herewith submit a partial list of societies in this country 

 from which we receive books in exchange : 



Harvard University, Canadian Journal of Science, National Science 

 Association of Staten Island, Scientific Association of University of 

 Missouri, Boston Society of Natural History, New York Botanical 

 Garden, Canadian Institute, Chicago Academy of Science, Texas 

 Academy of Science, Johns Hopkins University, State Historical 

 Society of Wisconsin, Minnesota Historical Society, Portland Society 

 of Natural History, Kansas Academy of Science, American Antiqua- 

 rian Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, St. Louis 

 Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American 

 Museum of Natural History, Colorado Scientific Society, Torrey 

 Botanical Club, Harvard College, University of California, Illinois 

 Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia Academy of Science, 

 Zoological Society of Philadelphia, Chicago Historical Society, F'ield 

 Coluqibian Museum, California Academy of Science, Entomological 

 Publication, National and State Geological Surveys and Reports, 

 Reports on Forestry, Botany, Chemistry, Experiment Stations, Animal 

 Industries, etc., from the Department of Agriculture, Patent Office 

 Gazette, Fish Commission, Coast and Geodetic Surveys, Smithsonian 

 Reports, etc., in all, about one hundred societies and departments. 



From foreign countries we receive exchanges as follows : Canada, 

 Mexico, Africa, 3; South America, 15; Asia, i; x'^.ustralasia, 5; 

 Austro-Hungary, 13; Belgium, 9; Denmark, 2; France, 31; Ger- 

 many, 45 ; England, 14; Ireland, 3; Scotland, 9; Italy, 12; Nether- 

 lands, 3; Norway, 7; Portugal, 2; Russia, 4; Spain, i; Sweden, 7; 

 Switzerland, 11; Bulgaria, i ; in all, 198 foreign Societies contribut- 

 ing regularly through exchange for our publications to the building up 

 of this vast storehouse of scientific hnt. I have in previous reports 

 urged the necessity of binding and indexing, a work requiring consid- 

 erable time and expense to complete. I trust the Academy will speed- 

 ily enter upon this most important work. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. E. Harrison, Librarian. 



REPORT OF PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. 



Your Committee on Publication reports as follows : 



Early in the past )ear. Vol. VI. of the Proceedings, begun in 1892, 

 was brought to completion, and the usual edition of 1,500 copies, with 

 200 separate for authors, was printed. Of these 374 have been dis- 

 tributed to home and foreign exchanges and to regular members, and 



