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Miss Beckwitli exhibited a fine growing plant of Camptosorus 

 rhuophylhts and Asplenium Trichoma?tes sent from Ittiaca by W. W. 

 Gilbert, also a specimen of Usnea barbata. 



Januarys, 1892. Microscopical studies : Dr. Searing exhibited 

 Azolla Caroli/iiana, and also papillose leaf of Hypnum delicatulum. 



Miss Beck with reported Dandelion in blossom December 14, 

 Chickweed January i, and Golden- rod in November. 



The Curator of Botany, Miss Beckwith, reported as follows : 



Number of mounted specimens in the herbarium 1873 



Number of unmounted specimens 700 



Total 2573 



This includes a collection of nearly 200 Australian plants, a col- 

 lection of Colorado plants given to the Academy by Miss M. E. 

 Macauley, a collection containing about 75 Syrian plants recently 

 donated by Mr. Joseph B. Fuller, and a collection of Hawaiian ferns 

 given by Mrs. Frederic S. Webster. 



report of the section of geology. 



The Report of the Section of (ieology was read by the Recorder 

 of the Section, Mr. H. L. Preston. 



election of officers. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year was held, and 

 resulted as follows : 



President, H. L. Fairchild. 



First Vice-President, A. L. Arey. 



Second Vice-President, J. Edvv. Line. 



Secretary, Frank C. Baker. 



Corresponding' Secretary, Charles W. Dodge. 



Treasurer, J. Eugene Whitney. 



Librarian, Mary E. Macauley. 



^ .,, ( WiLLIAiM StREETER. 



Councillors, j ... * ,,, 



( Henry A. Ward. 



