x76 rochester academy of science. u^lu. 9, 



Librarian's Report. 



The Librarian would respectfully offer the following report : 

 Number of bound volumes received during 1892, 10 



Number of pamphlets 572 



Total accessions for the year 582 



Number of bound volumes in library 92 



Number of pamphlets 15 11 



Total number of titles 1603 



Mary E. Macauley, 



Libraria7i. 

 Report of Botanical Section. 



Read by Mrs. J. H. McGuire, Recorder of the Section. 



The officers of the Society are : Miss Mary E. Macauley, Pres- 

 ident ; Miss Florence Beckwith, Vice-President ; Mrs. J. H. 

 McGuiRE, Recorder. 



Extracts from the Alinutes of the Section. 



February 5, 1892. Over twenty-five specimens of Conifers were 

 exhibited. Of these, a few were native, the remainder cultivated. 

 Branches of ten species of Cornus were also examined. 



February 26, 1892. The study of Conifers was continued. 



Mrs. E. L. Maguire showed a number of pressed specimens of 

 Western plants. 



Dr. Searing showed pressed specimens of Bryophylhini, Berberis 

 a quifolimn, Erigenia bulbosa, Meiitzelia ornata, and Sarcodes sanguinea 

 the snow plant. 



March 11, 1892. Mrs. King showed twigs of Paulownia imperialism 

 having buds, and last year's fruit. 



Miss Beckwith exhibited seeds (mounted) of this tree, which 

 were examined with the microscope. 



Miss Macauley showed pods and seeds of Catalpa. 



The subject of Conifers was resumed and the causes of the vari- 

 ations in the size of leaves of the same species, were discussed. 



Miss Beckwith stated that Prof. Dudley had offered to the Acad- 

 emy, for the herbarium, such specimens of grasses, sedges and willows, 

 as might be lacking to complete the list for this region. 



Mr. Joseph B. Fuller proposed to present to the Academy his col- 

 lection of unmounted specimens of plants, representing over nine 

 hundred species, some of which are now extinct in this locality. 



