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Librarian's Report. 



Miss Florence Beckwith, Librarian, read thfe following 

 report : 



Since the last annual report there have been added to the library 

 800 publications; 19 bound volumes and 781 pamphlets. These are 

 received in exchange for our Proceedings, which are sent to all the 

 leading scientific societies and magazines of the world. 



Of the 800 publications received, 313 are from societies and 

 institutions of the United States and 487 from foreign countries. The 

 foreign contributions are as follows : 



Canada 48 



Mexico 23 



South America 9 



Central America 5 



Great Britain 27 



Germany 109 



France 60 



Italy 69 



Russia 20 



Austria and Hungary 21 



Norway 6 



Portugal 19 



Sweden 28 



Belgium 19 



Switzerland 13 



Australia 5 



Trinidad 5 



Japan i 



Botanical Curator's Report. 



The report of the Curator in Botany, Mr. J, B. Fuller, was 

 not read at the meeting, but is here presented, as follows : 



During the year 1894, there have been added to the herbarium 

 437 specimens. The total number of mounted and labeled specimens 

 is now 3,647, representing 1,976 species and varieties, and 511 

 genera. 



Report of Botanical Section. 



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



During the past year the Botanical Section has held twenty-eight 

 meetings, including the Botanical meeting of the Academy of Science 

 held June 25, 1894, with an average attendance of ten persons ; the 

 smallest number present at any meeting being four, the largest fifteen. 



The meetings are held fortnightly, at the residence of Mr. 

 William Streeter, No. 14 Scio street, to whose courtesy and generos- 

 ity we are not only indebted for the free use of a place of meeting, 

 but also of his extensive scientific library, microscopes, and other 

 appliances necessary to the study of Botany. 



