l895-] ANNUAL MEETING, RESOLUTIONS. l6l 



Mrs. King showed Pycnmithemum lijiifoliiim Pursh., from Can- 

 andaigua Lake. 



Mrs. E. L. Maguire showed Monarda citriodora Cerv. , from 

 Texas. 



Mr. Streeter exhibited specimens of Oscillaria under the micro- 

 scope. 



November 30, 1894. Mr. Baxter showed Arceuthobium pusillum 

 Peck, from Mendon. 



The following resolutions were presented by Mr. J. Y. McClintock 

 and were adopted : 



Whereas : It is necessary to have an accurate Topographical 

 Map of the State of New York in order to develop its wonderful 

 natural resources and to study the possibilities of improving its hun- 

 dreds of water powers, to drain swamps, protect valuable lands from 

 injury by floods, protect the water supplies of cities, improve roads, 

 preserve and create forests, provide water supply to canals, study the 

 geology and natural history, locate mines and quarries, investigate 

 the agricultural possibilities, etc. , and 



Whereas : Such a survey and maps have been partially com- 

 pleted at the joint expense of the State of New York and the United 

 States Government, at the least possible cost to the State, 



Resolved: That the Rochester Academy of Science earnestly 

 requests the Legislature to make the necessary appropriations to 

 complete the survey of the State in the shortest time; and 



Resolved : That this Academy urges that the original sheets of 

 the survey of that part of the Genesee Valley not yet completed be 

 made upon a scale of not less than one in twenty thousand, because 

 while the cost will not be greatly increased the value of the survey 

 will be far greater and will be more valuable for the purposes required, 

 and 



Resolved : That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the 

 Senator and Assemblyman from this district and to the State Engineer 

 and Surveyor. 



