1898.] business proceedings. 259 



Botanical Curator's Report. 



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

 g^iven, as follows : 



During the year there have been added to our herbarium 192 

 specimens, representing 93 species, 77 of which are new to our collec- 

 tion. Of these species seventy were presented by Dr. Anna H. 

 Searing, collected by herself in the vicinity of Escondido, Cal. 



An informal report of the Curator in Geology, Mr. C. J. Sarle, 

 was received and accepted. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : 



President, Herman L. Fairchild. 



First Vice-President, J. M. Davison. 



Second Vice-President, George W. Goler. 



Secretary, 



Corresponding Secretary, Charles Wright Dodge. 



Treasurer, Joseph E. Putnam. 



Librarian, Miss Florence Beckwith. 



- .,, (Edwin A. Fisher, ] ,., 

 Cou7icillors, - T T r- T \ until igoi. 



' [ Henry E. Lawrence, J ^ 



Professor Henry A. Ward presented by title descriptions of 



FOUR AUSTRALIAN METEORITES.* 



These were named Ballinoo, Mungindi and Mooranoppin. 

 Professor Charles Wright Dodge read a paper entitled : 



THE PSYCHIC ACTIVITIES OF PLANTS. 



The paper was illustrated by lantern views. 



January 25, 1898. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library, President 

 Fairchild in the chair, about 30 persons present. 



Professor E. Howard Eaton gave a lecture on 

 THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS. 



♦Published in American Journal of ScicncCy Feb. 189?. Vol. V., pp. 135-140. 



