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hybrid between jR. crispus and R. patientia, possessing some char- 

 acteristics of each species. 



New stations were reported for the following rare or infrequent 

 plants : 



Silene ciicubahis Wibel. ( 6*. inflata Smith); Plantago patagonica 

 Jacq. van aristata Gray ; Trifoliiini procunibens L. ; Leontodon 

 aiihimnale L. ; Oenothera pumila L. 



Much microscopical work was done on Fungi and Lichens during 

 the year. Mr. Streeter conducted microscopical studies at many 

 of the meetings, showing at different times fruited specimens of Lich- 

 ens, prothallia of Ferns, Algre, filterings of Hemlock water and a large 

 collection of Diatoms. Mr. F. W, Ross exhibited at different times 

 a large number of galls found on various trees and plants. 



Report of the Curator in Botany. 



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

 read as follows : 



The accessions to the herbarium of the Academy during the year 

 1898 consist of 280 very fine specimens from the Cayuga Lake basin, 

 including several rare species, contributed by Mr. R. L. Junghans. 

 Eighty species of prairie plants, nearly all of them new to our herbar- 

 ium, presented by Mrs. T. F. Wingo, of Wills Point, Texas. Of the 

 collections made by members of the Botanical Section, only about two 

 hundred have been preserved. 



About four hundred specimens have been mounted, making the 

 total number of mounted specimens a little over 5,000. 



During the year, several collections which had been kept in 

 separate lots, comprising about 7,000 unmounted specimens, have 

 been consolidated, thus rendering them more convenient for reference 

 and comparison. 



In accepting the report of Mr. Fuller, it was moved and unani- 

 mously carried, that the Academy extend a vote of thanks to him for 

 the exceeding interest he has manifested in the herbarium of the 

 Society, for the great amount of work he has done and the time he 

 has spent in classifying and arranging the specimens. 



