290 ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. [May 22, 



Mr. John R. Key, of Buffalo, X. Y. , gave a lecture upon 

 COLORED PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECT FROM NATURE 



BY THE Mcdonough method. 



The lecture was illustrated by a large number of lantern views. 



May 22, 1900. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library; the President in 

 the chair ; forty-seven persons present. 



A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. John R. Key for his lecture 

 on the 8th inst. 



President H. L. Fairchild read papers on 



PECULIAR DRUMLINS IN THE GENESEE VALLEY. 

 MEDINA SANDSTONE STRUCTURE.* 



Both papers were illustrated by lantern views, maps and charts. 



June 19, 1900. 



The meeting was held at Anderson Hall; President Fairchild 

 in the chair ; about one hundred fifty persons present. 



Miss Fannie Montgomery, Miss J. B. Spencer and Dr. 

 W. V. Ewers were elected active members of the Academy. 



This being the annual public meeting of the Botanical Section, 

 the President placed the meeting, in the hands of Miss Beckwith, 

 the Chairman of the Section. 



Tfie work of the Section for the last few months had been largely 

 devoted to the study of lichens, and they formed the topic of interest 

 for this meeting. The paper of the evening was by Mrs. William 

 Streeter, and was entitled : 



LICHENS. 



Several collections of lichens were shown, including one made by 

 Dr. Samuel Bradley, in 1S16 ; forty-six named species contributed to 



'The paper is printed in the American Geologist. Vol. 28, July. igor. pp. 9-14. 



