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January 14, 1902. 

 ANNUAL MEETING. 



The meeting was held at the Mechanics Institute; President 

 Fairchild in the chair; eighteen persons present. 



Reports of officers for the year 1901 were read, but no record 

 preserved by the Secretary. 



Report of the Botanical Section. 



The report of the Botanical Section was read by the Recorder, 

 Mrs. J. H. McGuire. 



The officers of the Section are : Miss Florence Beckwith, 

 Chairman ; Mr. William Streeter, Vice-Chairman ; Mrs. J. H. 

 McGuiRE, Recorder. 



Twenty-three meetings were held during the year at the residence 

 of Mr. William Streeter. 



Snowdrops were reported in blossom March 20. 



The attention of Dr. Charles H. Sargent being called to the 

 fact that there appeared to be a number of Crataegtis in and around 

 Rochester which did not agree with published descriptions, he 

 requested the members of the Section to obtain specimens of that 

 family and said that he would examine and identify them. As a result 

 a large number of specimens were obtained, most of which are not yet 

 named.* 



The following new plants were reported during the year : 



Stellaria idiginosa Murr. ; Crataegus pediculata Sargent ; C. 

 durobrivensis Sarg. ; C. ellwangeriana Sarg. ; C diinbari Sarg. ; C. 

 laneyi Sarg. ; C. baxteri Sarg. ; C. gemmosa Sarg. ; and other 

 Crataegus to the number of thirty-five. 



New stations were reported for the following rare or infrequent 

 plants : 



Menyanthcs trifoliata L, ; Hesperis matronalis L. ; Equisetum 

 limosum L. ; Arabis perfoliata Lam. ; Verartum vitide Ait. ; Ophio- 

 glossuni vulgattmi L. ; Spergidaria arvensis L. 



The study of Lichens and Fungi was continued through the year 

 and many species were examined and identified. 



* Subsequently named and published in the brochure " Crataegus in Rochester, New York." 

 Proc. Roch. Acad. Sci., Vol. 4, pp. 93-13(3, June, 1903. 



