Record. xvii 



RECORD. 

 From January 1, 1899, to December 31, 1899. 



January 9, 1899. 



President Engler in the chair, fifteen persons present. 



The nominating committee reported that 117 ballots had 

 been counted, and the following oflScers for 1899 were 

 declared duly elected : — 



President Edmund A. Engler. 



First Vice-President Robert Moore. 



Second Vice-President D. S. H. Smith. 



Recording Secretary William Trelease. 



Corresponding Secretary Joseph Grindon. 



Treasurer Enno Sander. 



Librarian Gustav Hambach. 



Curators Gustav Hambach, 



Julius Hurter, 

 Hermann von Schrenk. 



Directors M. H. Post, 



Am and Ravold. 



The President delivered an address on the condition and 

 work of the Academy.* 



The Treasurer submitted his annual report, showing in- 

 vested funds to the amount of $6,400.00, and a current 

 balance of $704.88, carried forward to the ye'dv 1899. t 



The Librarian submitted his annual Report. J 



Mr. H. von Schrenk presented informally the results of a 

 study of a sclerotium disease of beech roots which he had 

 observed in southeastern New York during the past summer. 

 The sclerotia, which were formed by the webbing together of 

 rootlets by sterile mycelial threads, were stated by the 



♦ Transactions 8 : xxvi. f Trausactions 8 : xxlx. X Transactions 8 : xxx. 



