310 ANNALS NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



The paper was discussed by Professors T. H. Morgan, C. B. Daven- 

 port and E. Broom. 



William K. Gregory, 



Secretary. 



ANNUAL MEETING 

 15 December, 1913 



The Academy met in Annual Meeting on Monday, 15 December, 1913, 

 at the Hotel Endicott, at the close of the annual dinner, Senior Vice- 

 President Charles Lane Poor presiding. 



The minutes of the last Annual Meeting, 15 December, 1912, were read 

 and approved. 



Reports were presented by the Corresponding Secretary, the Recording 

 Secretary, the Librarian and the Editor, all of which, on motion, were 

 ordered received and placed on file. They are published herewith. 



The Treasurer's report showed a net cash balance of $2,821.67 on hand 

 at the close of business, 30 November, 1912. On motion, this report was 

 received and referred to the Finance Committee for auditing. 



The following candidates for honorary membership and fellowship, 

 recommended by the Council, were duly elected : 



Honorary Members 



Prof. Charles Deperet, Lyons, France, presented by Prof. James F. 

 Kemp. 



Sir David Prain, Director, Royal Botanical Garden, Kew, England, 

 presented by Prof. Nathaniel Lord Britton. 



Fellows 



Oakes Ames, North Easton, Mass., 



Prof. Robert A. Harper, Columbia University, 



Prof. William Mansfield, 115 West 68th Street, 



Dr. William A. Murrill, New York Botanical Garden, 



Dr. Chester A. Reeds, American Museum of Natural History, 



Dr. George G. Scott, College of the City of New York, 



Charles E. Sleight, Ramsay, N. J., 



Norman Taylor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn. 



The Academy then proceeded to the election of officers for the year 

 1914. The ballots prepared by the Council in accordance with the By- 



