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than given in the Annual published ten years since. Proba- 
bly, however, the number of members to whom we look for 
the payment of annual assessments, is larger than at that time, 
. owing to the smaller number of life members, and the care 
taken in drawing up the roll. Indeed, the Treasurer’s last re- 
port showed the largest income ever received from this source ; 
although the one to follow, I am sorry to say, will probably 
show some falling off. Twenty-four Associate, five Corporate, 
and fourteen Corresponding Members have been elected dur- 
ing the past year, and all but two of the former class have 
completed their membership. Two members have purchased 
commutation for the annual assessments. 
It would seem desirable to publish a new list of members 
as soon as possible, as this has not been done since the publi- 
cation of the so-called Annual. 
MEETINGS. 
Sixteen meetings of the General Society, seven of the Sec- 
tion of Botany, and eight of the Section of Entomology have 
been held the past year. The average attendance has been 
twenty-two, eight, and eleven, respectively, showing a falling 
off lately at the general and botanical meetings, while the 
meetings of the Sections of Entomology have been unusually 
well attended and interesting. The average attendance, 
given by Mr. Scudder ten years ago, was exactly the same 
for the general and entomological meetings ;— the Section of 
Botany had not then been formed. The history of this latter 
section, begun under hopeful auspices three years ago, is far 
from satisfactory. With so much popular interest in’ the 
study of Botany, the result was unexpected, and is to be re- 
gretted. 
LIBRARY. 
The present condition of the Library is as good as could 
be hoped, considering the sum spent upon it. The council 
have, fortunately, been able to appropriate a small amount 
