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Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



BOTANY. 



The Botanical collection of the Society has unfortunately 

 received no additions during the past twelve months, hence it 

 remains as when last reported; in good condition, of easy access to 

 botanical students but in need of many species to round it up. 



There has been some agitation concerning the organization of a 

 Botanical Section. Such a section would not only unite our botanists 

 to their mutual advantage, but it would be ot inestimable value to the 

 Society and especially to this department. It is to be hoped that the 

 Curator of Botany will take advantage of this announced desire and at 

 once take steps to organize the section. 



ZOOLOGY. 



The department of Zoology is without doubt the most active and 

 consequently its collections are growing more regularly than any of 

 the unorganized departments. 



At present, the collections are arranged as they were a year ago. 

 However, their cases are overcrowded and are infringing on the 

 Pal?entological cases to such an extent as to make the recommendation 

 of last year, concerning a new wall case, almost imperative. 



ANTHROPOLOGY. 



The Athropological work of the Society, heretofore one of its 

 most valuable lines of research, has of late been somewhat secondary. 

 The past year has brought to the Society one valuable addition to 

 their already large collection. A skeleton and accompanying remains 

 from Linwood, donated by Mr. Thos. B. Punshon. 



.MICROSCOPY, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY. 



The departments of Microscopy, Physics and Chemistry have for 

 three years past been departments in name only. Of the three there 

 is no reason why Microscopy should not occupy the prominent place 

 which of right belongs to it in scientific investigations and societies. 

 The other departments are not usually included in American Natural 

 History Societies, which may account for their present condition. 

 But since including them, we have patterned after foreign organizations. 



