NATURAL SCIENCES OP PHILADELPHIA. 
773 
1901.] 
ber, largely through the untiring efforts of the late Mr. Meehan, it 
having been his expressed desire to see this work accomplished dur¬ 
ing his life, and strangely enough it was practically the last work 
he was able to do in the herbarium. 
In the early part of the present year the Curators had con¬ 
structed eleven additional cases in the north room, which has 
enabled the Conservator to rearrange all the specimens of the 
Anthophyta in the two rooms on the library floor, the Pteridophyta 
being arranged for the present in the south room on the gallery 
floor. 
All of the cases have been marked on the outside with printed 
labels, in brass holders with transparent fronts, greatly facilitating 
the reference to specimens. 
The mounting of the Charles E. Smith Herbarium was com¬ 
pleted during the year, the local material being arranged in one of 
the cases in the south room on the gallery floor ; the balance of the 
specimens will be incorporated with the general collections during 
the coming year. 
During the year much work has been accomplished on the C. 
W. Short Herbarium, about ten thousand sheets having been 
mounted, all of which will be incorporated with the general collec¬ 
tions as rapidly as possible. It is the desire of the Conservator to 
push this work during the coming year, so that the many valuable 
specimens contained in this collection may be made available for 
study at as early a date as possible. 
At the meeting of the Botanical Section, held on Monday, De¬ 
cember 9, 1901, the following were elected as the officers to serve 
for the coming year: 
Director, . 
Vice-Director, . 
Corresponding Secretary, 
Recorder, 
Treasurer and Conservator, 
Benjamin H. Smith. 
Joseph Crawford. 
John T. Pennypacker. 
John W. Harshberger. 
Stewardson Brown. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Stewardson Brown, 
Conservator. 
