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geology of Weymouth, Braintree, and tlie Blue Hills. Miss 
Martin has also made a number of illustrations for this department. 
Botany. 
This depaitineut lias been cared for this year, as during many 
previous years, by our veteran benefactor, Mr. John Cummings. 
Miss Carter has completed the final revision and cataloguing of 
the general herbarium by the revision and cataloguing of the Algae. 
This class is represented by 353 genera, 1406 species, and 3748 
specimens. These figures added to those given in last year's report 
upon this department give the sum total of our collection of 
cryptogamous plants as consisting of 10 orders, 93'2 genera, 5189 
species, and 11,323 specimens. 
The collections of woods, fruits, etc., have also been carefully 
revised, and the set of woods given b}^ Mr. Charles B. Brooks has 
been properly catalogued and labeled. 
The following accessions are hereby acknowledged : Mr. Chas. 
B. Brooks, 275 specimens of Avood ; Mr. Nathaniel T. Kidder, a 
very rare and interesting specimen of Conopholis amerieana, 
showing undeveloped buds parasitic on oak ; Mr. E. H. Hitchings, 
herbarium specimen of Conopholis amerieana for New England 
collection ; Mr. W. S. Rhodes, one specimen for New England 
collection ; Miss Cora H. Clarke, 8 specimens New England Algae ; 
Miss M. K. Goddard, one specimen New England Algae. 
Nineteen persons have been allowed the special use of the 
herbarium, and more time has been asked for and given to this 
work than in previous years. 
Synoptic Collection. 
Miss J. M. Arms has continued her voluntary labors upon this 
collection, the immediate object of which was described in the last 
report. 
The descriptive text of the Porifera has been practically finished . 
It consists of 70 pages of manuscript. The class of Hydrozoa is 
also in an advanced stage of preparation, the text being nearly 
finished. 
