ERING OF THE GINKGO TREE IN WASHINGTON,* stated that two trees of Ginkgo biloba, L., a male and a female, had flowered for the first time in the Botanical Garden, and the artificial pollinization of the female tree had been successfully effected.

Dr. H. G. Beyer, U. S. N., read a paper on THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF COCAINE.†

Prof. C. V. Riley presented a paper entitled NOTES ON THE PERIODICAL CICADA, in which he described the two extensive broods of this year, and discussed the specific value of the different forms.

Dr. Thomas Taylor made a communication on How To DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ANIMAL And Vegetable FATS,§ giving an account of his recent experiments on the subject.

EIGHTY-SECOND MEETING, October 31, 1885.

The President occupied the chair, and thirty members were present.

Col. Marshall McDonald made a communication entitled FISH CULTURE A NECESSITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SHAD FISHERY. illustrating his arguments by a comparison of the statistics for 1880 and 1885.

Mr. Wm. H. Dall read a paper on DEEP-SEA MOLLUSKS AND THE LAWS ILLUSTRATED IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT, exhibiting specimens collected by the Coast Survey Steamer "Blake" and the Fish Commission Steamer" Albatross."

Prof. O. T. Mason exhibited a series of casts taken from the

1885.

WARD, LESTER F. The Ginkgo Tree. <Science, v, June 19, PP. 495-497, 10 figs.

+1885. BEYER, H. G. The Influence of Atropine, Cocaine, and Caffeine on the Heart and Blood Vessels. <Am. Jour. of the Medical Sciences, Phila., July, pp. 1–31, 2 pls.

1885. RILEY. C. V.

pp. 518-521.

The Periodical Cicada. <Science, v,

June 26,

§ Proc. Am. Assoc. Advancement of Science, 1885; Proc. Am. Soc. of Microscopists, 1885; Ann. Rept. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 1885.

1885. The Results of Shad Propagation on the Atlantic Coast. <Science, vi, No. 145, suppl., pp. 433-434. (Abstract). Abstracts also printed in the American Angler, Forest and Stream, and other papers.

surfaces of a set of Haidi gambling sticks, the carvings on which were illustrative of Haidi mythology.

EIGHTY-THIRD MEETING, November 14, 1885.

The President occupied the chair, and twenty-six members were present.

Mr. Richard Rathbun read a paper entitled REMARKS ON THE WOOD'S HOLL Station of the U. S. FISH COMMISSION, in which he described the quarters recently constructed for the purposes of fish culture and investigation.

Dr. W. S. Barnard exhibited A NEW STYLE OF METAL CASE FOR MOUNTING NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS.

The cases are of different shapes and sizes, and without sharp angles to give greater strength. They are intended for both dry and fluid preparations, and may have a glass face on one side. They are so constructed as to receive a tablet on which the specimens may be mounted. The lid has a groove with soft packing, to prevent evaporation or the entrance of museum pests.

Mr. John A. Ryder described A NEW AND PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF RAISING SEED OYSTERS.*

Mr. F. W. True made a communication ON A SPOTTED DOLPHIN APPARENTLY IDENTICAL WITH PRODELPHINUS DORIS, GRAY, basing his remarks upon a specimen recently taken off Cape Hatteras by the Fish Commission Steamer Albatross .

EIGHTY-FOURTH MEETING, November 28, 1885.

The President occupied the chair, and thirty-six members were present.

Letters were read from the Secretaries of the Philosophical Society and the Chemical Society, inviting the members of the Biological Society to attend the next meetings of those Societies, at which presidential addresses would be delivered.

* 1885. Forest and Stream, xxv, No. 13, Oct. 22, pp. 249-250. Science, Nov. 28.

TRUE, FREDERICK W. On a Spotted Dolphin Apparently Identical with the Prodelphinus doris of Gray. <Rept. U. S. National Museum for 1884, pp. 317-324.

Dr. Theobald Smith exhibited A SIMPLE DEVICE FOR STORING COVER-GLASSES ILLUStrative of BACTERIAL DISEASE.

Dr. W. S. Barnard explained A NEW METHOD OF MOUNTING GLASS SPECIMEN TUBES. Punched wads of some material that is proof against insects and fluids were recommended as stoppers for specimen tubes, being both economical and efficient. The tubes are mounted on tablets or labels by means of sheet-metal end clips which also serve to hold in the stopper; several different styles were exhibited.

Dr. C. Hart Merriam read a paper on THE WORK OF THE U. S. Department of AgriCULTURE IN ECONOMIC ORNITHOLOGY. Mr. C. D. Walcott made a communication upon EVIDENCE OF THE LOSS OF VITAL FORCE IN CERTAIN TRILOBITES ON APPROACHING EXTINCTION.

Mr. F. W. True presented A NEW STUDY OF THE AMERICAN POCKET RATS, GENUS DIPODOMYS.

EIGHTY-FIFTH MEETING, December 12, 1885.

The President occupied the chair.

Dr. J. M. Flint, U. S. N., read a paper entitled THE COLLECTION AND METHOD OF STUDYING FORAMINIFERA, exhibiting representative specimens from the dredgings of the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross.

Mr. Romyn Hitchcock made a communication upon THE RED SNOW, showing specimens derived from several sources.

Dr. W. S. Barnard spoke upon ENVIRONMENTAL Digestion. Prof. C. V. Riley presented a paper entitled THE MILDEWS of the Grape Vine.†

EIGHTY-SIXTH MEETING, December 26, 1885.

The President occupied the chair, and twenty-five members were present.

1885. The Red Snow. <Am. Monthly Micr. Jour., vi, pp. 221-224. + RILEY, C. V. The Mildews of the Grape Vine. An effectual remedy for the Peronospora. <Rural New Yorker, Feb. 6, 1886, illustrated. (Also separate reprint).

The following communications were made:

Dr. C. Hart Merriam, DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF STRIPED SQUIRREL, TAMIAS MACRORHABDOTES, FROM CALIFORNIA;* and DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SUB-SPECIES OF THE COMMON EASTERN CHIPMUNK, TAMIAS STRIATUS LYSTERI.†

Mr. F. H. Knowlton, THE MULTIPLICATION IN THE GYNOECIUM OF DATURA STRAMONIUM.

Prof. O. T. Mason, MUTILATIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY, CONSIDERED ETHNICALLY.

EIGHTY-SEVENTH MEETING, January 9, 1886.

The President occupied the chair, and twelve members were present.

This meeting was called as the annual meeting for the election of officers, but, on account of the small number of members present, due to very inclement weather, it was voted to defer the election to the next regular meeting-day.

EIGHTY-EIGHTH MEETING, January 23, 1886.

(Sixth Annual Meeting).

The President occupied the chair, and twenty-eight members were present.

The following board of officers was elected for the ensuing year:

President-Mr. G. Brown Goode.

Vice-Presidents-Mr. William H. Dall, Prof. Charles V. Riley, Prof. Lester F. Ward, Dr. Frank Baker.

Secretaries-Mr. Richard Rathbun, Dr. C. Hart Merriam. Treasurer-Mr. Frederick W. True.

Additional Members of the Council-Mr. Romyn Hitchcock, Mr. Charles D. Walcott, Dr. Tarleton H. Bean, Prof. Otis T. Mason, Dr. George Vasey.

* 1886. Proc. Biological Society, iii, pp. 25-28.

+1886. MERRIAM, C. HART, M. D. Description of a New Subspecies of the Common Eastern Chipmunk. <Am. Nat., xx, pp. 236–242.

EIGHTY-NINTH MEETING, February 6, 1886.

The Sixth Anniversary Meeting of the Society was held this evening in the Lecture Hall of the National Museum, Mr. William H. Dall, Vice-President, presiding. The President, Mr. Goode, delivered the annual address, his subject being THE BEGINNINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY IN AMERICA.*

Many members of the other scientific societies of the city were present by invitation.

1886. Proc. Biological Society, iii, pp.35-105.