UNITED STATES 115 



Anniversary memoirs . . . published in celebration of the fiftieth anni- 

 versary of the society's foundation. 1830-80. Boston, 1880. 4. 



Price: $15. 



Catalogue of the Library. Boston, 1837-41 (?). 12. 

 Guides to the museum . . . Geological collections. By W. O. Crosby. 

 Mineralogy (1886), 250. Dynamical geology and petrography (1892), 400. 

 General guide to the museum ... By Alpheus Hyatt. Boston, 



12. IOC. 



Guide to localities illustrating the geology, marine zoology, and botany 

 of the vicinity of Boston. Ed. by A. W. Grabau and J. E. Wood- 

 man. Boston, 1898. 8. 3oc. 



Several addresses delivered before the society have been separately pub- 

 lished. 



Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the society. Printed price list of separate 

 papers can be obtained on application to the Secretary. 



Prises. WALKER PRIZES in natural history. 2 prizes offered annually 

 for the best memoirs written in the English language on subjects pro- 

 posed by a special committee. For the best memoir, $60, or, if of 

 marked merit, up to $100, at the discretion of the committee. For the 

 next best memoir, a sum not to exceed $50. Competition not restricted. 

 Memoirs must be in the hands of the Secretary on or before Apr. i of 

 the year for which the prize is offered. Special circulars issued contain- 

 ing subjects and conditions. 



WALKER GRAND PRIZE. A sum of $1,000 at the maximum, awarded not 

 oftener than once in five years for meritorious scientific investigation, 

 or discovery in natural history, first made known and published in the 

 United States at least one year before the time of award. 



Bostonian Society. 



Address. Old State House, Boston, Mass. Clerk and Treasurer : Charles 

 F. Read. 



History. Founded and incorporated in 1881 as a successor to the Boston 

 Antiquarian Club (1879). Boston Memorial Association (founded 

 1880 ?) merged with it in 1902. 



Object. Promotion of the study of the history of Boston and the preservation of its 

 antiquities. 



Meetings. 2d Tuesday of each month, June to Sept. excepted. 



Membership. 551 annual (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $5) ; 565 life ($30) ; 2 hon- 

 orary. 



