NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 



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Nov. 6th. 



Mr. Lea, President, in the Chair. 



Forty members present. 



The following paper was presented for publication : 



> " Descriptions of new species of tho reptilian genera Hyperolius. 

 Liuperus and Tropidodipsas, by E. H. Cope." 



And was referred to a Committee. 



Dr. Darrach presented the following list of plants, which appeared in flower 

 in the neighborhood of Philadelphia during the months of July, August, Sep- 

 tember and October, together with a list of ferns growing in this neighbor- 

 hood : 



1. July. 



Ranunculace.e. 

 Clematis Virginiana. 

 Anemone Virginiana. 

 Delphinium consolida. 



NeLTJMBJACEjE. 



Nelumbium luteum. 



Nymph^aceje. 

 Nuphar Kalmiana. 



Cistaceje. 

 Lechea major. 

 " minor. 



Droserace^. 

 Drosera rotundifolia. 

 " longifolia. 



Hypericace^e. 



Ascyrum crux andrese. 



" stans. 



Hypericum prolificum. 



angulosum. 



mutilum. 



sarothra. 

 Elodea Virginica. 



Caryophyllace^. 

 Dianthus armeria. 

 Silene stellata. 

 ' ' antirrhina. 



Malyace^;. 

 Abutilon Avicenna. 

 Sida spinosa. 



Linages. 

 Linum Virginiannm. 

 I860.] 



Balsaminaceje. 



Impatiens pallida. 

 " fulva. 



Anacardiace^e. 



Rhus typhina. 

 ' ' glabra. 

 ' ' copallina. 

 ' ' toxicodendron. 



Vitace^e. 

 Ampelopsis quinquifolia. 



Celastrace;e. 

 Celastrus scandens. 



POLYGALACE.33. 



Polygala incarnata. 

 " sanguinea. 



LEGUMIXOS.E. 



Crotalaria sagittalis. 

 Desmodium nudiflorum. 



" acuminatum. 



" hevigatum. 



Stylosanthes elatior. 

 Lespedeza procumbens. 



" repens. 



violacea. 



" angustifolia, v. 



Apios tuberosa. 

 Cassia Marilandica. 



Rosacea. 



Agrimonia eupatoria. 

 Waldsteinia fragarioides. 

 Potentilla arguta. 

 Geum Virginianum. 



