NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 



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43. Smilace-S. 



Smilax rotundifolia. 



" herbacea. 

 Trillium cernuum. 

 Mediola Virginica. 



44. Lilliaceje. 



Asparagus officinalis. 

 Polygonatum biflorum. 

 Smilacena racemosa. 



" trifolia. 



" bifolia. 

 Ornitbogalum umbellatum. 

 Allium Canadense. 



45. MELANTHACEjE. 



Uvularia perfoliata. 

 " sessilifolia. 

 Veratrum viride. 



46. COMMELYNACE.S. 



Tradescantia Virginica. 



47. ERIOCAULONACEiE. 



Eriocaulon gnaplialodes. 



Orders 47. 

 Species 130. 



June 9 th. 



SPECIAL MEETING. 



Vice President Bridges in the Chair. 



The Vice President announced the object of the meeting to be to 

 express the sense of the Academy at its loss in the death of Mr. 

 George W. Carpenter, its late Treasurer, which occurred on the 7th 

 inst. On motion of Mr. Cassin, a committee consisting of Messrs. 

 Cassin, Vaux, Rand, Bridges and Jeanes, was appointed, who, after 

 a recess, presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the Academy has learned with the deepest regret of 

 the decease of our late esteemed fellow member, George W. Carpen- 

 ter, who has been associated with this Institution for a period of thirty 

 five years, and who, on account of his able and active exertions as a 

 member, and faithful discharge of the responsible duties of Treasurer, 

 during the long official term of thirty-three years, has been strictly 

 identified with, and efficiently co-operative in its progress. 



Resolved, That the members of this Academy do cordially sympa- 

 thize with the bereaved family of Mr. Carpenter, and do hereby tender 

 to them their sincere condolence. 



Resolved, That the Recording Secretary be instructed to send to 

 the family of our deceased member a copy of these resolutions, and 

 that they be published in the daily journals of this city. 



June 12th. 

 Mr. Wm. S. Vaux in the Chair. 



Forty members present. 



The following papers were presented for publication : 



" Contributions to American Lepidopterology, No. 5," by Bracken- 

 vidge Clemens, M. D. 



" Hemiptera of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under 

 Commanders Rodgers and Ringgold," by P. R. Uhler. 



And were referred to Committees. 

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