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lie further remarked, that, in examining closely the flowers of 

 Bletia Tankervillia early in the morning, he found on the outside, 

 at the base of the three exterior petals, a liquid exudation from a 

 small gland. It was highly ])roba])le that these glands were rudi- 

 mentary spurs, and that, if the course of nutrition which sus- 

 tained the cohering power of an Orchid could in any wa}' be 

 diverted before the final direction of form, each of these outer 

 petals might take on some of the labellatc character with its at- 

 tendant spur, which gave such a peculiar appearance to so many 

 Orchidaceous plants. 



The death of Dr. Thos. McEuen was announced. 



March 11. 

 The President, Dr. Ruschenberger, in the chair. 

 Twent3^-three members present. 



The following papers were presented for publication : 



Descriptions of new species of marine shells inhabiting the 

 South Sea Islands. By Andrew Garrett. 



Descriptions of a new species of Goniodoris. By Andrew 

 Garrett. 



Descriptions of new species of laud shells inhabiting the South 

 Sea Islands. By Andrew Garrett. 



Mr. Thos. Meehan announced the deatli of Dr. John Torre}', 

 and offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously 

 adopted : 



Hesolved, That the Academy of Natural Sciences of Pliiladel- 

 phia receives with profound regret the announcement of the death 

 of Dr. John Torrej^, who for fift}' j-ears has been one of its most 

 esteemed correspondents, and whose scientific eminence is world 

 renowned. 



Resolved,, That, as an expression of our sense of the severe loss 

 science suiters by his death, these resolutions be entered on the 

 minutes, and published in the Proceedings of the Acadcni}-. 



