Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 



This Journal, the oflEicial organ of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 

 aims to present a brief record of current scientific work in Washington. To this 

 end it publishes: (1) short original papers, written or communicated by mem- 

 bers of the Academy; (2) short abstracts of certain of these articles; (3) pro- 

 ceedings and programs of meetings of the Academy and affiliated Societies; (4) 

 notes of events connected with the scientific life of Washington. The Journal 

 is issued semi-monthly, on the fourth and nineteenth of each month, except dur- 

 ing the summer when it appears on the nineteenth only. Volumes correspond 

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