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II. E. Van Deman exhibited specimens of the " Delicious ' 

 apple, and gave a short history of this variety. 



The program was a discussion of 'Parallel Development." 

 It was opened by A. I). Hopkins with a paper on "Parallel 

 Development as illustrated in Morphological Characters and 

 Physiological Characteristics in Scolytoid Beetles." Messrs. 

 Nelson, Oberholser, Lyon, Gidley, Hay, Baker, Bartsch and 

 (Jill took part in the discussion. 



December 13, 1913— 518th Meeting. 

 THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



President Nelson in the chair and 28 persons present. 



Reports of the various officers were received. 



The following officers were elected for the year 1914: 



President : Paul Bartsch. 



Vice-Presidents: W. P. Hay, J. N. Rose, A. D. Hopkins, 

 Mary J. Rath bun. 



Recording Secretary : D. E. Lantz. 



Corresponding Secretary : W. L. McAtee. 



Treasurer: Wells W. Cooke. 



Members of the Council : William Palmer, Hugh M. Smith, 

 Vernon Bailey, Marcus W. Lyon, Jr., N. Hollister. 



President Bartsch was selected to represent the Society as 

 Vice-President in the Washington Academy of Sciences. 



The president announced the following standing Committee 

 on Publications: N. Hollister, W. L. McAtee, Wells W. Cooke. 



