1 1 2 Proceedings of Societies. 



Dr. Cooper read a paper on " The Shells of the Gulf of 

 California." 



March SI, iSgj. President Cooper in the chair. 



Dr. Eisen read a. paper on " The Anatomy of Certain Earth- 

 worms." 



Alphonse de CandoUe died on the fourth day April, 1893, in 

 the eighty-seventh year of his age. The whole botanical world 

 feels his loss. 



Dr. George Vasey, Chief Botanist of the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington, died at his home on March 4, 1893. 

 His specialty was Grasses, but he contributed also to other 

 departments of Botan3\ For twenty-one years he was Curator 

 of the National Herbarium and his influence has been felt 

 throughout the whole conntry. 



