20i TRANSACTrONS OF SOCtEtY. 



nrens of insects injurious to vege'fetion, g^'Ve a^^ftWh^jr • 

 M'ezch and pointed out the nature of the- diiftiag* 

 done to the agriculturist by them. Four specimens 

 of the 17— ycar.Cicadai were exhibrt'ed, they had b«ert' 

 s6nt to the soctct}- from Iowa by Dr: Blsrichard, sev- ' 

 eral branches. which the female •haiH' pierced for'thie 

 dTep'iti^it'ofher etrgs, were also sent'" Rev: 'T:E;' Ran- •• 

 'rney remarked that when these cicada: come- forth" in 

 the Spring their numbers arc s6'gteat that the'foreiats 

 resound with their, music. He stated that^ Avhfeh" he • 

 resided' in the Cherokee Nation if • was hectssaiy "to * • 

 tic a bell on his horse to en'abll' hfm' to frhd'it wh'en 

 he wished, sometimes when within a \-ery<;h6rt diS- ' 

 tance of the horse he could hot distinguish' the solirfd 

 of the hell so great was the noise of the Cicadat! 

 The Indans use them for* food. • ' 



Pollen S/i07i.'cr. — Dr. Currier exhibited specimer^s 

 oY'pollen tmder the microscope, which fell during a 

 shower a few weeks previous. In >'inu- places it had 

 'been observed one liair'inch deep, and gave to the 

 surfact; on which it. fell the appearanct: of being spu'n- 

 ided' <ner with sulphur, wliicli lasted man)- days, and 

 was quite general in "this section of cotiritry Previ- 

 ous to this shower a strong south \V ind jirevailed fcrr 

 one whole day, 'irtcl'the afiwosphere fn the Memphrc- 

 ina<>-o" N'ailev was >o Ii.izA- that the mountain tops 

 three miles distant could not be d)>tinguished. The 

 speimens examined were mostly pollen of the WTiite 

 and Yellow Birch. These trees had blossomed* very 

 rapidly and luxuriently the present Spring, and was 

 already to take its flight when this furious wind came. 



Septi-MBER 12, 1 87 1. 

 Anntuil Meeting at Derby. 

 President HiN.MAN in the chair. 

 Officers — The following officers were -elected for 



