1892.] NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 7 



Stated Meeting. 

 October lOtb, 1892. 

 The President, Dk. Hubbard, in the chair. 

 Twenty-three persons present. 

 There were no minutes to be approved. 



The Secretary read the following proposals for membership. 

 Edmund B. Wilson, Columbia College. 

 Arthur Willey, Columbia College. 

 J. L. Wortman, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 



The proposals were referred to the Council for action. 



The Secretary announced important changes in the pro- 

 gramme for October, as follows: 



October 17 — Biological Section. (Zoology and Botany) 



Bashford Dean, ''Habits of the Veuu.s Fly Trap of North 

 Carolina." 



N. L Brfiton, "Note on a species of Hieraciuin." 



E. B. Wilson, "Artifical production of Twins and Mul- 

 tiple Embryos in Amj^hioxus." 



H. F. Osborn, "The Cretaceous Mammalia in Am. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist." 



Henry F. Osborn, Chairman. 

 Bashford Dean, Secretary. 



October 24 — Paper by Prof. James F. Kemp, on "A Review 

 of the Geological Work hitherto done in the Adiron- 

 dacks. ' ' 



October 31 — Public Lecture Course. Lecture by Prof. 

 Charles F. Chandler, on "Aluminium," illustrated, 

 and stated that notice would be sent to all members of the Sci- 

 entific Alliance. 



Prof. D. S. Martin read a paper on: 



The Influence upon Science of the Discovery of the New 

 World. 



