1892.] NEW ycilK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 9 



Sweet Corn is believed to have been brouglit to Mass. in 1779 

 by Lieut. Bagnall on bis return from Sullivan's Expedition up 

 the Susquehanna and Western N. Y, and then became widely 

 distributed by Connecticut settlers, as I know, throughout the 

 "Western States and beyond the Mississippi to its early homes. 



Meeting adjourned. 



Stated Meeting. 

 October 17th, 1892. 



The President, Dii. Hubbard, in the chair. 



Thirty five persons present. 



The minutes of October 10th were read and approved. 



The Secretary proposed as a Resident Member ; Frederic S. 

 Lee, of Columbia College. The nomination was referred to the 

 Council. 



There being no further business the Academy adjourned. 



The Biological Section then organized with Prof. Henry L. 

 Osborn in the chair and Dr. Bashford Dean as Secretary. 



The following is an abstract of the proceedings: 

 The papers of the evening were:— 



" Dionaea. Its life habits under native conditions. From 

 observations made near Wilmington, N. C," by Bashford Dean. 



DIONAEA. 



Its life habits under native conditions. From observations 

 made near Wilmington, N. C. (April, 1891 . ) 



By Bashford Dean. 



Accounts hitherto given throw but little light upon the 

 actual life habits of Dionaea, and give but a general idea 

 of a locality, which perhaps is of a peculiar character to account 

 for an extremely restricted range. The observations of the Rev. 

 Dr. Curtis, * and of Dr. Canby, f both at Wilmington, preceded 



* Boston Journal of Nat. Hist., V. l, 123, 1837, and Catalogue ol Plants Growing 

 Spontaneously around Wilmington, 1831. 

 t Gardoner's Monthly, Phil., Aug. 18G8, 



