TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Letter of transmittal 3 



Table of contents 4 



Minutes of sixth annual meeting 5-6 



List of papers presented at sixth annual meeting 6 



Scientific uses for Michigan Folk-Lore, by Harlan I. Smith 7-8 



The Prehistoric Ethnology of the Thompson River Region, by Harlan I. Smith 8-10 



Asexual Dimorphism and the Origin of Sex, by Charles E. Barr 11-16 



Some of the Unsolved Problems in Michigan Forestry, by W. J. Beal, Ph. D 16-20 



Syllabus for a Short Course on Grasses and Other Forage Plants, by W. J. Beal, Ph. D 21-23 



The Biological Sciences and the People. Presidential address, by Jacob Reighard, Ph. B 24-30 



A Catalogue of the Flora of Detroit, by O. A. Farwell 31-68 



Infectiousness of Milk of Tuberculous Cows, by Henry B. Baker, M. D 69-78 



The Scale Insects or Coccidae, by R. H. Pettit 78-83 



The Damage done to Young Trees by Deer and Elk, by W. J. Beal, Ph. D 83-84 



A Brief History and Outline of the Work Done by the Botanical Club at the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College, by Geo. M. Bradford 85-86 



A New Method for the Mechanical Analysis of Soils, by J. A. Jeffery, B. S. Agr.(l illustration) 87-92 



The Life History of a Volcanic Island, by Dr. A. B. Lyons 92-101 



Sketch of Manly Miles, M. D., with portrait 101-107 



Sketch of Dennis Cooley, M. D., with portrait 108 



Sketch of Daniel Clark, M. D., with portrait 109 



Constitution and by-laws of Academy 110-116 



List of members 117-120 



Index 121 



