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age. Dr. Newberry had discovered dicotyledonous leaves in 

 well marked Cretaceous strata in New Mexico, and he had 

 himself found them in Cretaceous strata in Texas. 



November 2, 1863. 

 The President, Dr. Engelmann", in the chair. 



Ten members present. 



Letters were read from the Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 

 26, 1863, announcing publications forwarded from foreign 

 Societies; and from the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Ed- 

 inburgh, Sept. 1, 1863, acknowledgrhg receipt of Transac- 

 tions. 



The following publications were received : 



Proc. of the Acad. Nat. Sciences, Philad., No. 4, 1863— -from the Acade- 

 my. Jour, of Education, No. 9, Sept., 1863, Montreal— -from Major L. A. 

 Huquet-Latour. Proc. of the Boston Soc. of Nat. Hist, Vol. III., Sept., 

 1863 — from the Society. Proc. of the American Geographical & Statistical 

 Soc, N. York, Vol. I., No. 4, 1862-3— from the Society. Atti della Societa 

 di Acclimazione e di Agricoltura in Italia, T. III., No. 3-6, Palermo, 1863 

 — -from the Society. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a communication from 

 A. H. Worthen, State Geologist of Illinois, concerning a slab 

 of sandstone, which was exhibited, containing markings sup- 

 posed to be artificial, and which was said to have been found 

 in excavating for a well, at a depth of 30 feet below the sur- 

 face. An examination of the slab resulted in a pretty gene- 

 ral opinion among the members that the markings had been 

 recently made. 



Prof. Giovanni Capellini, of Bologna, Italy, was elected a 

 Corresponding Member. 



November 16, 1863. 

 The President, Dr. Engelmann, in the chair. 



Seven members present. 



Letters were read from the Naturforschende Verein, Riga, 

 April 18, 1863; Der Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Sel- 

 skab, Copenhagen, Feb. 1, 1863 ; L'Academie Roy ale des Sci- 

 ences de Lisbonne, July 18, 1863 ; Naturf. Gesellschaft des 

 Osterlandes, Altenburg, June 16, 1863 ; Naturf. Gesellschaft, 

 Bern, April 8, 1863, — acknowledging receipt of Trans., and 

 announcing publications sent; and from Dr. Moriz Homes, 



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