spects the most interesting of all, is the bridge over the Lachine Rapids 

 of the St. Lawrence river, near Montreal, on which he was engaged at the 

 time of his death, and which is still in course of erection. When com- 

 pleted this will be one of the greatest works of its kind, and it is a worthy 

 ending of a professional career of exceptional brilliancy. 



Owing to his native reserve Mr. Smith was much less widely known as 

 a man than as an engineer ; but by those who were so fortunate as to come 

 into intimate relation with him, he will be ever remembered more for his 

 personal traits than for his skill in his profession. 



Courteous, honorable, and just in his dealings with all men, he was 

 especially considerate and helpful in dealing with his subordinates; and 

 no stronger testimony to his personal worth can be offered than the loyal 

 and abiding friendship for him which is manifested by every one who was 

 ever in his service. So that, in losing him from our number, the Acade. 

 my loses not only an engineer of the rarest skill, but also one of the pur- 

 est and best of men. 



[Signed,] Rob't Moore, 



Jas. M. Leete, 

 H. S. Pritchett. 



Report was accepted and ordered spread on the record of the 

 Academy. 



Dr. L. Bremer presented a verbal communication describing 

 the methods and apparatus in use, and exhibited some of the re- 

 sults attained in the cultivation of Bacteria. 



June 6th, 1887. 



President Nipher in the chair ; eleven members present. 



Mr. O. B. Wheeler read a paper on "The Secondary Base in 

 Geodetic Surveys," w^hich was referred to the Committee on Pub- 

 lication. 



Mr. L. H. Pammel made a few remarks on "The Behavior of 

 Bees on the Flowers of the Phlomis tiiberosa" about as follows : 



A species of Xylocopa regularly cuts with its mandibles two or three 

 longitudinal slits on the upper side of the tube of the corolla in order to 

 get at the nectar, which is produced in great abundance and contained 

 in the nectary which occupies the lower third of the tube of the corolla. 

 There are also well developed nectar glands immediately underneath the 

 ovary. The nectar is protected from unwelcome guests by a rim of hairs 

 on the inside of the tube of the corolla, at the slight enlargement above 

 the nectary. The purple corolla of the flower and the numerous auxiliary 

 heads make it very conspicuous. It is visited and pollinated by several 



