1906.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 420 



October 2. 



Mr. Arthur Erwin Brown, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Thirty-three persons present. 



The deaths of Joseph F. Sinnott, June 20, of Howard X. Potts, 

 July 24, members, and of the following correspondents: C. R. Von 

 Osten Sacken, Eugene Renevier, Henry A. Ward, Diomys Stur and 

 E. F. Recluz, were announced. 



The Publication Committee reported that papers under the follow- 

 ing titles had been offered for publication since the last meeting : 



"Description of Five New Species of Orthoptera from Tonkin," 

 by James A. G. Rehn (May 17). 



"Description of Two New Polychseta from Alaska," by J. Percy 

 Moore (June 20). 



"Note on the Dusky Salamander," by H. W. Fowler (July 7). 



"On Some Fishes of Western Cuba," by N. E. Mclndoo (July 7). 



"On Some Reptilian Freaks from Indiana," by W. S. Blatchley 

 (July 7). 



' ' A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Orthoptera of Montana, 

 Yellowstone Park, Utah and Colorado," by James A. G. Rehn and 

 Morgan Hebard (August 31). 



"Description of Two New Species of Centropomus, " by Henry 

 W. Fowler (September 10). 



Botanizing in the Canadian Rockies. — Mr. Stewardson Brow^n 

 remarked that during the past summer, through the liberality of Mrs. 

 Charles Schaffer, June and July were spent in studying the plants of 

 the Canadian Rockies, along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. 



The section explored was from Banff, Alberta, to Glacier, B. C, with 

 side trips into the region surrounding Lake Louise, to the south of 

 Laggan Station, and the Ptarmigan, Blind, and part of the Pipestone 

 Valleys to the north; Lake O'Harra, Emerald Lake, the Yoho and 

 Little Yoho Valleys, in the vicinity of Field, B. C. 



Collections were made consisting of 808 numbers, comprising about 

 one-third as many species and more than 4,000 specimens. 



As these have not yet been critically studied it is impossible to 

 indicate how many may be new to science; it is reasonable to suppose, 

 however, that there are some novelties among them. The species 

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