30 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [March, 



March 3. 

 Arthur Erwin Brown, Sc.D., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 Sixty-four persons present. 



The reception of a paper entitled ''New Land and Fresh-water Mol- 

 lusca of the Japanese Empire," by H. A. Pilsbry and Y. Hirase (Febru- 

 ary 28), was reported. 



Dr. John W. Harshberger made a communication on his dendro- 

 logical studies in Italy, wdth special reference to the influence of vegeta- 

 tion on the building up of the islands on which Venice is placed, and 

 on the condition of the timber foundations of the Campanile as revealed 

 at the time of its fall. (No abstract.) 



March 17. 

 Arthur Erwin Brown, Sc.D., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Fifty-nine persons present. 



The Publication Committee reported the reception of a paper entitled 

 "New Land Shehs from the Chinese Empire — I/' by H. A. Pilsbry and 

 Y. Hirase (March 11). 



E. G. CoxKLiN, Ph.D., made a communication on some phenomena 

 and causes of heredity. (No abstract.) 



The following were ordered to be published : 



