<^5t) [April 17, 



liagen, on tlie recent Danish explorations in Greenland and 

 their significance as to Arctic science in general. 



Dr. W. II. Greene presented a paper bj Prof. Oscar C. S. 

 Carter, "On the adulterations of oils." 



Pending nominations Nos. 1049 to lOoi, inclusive, were read. 



The rough minutes were read, and the Society adjourned by 

 the presiding member. 



April 3. This being a public holiday, Good Friday, by 

 direction of the President no notices were issued and no meet- 

 ins; was held. 



Stated Meeting^ April 17, 1885. 



Present, 20 members. 



President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



Prof. John M. Maisch, a newly elected member, was presented 

 to the chair and took his seat. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Geological 

 Survey of India ; the Academic Imperiale des Sciences of St. 

 Petersburg ; the Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes at Mos- 

 cow ; the Magyar Tadomanyos Akademia at Budapesth ; the 

 Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft, the Physikalische Gesell- 

 schaft, the Verein zur Beforderung des Gartenbaus and Dr. 

 Severin Robinski, of Berlin ; the Kaiserlichen Akademie der 

 Wissenschaften at Vienna ; the "Verein fiir Erdkunde, the K. 

 Sachsische Gessellschaft der Wissenschaften, the Zoologischer 

 Anzeiger and E. Von Meyer of Leipzig ; the Neues Lausit- 

 isches Magazin ; the Kaiserliche Leopoldina Carolina Akade- 

 mie der Deutschen Naturforscher at Halle ; the Naturfor- 

 schende Gesellschaft at Freibnrg i B.; M. Clemens Winkler of 

 Freiburg i S. ; the Academic Royale and the Musea Royale 

 d'Histoire Naturelle and Eev. A. Renard, of Bruxelles; the 



