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1892, cet. 70, and Thomas Chase (Providence, R. I.), October 6. 

 1892, aet. 66, were announced. 



Prof. Daniel G. Brinton presented a paper entitled "Further 

 Notes on the Betoya Dialect from Unpublished Sources." 



Prof. E, D, Cope presented a paper on " The Phylogeny of 

 the Vertebrata." 



Also a paper on " Some Points in the Kinetogenesis of the 

 Limbs of Vertebrata." 



Pending nominations Nos. 1242, 12-13 and 12-14 were read. 



The following report was presented from the Michaux 

 Committee, and the resolution appended was, on motion, 

 adopted : 



To THE American Philosophical Society : 



The Michaux Committee respectfully reports, that at a meeting of the 

 Committee, held oa September 16, 1892, a letter was received from Dr. J, 

 T. Roihrock, enclosing the following list of the time and subjects pro- 

 posed for the Fourteenth Course of lectures given under the auspices of 

 the American Philosophical Society : 



WEDNESDAY EVENINGS. 



Nov. 9. Trees of Pennsylvania (illustrated). 



" 16. History and Fertility of Soil (illustrated). 



" 23. What is Economic Botany? 



" 30. Plant Form Applied to Decorative Art (illustrated). 



Dec. 7. Plant Structure Applied to Mechanical Art (illustrated). 



" 14. How to Plant and Grow Trees. 



" 21. How to Care for Trees. 



It is expected that the lectures will be delivered in the Hall of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences, which has been kindly tendered to him by 

 the Academy for that purpose. 



The Committee approved of the proposition and requests the Society to 

 make an appropriation of $244 out of the income of the Michaux Fund 

 to meet the expenses of the lectures. 



The Committee submits the following resolution, which it desires shall be 

 passed by the Society : 



"Besolved, That the sum of two hundred and forty-four dollars be ap- 

 propriated out of the income of the Michaux Fund towards the expenses 

 of the Fourteenth Course of the Michaux Forestry Lectures by Dr. J. T. 

 Rothrock." 



By order of the Committee, 



J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. 



