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Papers were then presented by 



Professor Pillsburv : A New vSchenic of Color Nomencla- 

 ture. 



Dr. Jacksox : Methods in Museum Work. 



Pro"f. B. G. Wilder : New Methods of Preparing Sheep's 

 Brains and Cats for Practicums. 



Dr. G. Baur : Ideas on the Origin of the (jalapagos Islands. 



Professor Farlow then gave notice that he would be happy to 

 show the new botanical laboratories at Cambridge to any mem- 

 bers who desired to see them, and who would visit him there on 

 the morning of January i. 



The meeting then adjourned, to reassemble in the same place 

 at 3.30 P.M. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Professor Martin in the chair ; thirty members present. The 

 following gentlemen, whose names had been posted in the 

 morning, were elected to membership: — 



John C. Branner, F. P. Mall, 



Chas. B. Davenport, Alfred C. Lane, 



Chas. L. Edwards, Thos. H. Morgan^ 



Frederic Gardiner, Herbert Nichols, 



F. H. Herrick, Wm. M. Wheeler, 



C. F. Hodge, it. V. Wilson, 



H. P. Johnson, Wm. M. Woodworth. 



The Society then proceeded to consider the tojjic, "The Inheri- 

 tance of Acquired Characteristics," which had been chosen for 

 discussion. The pa[>ers were as follows : — 



Prof. H. F. Osborn : Are Acquired Variations inherited.'' 



Prof. W. H. Brewer : The Inheritance of Acquired Char- 

 acters. 



Prof. Wm. G. Farlow spoke on the question from the botani- 

 cal standpoint. 



Prof. W. K. Brooks, who was expected to speak, was unable 

 to be present, but sent the manuscript of his paper. It was 

 decided, however, that, owing to the difficulty of reading it 



