TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Biograpliv of I)i-. W. ('. Kei r. By J. A. Holtnes J 



The Study of Local Floras. By (ierald McCarthy 25 



The Limits (.f the Senses. By F. P. Veiiahle 31 



The Elenients, Historically Considered. By V. P. Venable 36 



Effect of Decomposing,' Organic Matter on Lisoinble Pli()S{)hate of Lime. 



By F. B. Dancy 41 



Pieliniinary (,'atalo^Mie of the Birds of North Carolina. By (i. F. Atkin- 

 son 44 



Singular A<iaptation in Xest-rnakini^ l)y an .\nt. By (i. F. Atkinson 88 



Ren)arkable Case of Phosphorescence in an Ivirth-worrn, By (1. F. Atkin- 

 son 89 



(Jbservatitjns on the Female Form of Phengodes Laticollis Horn. By 



G. F. .\tkinson 92 



Analyses of North Carolina Wines. By F. P. Venable and W. B. Phil- 

 lips 96 



Action of Chlorous Acid upon He[)tyleu. P>y K. G. Grissom 99 



A New Form of Buiisen Burner. By F. P. Venable. 103 



A New Test for Iron. By F. P. Venable 105 



Electrolysis of Water. By F. B. Venable 105 



List of Pa|>ers Read at the Regular Meetings. 107 



Public Lectures 108 



Use of the Library 108 



Publications Received since July, 1887 108 



An Index to the First Four Volumes Ill 



