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P. Smith, fixtures for displaying weather symbols ; from J. S. New- 

 berry, Bulletin of Torrey Botanical Club, January, 1887; from D. 

 G. Brinton, Phonetic Elements in the graphic System of the Mayas 

 and Mexicans ; from Prof. \V. R. Lazenby, Columbus, Ohio, Pro- 

 ceedings of the 7th annual meeting of Society for Promotion of 

 Agricultural Science, President's Inaugural address, Iowa State 

 College, i6th Annual Report of Ohio State University; from Geo. 

 Dimmock, Cambridge, monograph on Blastonidae and other fish- 

 destroying Bugs; from Davis L. James, specimens of fungi, two 

 specimens of Calymene senaria; from Bureau of Education, circular 

 of Information on Study of Music in Public Schools; from Chief 

 Sign:d Officer, Monthly Weather Review for November, 1886; 

 from E. M.Cooper, Records of Courts of General Sessions, 1731 

 to 1737 ; from Americus Symmes, Crawfordsville Journal, January 

 I, 1887; from Mr. G. H. Curtis, slide of diatoms, t. v. section of 

 hair of Texas peccary, diaphragm for microscope. 

 Adjourned. 



Scientific Meeting, March ist. 



President Dun jjresided. Twenty members present. 



The minutes for February were approved. 



Mr. W. H. Knight read an interesting sketch of the life of 

 \Vm. Wagner, the founder of the Wagner Free Institute of Science 

 in Philadelphia. 



Mr. Wm. Hubbell Fisher presented some Zoological notes, 

 viz.: Note on the occurrence of the Rough-legged Buzzard Hawk 

 in Hamilton County. Note on Snow Buntings, by J. W. Shorten, 

 and an entertaining account of a Tame Crow. 



The Secretary presented and read by title a paper by Prof. A. 

 P. Morgan on "the Mycologic Flora of the Miami Valley, in- 

 cluding the Hydnei." The secretary said that Mr. Morgan's papers 

 on Mycology were of the utmost value to students. They placed 

 within reach of all the scattered descriptions of these rare and in- 

 teresting plants. The Society was especially favored by Mr. Mor- 

 gan in having the honor of printing this series of researches into 

 the Fungi of our vicinity. 



By request Mr. Geo. H. Curtis read a description of a shower 

 of mud which he regarded as Volcanic, which fell during the heavy 

 wind storm of the night of February 24th, on Mt. Adams. He 



