Proceedings of the Society. ■ 153 



Scientific Meeting, November i, 1887. 



President Skinner in the chair. 



The reading of the minutes was dispensed with. 



The resignation of Mr. S. L. Coles was received and accepted. 



Mr. Fisher said that owing to his notes being as yet imperfect, 

 his paper on the " Mice of the Adirondacks " would have to be 

 postponed. 



He then read a short note on the Canada Grouse, and the 

 fondness of the Cross-bill for salt. He also showed cones of the 

 white pine [Finns sirobiis) and Hemlock, [Abies Ca/uniensis) col- 

 lected in the Adirondack region. 



Mr. Chas. Dury read an interesting paper on the travels of Mr. 

 Wm. Doherty, a Cincinnati boy, now collecting in Borneo. Dr. F. 

 W. Langdon by request read an interesting paper offered the so- 

 ciety by Dr. Felix L. Oswald, entitled, " A home study in Natural 

 History— Free Tenants." 



Dr. A. E. Heighway, Jr., exhibited specimens of Talc from 

 Georgia. He described the method of preparing talc for use. 

 He stated he had a box of specimens for the society, and the 

 custodian was requested to take steps to secure the same. 



Dr. Chas. Caldwell exhibited specimens of the Typhoid 

 bacillus. 



A communication from Dr. S. S. Scoville, of Lebanon, Ohio, 

 was read. 



The letter was accompanied by specimens of curiously lobed 

 black Walnuts. The hulls being marked with ridges like those of 

 the Butternut. 



It was suggested that the specimens might be hybrids. 



Dr. Norton showed some carbonaceous material resembling 

 peat. Dr. Heighway, Jr., said a similar material is used as paint 

 in North Carolina. 



The following persons were proposed for membership : 

 Thorton Fitzhugh, Miss Amelia Merrill. 



Members were then elected as follows : 



Active, Mrs. Pauline Esselborn. 



Corresponding, W. R. Leighton. 



Honorary, Prof. J. S. Newberry. 



