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Appendix B. 

 WALKER PRIZES. 



The following prizes were founded by the late Dr. William J 

 AValker, for the best memoirs, and in the English language, on sub 

 jects proposed by a committee appointed by the Council of the So- 

 ciety. The first and second are to be awarded annually ; the third 

 once in five years, beginning 1870. 



First — For the best memoir presented, a prize of sixty dollars may 

 be awarded. If, however, the memoir be one of marked merit, the 

 amount awarded may be,* increased to one hundred dollars, at the dis- 

 cretion of the committee. 



Second — For the next best memoir, a prize not exceeding fifty dol- 

 lars may be awarded at the discretion of the committee ; but neither 

 of the above prizes shall be awarded unless the memoirs presented 

 shall be deemed of adequate merit. 



Third — Grand Honorary Prize. The Council of the Society 

 may award the sum of five hundred dollars for such scientific investi- 

 gation or discovery in natural history as they may think deserving 

 thereof; provided such investigation or discovery shall have first been 

 made known and published in the United States of America ; and shall 

 have been, at the time of said award, made known and published at 

 least one year. If in consequence of the extraordinary merit of any 

 such investigation or discovery, the Council of the Society should see 

 fit, they may award therefor the sum of one thousand dollars. 



Subject of the Annual Prize for 1865-6. " Adduce and discuss the 

 evidences of the co-existence of man and extinct animals, with the 

 view of determining the limits of his antiquity. 



Sid)ject for 1866-7. "The fertilization of plants by the agency of 

 insects, in reference both to cases where this agency is absolutely 

 necessary, and where it is only accessory ;" the investigations to be in 

 preference directed to indigenous plants. 



Memoirs offered in competition for the above prizes must be for- 

 warded on or before April first, prepaid and addressed 



" Boston Society of Natural History^ 



for the Committee on the Walker Prizes^ 



Boston^ Mass.*' 



Each memoir must be accompanied by a sealed envelope enclosing 

 the author's name, and superscribed by a motto corresponding to one 

 borne by the manuscrij)t. 



Boston, May, 1865. 



