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is the presence of brown, translucent, striated, fibrous threads, 

 seated upon which, at varying distances, are found the radiating, 

 star-shaped clusters of spores. These spores are united at their 

 bases in clusters, and, when separated, are seen to be flask- 

 shaped, with a brown body and translucent neck, having the 

 general surface ornamented with minute tubercles. 



Mr. Zabriskie donated both glides to the Cabinet of the 

 Society. 



Dr. Junor stated, that the fossil egg, exhibited by him, was 

 obtained from solid rock, at a considerable depth in the rock- 

 formations of Bermuda. Frequently bones of birds and pieces 

 of eggs are found there ; but this was the most perfect fossil egg 

 which had come under his notice. 



Dr. Junor donated, for distribution among the members, 

 spines, and portions of the calcareous skeleton, with spines in 

 situ, of the echinoderm, Cidaris j foraminiferous sand ; and 

 specimens of the foraminifer, Orbitolites, all from Bermuda. 



On motion, the following Committee was appointed by the 

 Chair to procure an additional book-case for the Library : 

 Walter H. Mead, William R. Mitchell, and John L. Wall. 



Meeting of November 2nd, 1888. 



The President, Mr. Charles F. Cox, in the chair. 



Thirty-six persons present. 



On motion, Dr. N. C. Husted, of Tarrytown, N. Y., was in- 

 vited to address the Society, at the meeting of December ythi 

 1888. 



Mr. Charles S. Shultz read a Paper, as announced in the 

 programme, and entitled, "An advertisement in the 'New York 

 World ' of October 7th, 1888, entitled, ' A great discovery 

 * * * A microbe microscoped,' &c." This Paper was 

 illustrated by microscopical objects, which were referred to in 

 " The World " as microbes. 



objects exhibited. 



I. A group of arranged diatoms, with Arachnoidiscus Ehren- 

 bergii in the center this last being the same as shown in the 

 first figure in "The World " advertisement : X 160. 



