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William G. DeWitt : Hand- Book of Invertebrate Zoology, W. 

 K. Brooks ; Guide to the Microscope in Botany, Behrens ; The 

 Microscope, vols, vi-ix ; Journal of the Postal Microscopical 

 Club, 1882-1889. 



Meeting of June 6th, 1890. 



The Vice-President, Mr. J. D. Hyatt, in the chair. 



Fifteen persons present. 



On motion the New York Mineralogical Club was invited to 

 hold a joint meeting with this Society at the rooms of the latter 

 on June 20th. 



The Secretary read a Paper by Mr. George F. Kunz on the 

 Meteorite recently fallen in Winnebago County, Iowa. Speci- 

 mens of this were exhibited and commented on by Mr. T. B. 

 Briggs. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. J. Beaumont of Colon, 

 S. A., upon the swarming of the White Ants, Termes testaceu%. 



Meeting of June 2oth, 1890. 



The Vice-President, Mr. J. D. Hyatt, in the chair. 



Forty-four persons present. 



In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. Anthony Woodard was 

 elected Secretary pro tern. 



Mr. Charles S. Shultz, of the Board of Managers, made a 

 statement of the proposed change of the place of meeting, from 

 the present rooms to the first floor of the same building. 



The joint meeting of the New York Mineralogical Club and 

 the Society was addressed by the Rev. G. G. Rakestraw, of 

 Philadelphia, on "Microscopical methods in Mineralogy, with 

 especial reference to the mounting of opaque objects." 



The Address was illustrated by a large number of beautiful 

 and valuable specimens, as announced below, from the collec- 

 tion of the speaker. 



OBJECTS exhibited. 



From the collection of the Rev. G. G. Rakestraw. 



Native copper, chrysocolla, cuprite, azurite, hydrocuprite, 

 malachite, native copper and cuprite, aragonite and selenite, 

 Cornwall, Penn. 



