44 JOURNAL CF THE [February, 



is to be congratulated, both on account of the attendance during 

 the past year, and on account of the character and amount of the 

 work done. The roll of Active Membership now embraces 

 fifty-five persons — an increase of nine. The number of Hon- 

 orary Members is eight; of Associate, twenty-two. The total 

 membership is, therefore, eighty-five. The attendance has 

 averaged twenty members and sixteen visitors. Including the 

 Paper which is to be read this evening, the record of Papers pre- 

 sented will be as follows: — 



1. Feb. 15th. — The Wine-Fly {Drosophila ampelophila). By 

 Prof. Samuel Lockwood, Ph.D. 



2. Mar. 7th. — A Plan for the Exchange of Object-slides and 

 other Microscopical Material, among the Members of the 

 Society. By C. S. Shultz. 



3. Mar. 2 1 St. — The Microscope One Hundred Years Ago. By 

 B. Braman. 



4. Apr. 1 8th. — Embryology of the Batrachia, with Illustra- 

 tions from the Axolotl. By H. J. Rice, 



5. May 2d. — The Gold-sands of California. By C. H. Denison. 



6. May i6th. — Textile Fibres.' By T. M. Letson. 



7. June 6th. — Notice of a New Fungus, Appeiidicularia ento- 

 mophila. Peck, parasitic on the Fly Drosophila nigricornis, 

 Loew. By the Rev. J. L. Zabriskie. 



8. June 20th. — The Photomicrography of Woods By P. H. 

 Dudley. 



9. Nov. 7th. — Electrical Illumination in Microscopy. By E. 

 A. Schultze. 



10. Nov. 2 1 St. — Criticisms on Mr. J. Kruttschnitt's Papers and 

 Preparations Relating to Pollen-tubes. By N. L. Brixton, 

 Ph. D. 



11. Dec. 5th. — Methods for Determining the Difference between 

 Bacillus Leprce and B. tuberculosis. Translated from the 

 German, by E. A. Schultze. 



12. Jan. 2d. — Compound Eyes and Multiple Images. By J. D. 

 Hyatt. 



13. Jan. i6th, — Heteromcyeina Ryderi. By Prof. Samuel Lock- 

 wood, Ph.D. 



" These Papers, mainly unsolicited, have added much to the 

 scientific value of our sessions. The meetings have, besides, 



