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The President appointed the Committees for the current 

 Society-year, as follows : — 



I. THE STANDING COMMITTEES. 



1. On Admissions ; C. S. Shultz, J. Warnock, W. Wales, J. D. 

 Hyatt, J. L. Zabriskie. 



2. On Publications ; B. Braman, J. L. Wall, W. H. Mead. 



II. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEES, 



1. On Entomology, J. D. Hyatt. 



2. On Improvements in Microscopes and Microscopical Appa- 

 ratus, W. Wales. 



3. On Medical Science, L. Schoney, M. D. 



4. On Mineralogy, A. A. Julien. 



5. On Cryptogamic Botany, J. L. Zabriskie. 



6. On Phanerogamic Botany, N. L. Britton. 



7. On Adulterations, W. H. Bates, M. D. 



OBJECTS EXHIBITED. 



r. Caterpillar Fungus, from New Zealand : by J. L. Za- 



BR1>KIE. 



2. Scale-Insect Fungus {Torrubia clavulata) : by J. L. Za- 

 briskie. 



3. 'Ph.oiogvdi^h. oi Amp/iipleura pellucida ; taken by Dr. Van 

 Heurck : by Walter H. Mead. 



4. Diatoms ; mounted in Prof. H. L. Smith's newest medium: 

 by C. Van Brunt. 



5. Photographs of Diatoms ; taken by C, Febiger : by C. 

 Van Brunt, 



6. Clostej'ium acerosum : by A, D. Balen, 



7. Eye of Limulus, upper surface : by Walter H. Mead, 



8. Eye of Lbnulus, under surface : by Walter H. Mead. 



9. Path of Electric Spark ; prepared by Prof, G, M. Hop- 

 kins : by C. W. McAllister. 



10, Ovoid Concretions on the shell of a hen's egg : by M. M. 

 Le Brun, 



new-zealand caterpillar fungus ; and scale-insect 



FUNGUS, 



Mr. Zabriskie exhibited, described, and illustrated a fungus, 

 of the genus Torrubia, which had pervaded the larva of a large 

 lepidopter, and had developed two fruiting stems ; also, a fun- 



