34 JOURNAL OF THE [February, 



6. Apr. 17th. — Sponges. By H. J. Rice. 



/. May ist. — Exhibition and Description of two small Dy- 

 namo-Electrical Machines used for Microscopical Illumi- 

 nation. By G. F. KuNz. 



8. May 15th. — "The Sealed Flasks of Crystal" (Inclusions 

 in crystals). By A. A. Julien. 



9. June 5th. — On Certain So-Called Prodigies. By C. F. Cox. 

 Chapman's Mould for Making Microscopical Cells. By 

 E. B. Grove. 



10. Nov. 6th. — A Minute Phosphorescent Organism from the 

 Surf on the Coast of New Jersey. By A. A. Julien. 



11. Dec. 4th. — Electric Light for Use with the Microscope. 

 By E. A. Schultze. 



12. Dec. 1 8th. — Protococcus viridis \ with Illustrations. By 

 P. H. Dudley and E. B. Southwick. 



A New Mounting Medium, by H. L. Smith. Read by the 

 President, C. Van Brunt. 



" A wide publicity has of late been given to our proceedings, 

 through the agency of the Journal of our Society, which will, I 

 think, ultimately result in much benefit to us. 



"The average attendance during the past year was : members 

 20, visitors 15." 



summary of the report of the treasurer, 

 mr. m. m. le brun. 



Balance, Jan. i6th, 1885, . . . ^ 25.94 

 Receipts, to Jan. i6th, 1886, - - - 312.50 $338.44 



Disbursements, to Jan. i6th, 1886, - 215.75 



Balance, Jan. i6th, 1886, - - - $122.69 



SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN, 

 MR. W. G. DE WITT. 



Publications received during the year 

 ending Jan. i6th, 1886, — - 



Foreign, . . . 90 



Domestic, - - - 230 

 Total, - - - 320 



the pages of which aggregated over 25,000. 



