86 JOURNAL OF THE [January, 



PROCEEDINGS. 



Meeting of October 7th, 1887. 



The President, the Rev. J. L. Zabriskie, in the chair. 



Thirty-four persons present. 



Mr. C. W. Brown was elected a Resident Member, and Mr. C. 

 E. Beecher was elected a Corresponding Member of the Society. 



A telegram from Mr. P. H. Dudley, dated Springfield Depot, 

 Mass., expressing his regret for his inability to be present, and 

 presenting his congratulations to the Society on the opening of 

 its Autumn sessions, was received during the meeting, and was 

 read from the chair. 



The Committee on Publications reported on the difficulties 

 unavoidably connected with the issue of the current volume of 

 the Journal of the Society. 



The President read a Paper on " Hairs of the Peach in relation 

 to Hay Fever," illustrated by diagrams and mounted objects. 

 This Paper is published in the Journal, Vol. HI., p. 62. 



Mr. F. W. Devoe criticised the views of Dr. Woakes, quoted 

 in this Paper, especially deprecating the treatment of the disease 

 by surgery, and advancing the opinion, that to the pollen of the 

 Rag-weed was attributable much of the nasal irritation suffered 

 by the victims of this malady. 



Mr. F. W. Leggett read a Paper on " An Ichneumon Fly, 

 Microgaster, parasitic on the Larva of a Hawk-Moth." This 

 Paper is published in this number of the Journal, p. 84. 



Mr. E. B. Grove read a Paper on " The Striated Muscle-Fibre 

 of the Head of Harpalus caliginosus, Fab." This Paper is pub- 

 lished in this number of the Journal, p. 28. 



Dr. L. Schoney addressed the Society on the Comma Bacillus 

 of Koch. 



programme of objects announced for exhibition. 



1. Section of the Cuticle of the Peach ; showing hairs in siiu : 

 Exhibited by J. L. Zabriskie. 



2. Hairs from the Cuticle of the Peach ; showing spores of 

 Fungus and Mycelium : Exhibited by J. L. Zabriskie. 



3. Volvox globator : Exhibited by C. S. Shultz. 



4. Spiracles of the Great Water-Beetle, Dytiscus viarginalis : 

 Exhibited and explained by C. S. Shultz. 



