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The Corresponding Secretary Mr. B. Braman, read a letter 

 from Dr. S. Lockwood, accepting the invitation extended at the 

 last meeting to address the Society, appointing the time as the 

 loth of December, and announcing as his subject, " The Path- 

 ology of Pollen in ^stivis or Hay Fever." 



The Chairman of the Committee on Publications, Mr. F. W. 

 Leggett, reported the completion of Vol. III., of the Journal 

 of the Society, and the encouraging condition of the fund for 

 the same. 



The President described his exhibit, as announced in the Pro- 

 gramme, illustrating the same by a black-board drawing. This 

 description is published elsewhere in this number of the 

 Journal. 



Mr. F. W. Leggett described his exhibit as announced in the 

 Programme. This description is published elsewhere in this 

 number of the Journal. 



PROGRAMME OF OBJECTS ANNOUNCED FOR EXHIBITION. 



1. Fruit of the Fungus, P hragmidium inucrojiatum, Lk., var. 

 Americanum, Peck, the Rose Brand ; mounted in glycerine, and 

 sealed with white-zinc cement more than seven years ago : Ex- 

 hibited and described by J. L. Zabriskie. 



2. Mouth-parts of Cicada : Exhibited and described by F. W. 

 Leggett. 



other exhibits. 



3. Section of Granite, from Round Pond, Me.: Exhibited by 

 T. B. Briggs. 



4. Pond-life ; Rotifers : Exhibited by W. E. Damon. 



5. Consecutive sections of the head of a Wasp, Vespa, show- 

 ing the optic nerve, &c, : Exhibited and explained by L. 

 Riederer. 



6. Entire head of minute Fly : Exhibited by L. Riederer. 



7. Amphipleura pdlucida ; mounted in Prof. H. L. Smith's 

 new medium ; shown with a Powell and Lealand tV in. apochro- 

 matic, homogeneous immersion objective, with compensation 

 eye-piece : Exhibited by W. G. DeWitt. 



8. Head of the Soldier Beetle, Chauliognathus Americatius, 

 Forst., showing a modification of the maxillae into organs re- 

 sembling " the tongue " of the Honey-Bee : Exhibited and ex- 

 plained by G. E. AsHBY. 



