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12. Hair of Ornithorhyncus paradoxus : exhibited by H. W, 

 Calef. 



13. Crystals of Salicin : exhibited by D. H. Briggs. 



14. Crystals of Hippuric Acid : exhibited by D. H. Briggs. 



OTHER EXHIBITS. 



15. Section of Amazon Stone ; polarized : exhibited by J. 

 Walker. 



16. Scales of Tillandsia : exhibited by F. W. Leggett. 



17. Chcetophora pessiformis : exhibited by T. Craig. 



objects from the society's cabinet. 



18. Hydraulic Gold, from New Granada, S. A. 



19. Hydraulic Gold, from California. 



20. Gold Sand, from California. 



21. Hornblendic Granite, from Egypt. 



22. Granite from New York City. 



23. Diatoms, from Lake Superior. 



24. Gyrosigma Balticum, Port Morris, N. Y. 



Meeting of January 2oth, 1888. 



The President, Charles F. Cox, in the chair. 



Thirty-four persons present. 



Messrs. C. B Orcuttand Geo. B. Scott were elected Resident 

 Members. 



The President made the following appointments : — 



Committee on Admissions : F. W. Devoe, W. R. Mitchell, W. 

 E. Damon, G. F. Kunz, and W. Wales. 



Committee on Publications : J. L. Zabriskie, William G. De 

 Witt, E. B. Grove, Walter H. Mead, and J. L. Wall. 



On motion, an intermission of twenty minutes was taken to 

 view the exhibits. 



After such intermission the President, Charles F. Cox, de- 

 livered his Inaugural Address, which is published in this number 

 of the Journal, p. 106. 



objects exhibited. 



1. Leaf of Erythroxylon coca, bleached and stained : exhibited 

 by E. B. Grove. 



2. Mites from June-Bug : exhibited by F. W. Leggett. 



