150 JOURNAL OF THE [.Ully, 



PROCEEDINGS. 

 Meeting of February 30, 1888. 



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



Thirty-four persons present. 



Dr. Fred. A. Mandeville was elected a Resident Member of 

 the Society. 



The President suggested the designation of some particular 

 class of objects for exhibition at particular meetings, and also 

 desired the members to hand in to himself, or to the Recording 

 Secretary, a list of objects, such as they would exhibit, and from 

 which a selection might be made as needed. 



OBJECTS EXHIBITED. 



1. Radula of Marine Snail, Ilynassa obsoleta, Stim.; by J. L. 

 Zabriskie. 



2. Woody fibre, found in a Termite's nest, from Colon, South 

 America : by P. H. Dudley. 



3. Section of Rhubarb root. Rheum <?^<:/«df/^, showing crystals 

 of calcium oxylate : by E. B. Grove. 



4. Section of Limestone, from Indiana : by James Walker. 



5. A slide of 88 Diatoms ; arranged by C. L. Peticolas : by 

 C. S. Shultz. 



6. Mouth-parts of Cantharis Nuttallii, and also a dissection 

 of the spiracles, with the tracheae attached : by L. Riederer. 



7. Section of Fortification Agate; polarized: by J. D. Hyatt. 



8. Transverse section of stem of Papyrus, from the Nile : by 

 H. W. Calef. 



objects from the society's cabinet. 



9. Polycystina, from Barbadoes. 



10. Rhabdonetna arcuata, from the " Kills," N. Y. 



11. Gold Crystals, from White Bull Mine, Oregon. 



woody fibre, found in a termite's nest. 

 In the absence of Mr. P, H. Dudley, a communication from 



