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13. Spruce fibre pulped, "sulphite process." 



14. " Cottonseed-hull pulp.'' Proves to be fibre of coniferous 

 wood. 



15. Eleven photomicrographs of the above fibres, taken by Dr. 

 Edw. G. Love. 



Exhibits Nos. 3-15 by Charles S. Shultz. 



Meeting of January 19TH, 1894. 



The President, Mr. Charles S. Shultz, in the chair. 



'J'wenty-five persons present. 



The following committees were appointed by the Chair : 



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

 Witt, Walter H. Mead, John L. Wall, Charles F. Cox. 



Committee on Admissions : H. W. Calef, Anthony Woodward, 

 M. M. Le Brun, H. G. Piftard, W. J. Lloyd. 



The President announced the death of Rev. Samuel Lock- 

 wood, Ph.D., Honorary Member of the Society, and appointed 

 the following committee to formulate suitable action under the 

 circumstances : F. W. Devoe, J. L. Zabriskie, H. G. Piffard. 



The Recording Secretary read a letter from Mr. F. W. Devoe 

 referring to the death of Dr. Lockwood, and also an extract from 

 the Monmouth County Democrat on the same subject. 



Mr, George William Kosmak read a paper entitled "The 

 Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrate Skin." This paper was 

 illustrated by very fine enlarged colored diagrams, and by objects 

 under microscopes, as noted below, and is published in this issue 

 of the Journal, p. 42. 



OBJECTS EXHIBITED. 



1. Human blood, eosin stain, under the one-quarter-inch ob- 

 jective exhibited at the last meeting : by Frank D. Skeel. 



2. Section of leaf of Syrian Wheat, showing trichomes : by 

 Frank D. Skeel. 



3. Transverse section of skin of Dog-fish with derm denticles 

 projecting. 



4. Transverse section of skin of young Sturgeon with derm 

 denticles dropped. 



