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Mark. Gelatin. Milk. Nitrate. Color. 
BH Not liquefied. Not coagulated. Not reduced. Yellow. 
BR ie S Ps s Test gives a faint 
color. 
BO Liquefiedini4d. ‘ . Very faint color. * 
CN *s Z5 rs - Reduced. 
CK Liquefiedin2id. ‘“ ‘ Trace. White. 
In the absence of Profs. Allen and Huntington no further 
papers were presented. 
Prof. Osborn spoke of the communication of the Royal 
Society regarding the collection of references of recent publica- 
tions, and, after discussing the especial need for this projected 
work, moved: That the Chairman of the Biological Section of 
the Academy be empowered to appoint a committee of three to 
report on the steps that might be taken to aid in the work of the 
Royal Society. The motion was carried. Prof. Britton subge- 
quently appointed as members of this committee, Prof. H. F. 
Osborn, Prof. Wm. Stratford and Prof. J. J. Stevenson. 
Another motion was carried inviting Prof. E. B. Wilson to 
present his studies on the “ Fertilization Phenomena of Toxo- 
pneustes ’ at the next meeting of the Section. The paper of 
Prof. Huntington was, at his written request, deferred until the 
next meeting. 
BASHFORD DEAN, 
Rec. Sec. of Biol. See. 
STATED MEETING. 
March 17th, 1895. 
The Academy met with Vice President SrevEenson in the 
chair, twenty-six persons present. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
