84 THE MICROSCOPE. June 
bottom, surrounded by leafy bracts of the ‘involuere.”’ 
On this, numerous flowers, each having an ovary contain- 
ing an ovule in which an embryo plant has begun to 
form; and above, a slender pink corolla-tube, in which is 
seen a style and some pollen-grains. Between the corol- 
las are the abundant white bristles of the “pappus.” 
Young Fig, Ficus carica. Loug. sec., stained; show- 
ing the “fruit” to be only a hollow flower-stalk, or 
“receptacle,” its cavity lined with minute bowers and 
closed at top with leafy bracts. 
Academy of Sciences—Microscopic Soiree. 
A large audience gathered in Elmira, N. Y., to attend 
the annual microscopical exhibition, which was under the 
management of the chairman of the section of the acad- 
emy devoted to microscopy. Vice-President Joslyn 
congratulated the society ou the completion of its thirty- 
sixth year, and also congratulated President M.C. Arnot 
on the success of the first year of his administration. Dr. 
Anna B. Stuart delivered an address on the history of 
microscopy in Elinira. beginuing with the work of Drs, 
Gleason and Up de Graff, discussed at some length the 
value of the microscope in medical study, and made 
allusions to Spencer and 'olles. 
Some of theexhibitions were as follows: Dr. E. C. Eddy, 
Dr. Jonas Jacobs, Daniel Dexter, Adelaide L. Dexter, 
Frank Robbins, with camera attached, I. B. Coleman, 
Dr. Jessie Herrick, Dr. F. B. Green, Dr. @. Wo igey, 
Dr. Ford, with half a dozen instruments, and young 
ladies from the college assisting, Mrs. C. F. Carrier, J. 
A. Secor, Dr. Anna B. Stuart, Dr. H. W. Fudge, Miss 
Lillian Herrick, Dr. F. D. Adriance and J. R. Joslyn, 
besides a number of instruments lent to Dr. Stuart, includ- 
ing Dr. Gleason’s splendid microscope, The exhibition 
brought out a host of mounted slides, and there were 
shown large numbers of tiving objects trom the vicinity. 
