INSTITUTE NOTES. 



On February' 17th, 1916, Mr. F. H. Shelton, of Upper 

 Providence, delivered in the Institute an illustrated lecture on 

 local history, the meeting being held under the auspices of 

 the Delaware County Historical Society. Mr. Shelton exhi- 

 bited some two hundred colored views of various local objects 

 of historical interest, the slides being made from his own pho- 

 tographs. The lecturer gave an exceedingly interesting 

 account of Delaware County's historical points. The hall 

 was full to overflowing, and so great was the interest that 

 efforts are being made to prevail upon Mr. Shelton to repeat 

 it in the near future. 



Mr. Homer E. Hoopes has recenth' presented to the Insti- 

 tute a number of specimens for the Museum, comprising: — 



1. Indian Ceremonial Drum from Mashongnavi, Arizona, 

 used in religious ceremonies, etc. 



2. Indian Basket, made by the Pini Indians, inhabitants 

 of Arizona near the Grand Canon. 



3. Two Wicker Dough Plates, made by the Hopi Indians, 

 Mashongnavi, Arizona. 



4. Large 011a, from Laguna. New Mexico. 



5. Two small Ollas from Isleta, New Mexico. 



6. Indian Cradle, made by the Hopi Indians, Mashong- 

 navi, Arizona. 



7. Section of petrified tree from Arizona. 



The specimens are valuable ones, and constitute a much 

 appreciated donation to the Museum. 



Mr. E. \'. Streeper recently exhibited before the Biological 

 Section a living specimen of Amorphophallus Rivieri in full 

 bloom. This is a rare form of tropical plant from Africa, 

 and the flower, at first medium green, turning on maturity to 

 dark maroon, seldom appears in this latitude. In Summer, 

 viewed from a distance, the plant bears tree like foliage, with 



