762 REPORT OP NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1891. 



Lestek F. Ward. Origin of the Plane Trees. 



American Katiirali.st (Pliiladeliiliia), xxiv, Sept ember, 189U, pp. 797-810, pi. xxviii. 

 This paper is in tlie main a review of Prof. Joliaun JankiVs aetiele entitled " Ah.stammnng 

 der Plataneu," which appeared in volume xi. No. 4, of Englers Botatusche Jiihibiicher. The 

 ehief criticism i.s directed against the geological arguments of Prof. Janko, who, moreover, 

 was not acquainted with Mr. Ward's several papers on the origin of the genus I'lataniis. 

 Lester F. Ward. Revue des travaux de pal6ontologie veg^tale pavus eu 1888 on 

 dans le cours des aun6es prec^dentes, par le Marquis Gaston de .Saporta. 

 Auier. Jour.Sci., third series, XL, November, 1890, p. 422. 



Notice of a paper with the above title in the Revue genkrale (Je Botaniqne, tome ii. Paris, 

 1890. 

 Le.ster F. Ward. Notes on tlie Leaves oi Liriodendron, by Theodor Holiii. 

 Amer. Jour. Sci., third series, XL, November, 1890, jip. 422, 423. 



Notice of a paper with the above title in Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus., xut, 1890, j)p. l5-;i!J, ])lates 

 iv-ix. 

 Lester F. Ward. The unearned increment of niachinc-niade wealth. 

 TliP True Conimomoealth (Wasliington), l, February, 1891, p. 1C5. 



Eemarks at tlie True Commonwealth Clul>, January 12, 1891, on Prof. H. C. Ad.ams' paper 

 " Is Civilization Just to the Workingman," in which tlie expression used as a title was em- 

 ployed find discussed. 

 Lester F. Ward. Mind as a social force. 



Th<' Cleveland Citizen (Cleveland, Ohio), February 20, 27, 1891, p. 1. 

 Keprint of "Mind as a Social Factor" from Mind, (London), ix, October, 1884, p. 50;i. 

 Lester F. AVard. Handbuch der Palaeontologie herausgeoebeu von Karl Zittcsl. 

 II. Abth., Palaeophytologie; bearbeitet von Prof. W. P. Schiiuper und Dr. A. 

 Hchenk. Miinster und Leipzig, 1879-1890. 

 Amer. Jour. Sci., XLI, April, 1891, p. ^30. 

 Brief notice of the above work. 

 Le.ster F. Ward. Monographic der baltisclien Bernsteinbiiunie, von II. Conwentz. 

 Danzig, 1890. 



Amer. Jour. Sei., third series, XL, Ajiril, 1891, pp. IfSO, ."fSl. 

 Notice of the .above work. 

 Lester F. Ward. Ueber die Frnctiiication von BonteltUt-s Gihsoiiianiis Carr., von 

 H. Grafen zu tSolms-Laubach. Leipzig, 1890. 

 Amer. Jour. Sci., third series, xll April, 1891, p. Ii31. 

 Notice of tlie above memoir from the Botanische ZeUung, Vol. XLVni. 

 Lester F. Ward. Die fossile Flora von Schiinegg bei Wies in .Steiermark, voii 

 C. Ettingshausen. I. Theil, Wieu, 1890. 



Amer. Jour. Sci., third series, XLi, April, 1891, pp. .331,3:12. 

 Notice, of tlie above memoir from Denkschr. Wien. Akad., Bd. Lvn. 

 Lester F. Ward. Das australische Florenelement in Europa, von C. Ettingshausen, 

 Graz, 1890. 



Amer. Jour. Sri., third series, XLI, April, 1891, ]>. 332. 

 Notice of tlic above memoir. 

 Lester F.Ward. Untersuchungen iilicr Ontogenio und Phylogcnie der Ptianzen 

 auf palaontologische Grundlage, von C. Ettingshausen and Franz Krasan. 

 Wien, 1890. 



Avier. Jour. Sei., third series, XLl, April, 1891, p. 332. 

 Notice of the above memoir in Denkschr. Wien. Akad., Bil. LVII. 

 Lester F. Ward. The transmission of culture. 

 T!ie Forum, xi, May, 1891, pp. 312-319. 



A criticism of tlie doctrine of Prof. August Weismann that acquired talents are not trans- 

 mitted through heredity. 

 Le.stei; F. Ward. Neo-Darwinism and Neo-Lamarckism. 

 I'riic. Biol. Soc. of Washington, 1891, pp. 11-71. 



Annual address of the president of the society, deli vci-cd January 24, 1891. A historical 

 and critical review of the modern scientific thouglit relative to heredity, .and especially to 

 tlie prol)lem of the transmission of acquired characters. The following are the several heads 

 involved in the discussion: Status of tlie problem ; Lainarckisni; Darwinism; Acquired char- 

 acters; Theories of heredity; Views of Mr. Galtoii; Teachings of Professor Weismann ; A 

 Critique of Wcismaiin ; Neo-Darwinism; Neo-Lamarckism; The American "School"; Ajipli- 



