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copes and microtomes of new construction. Also tlieiv 

 photo- micrographic camera and various accessories. 



E. Leitz, of Wetzlar, Germany, represented by Wm. 

 Kraft, of New York, exhibited six grades of microscope 

 stands; a mechanical stage; dissecting microscope with 

 camera-lucida ; Edinger's projection apparatus with 

 photographic camera ; photo-micrographic apparatus ; 

 microtomes of the Schanze and Thoma patterns. 



Walmsley, Fuller & Co., of Chicago, exhibited Walm- 

 sley's new "Autograph" photo-micrographic camera, the 

 improved handy camera, and Ross eclipse microscopes. 



Joseph Zentmayer, of Philadelphia, Pa., exhibited his 

 Columbia and Continental microscope stands and the 

 Ryder microtome. 



EDITORIAL. 



The success of the meeting just brought to a close at Ithaca, 

 N. Y.. of the American Microscopical Society is gratifying not 

 onl}' to the members of the Society but also to every student of 

 things microscopical, bacteriological and biological. The pap- 

 ers presented were all of a high order and the evident care 

 with which they had been prepared showed that in the opinion 

 of the writers the occasion was one of the first importance. 

 Apart from the pcientific entertainment provided by the mem- 

 bers of the A. M. S., the fine library and collections of botany, 

 zoology and entomology owned b}'^ Cornell University, which 

 were at the disposal of the visitors, afforded interest and enjov- 

 ment to all. The personnel of the newly elected board of offi- 

 cers is such as to give promise of renewed life and energy to 

 the association and this, with an "onward and upward " de- 

 termination on the part of one and all, should place the societ_y 

 among the foremost of tlie scientific associations of the Avorld. 



Ye editor hereof, after having taken a well-earned vaca- 

 tion of three months in Switzerland, will resume his functions 

 with the next issue. Feeling the grave responsibility of the po- 

 sition we have occupied during liis absence, we trust our sub- 

 scribers with look with lenient eyes upon the shortcoming and 

 faults no doubt apparent to them and console themselves witli 

 the reflection that the next issue will be " better than ever." 



