CONTENTS. V 



Paste. 



IV. The Composition and Products of Distillation of Sper- 

 maceti, with some few remarks upon its oxidation by 

 Nitric Acid ; by J. Lawrence Smith, M. D., - 301 

 V. Sketch of the Infusoria of the family Bacillaria ; by Prof. 



J. W. Bailey, with a plate, - - - - 321 



VI. A Monography of the North American Cuscutinese ; by 



George Engelmann, M. D., with a plate, - - 333 

 VII. A Catalogue of the Mammalia of Connecticut, arranged 

 according to their natural families ; by Rev. James H. 



LiNSLEY, 345 



VIII. Analysis of Meteoric Iron from Cocke County, Tennes- 

 see, with some remarks upon Chlorine in Meteoric Iron 

 masses ; by Prof. Charles U. Shepard, M. D., - 354 



IX. On Washingtonite (a new mineral), the discovery of 

 Euclase in Connecticut, and additional notices of the 

 supposed Phenakite of Goshen, and Calstron-baryte of 

 Schoharie, N. Y. ; by Prof Charles U. Shepard, M.D., 364 



X. Abstract of the Proceedings of the Twelfth Meeting of 



the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 367 



XI. Meteoric Observations, made at New Haven, Conn, on 

 the 8th, 9th, and 10th of August, 1842 ; communicated 



by E. C. Herrick, 377 



XII. Bibliographical Notices : — Liebig's Animal Chemistry, or 

 Organic Chemistry in its application to Physiology, 379. 

 — Perkins's Algebra, 380. — Life and Writings of Ebe- 

 nezer Porter Mason ; interspersed with hints to parents 

 and instructors on the training and education of a child 

 of genius : Davis' Manual of Magnetism ; including also 

 Electro-Magnetism, Magneto-Electricity, and Thermo- 

 Electricity, with a description of the Electrotype Pro- 

 cess, 381 : — Thoughts on a Pebble, or a First Lesson 

 in Geology, 382. — On the growth of Plants in closely 

 glazed cases, 383. — Hooker's London Journal of Bot-^ 

 any, 385. — Hooker's Icones Plantarum : A Report 

 on the Insects of Massachusetts, injurious to Vegeta- 

 tion, 386. — The Botanical Text Book, for Colleges, 

 Schools, and private Students, 388. — Monographic 

 d'Echinodermes vivans et fossiles : Delia Elettrotipia 

 Memorie di Francesco Zantedeschi con cinque tavoli 

 elettrotipiche di Zantedeschi e Antonelli, 390. — Lon- 



