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SCIENCE. 



[N. S. Vol. III. No. 75. 



The latter, as well as the Unionidiie (some of 

 which are recent species), prove the deposit to 

 be of post-pliocene age, instead of ci'etaceous, 

 as claimed by Dr. Lea, Prof. Whitfield and 

 some others. The character and age of these 

 deposits were further considered by Messrs. 

 Woolman and Heilprin. 



A paper entitled ' The Planktonokrit, a cen- 

 trifugal apparatus for the volumetric estimation 

 of the food supply of oysters and other aquatic 

 animals,' by Chas. S. Dolley, M. D., was pre- 

 sented for publication. 



Edward J. Nolan, 

 Recording Secretary. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE TOEEEY BOTANICAL 

 CLUB, MAY 12, 1896. 



At the regular meeting, owing to the absence 

 of the President and both Vice-Presidents, Dr. 

 N. L. Britton and afterwards Mr. L. G. Fay 

 occupied the chair. Dr. A. Schneider acted as 

 Secretary. 



One nomination for membership was received 

 and the following communication was read and 

 recommended to be placed on the minutes: 



Secretary l^orrey Botanical Club: 



Dear Sie: I have the lienor to inform you that 

 Mr. Edward Berry has presented the Torrey Club with 

 fifty fine specimens of plants from the country about 

 Passaic, N. J., and other counties of the same State. 

 They will be mounted and placed among the other 

 specimens in the herbarium as soon as opportunity 

 offers. I remain, sir. 



Very respectfully yours, 



Helen Ingeesoll, 



Curator. 



Mr. A. A. Tyler read his paper on ' A histori- 

 cal Review of the Study of Stipules.' He pre- 

 sented briefly the older opinions in regard to the 

 morphology and modification of stipules. The 

 paper was discussed by Dr. Britton and others. 

 Mr, Tyler subsequently made further remarks 

 on the origin and development of stipules. 



The paper entitled 'Appendages to the 

 Petioles of Liriodendra ' by Mr. Arthur Hollick 

 was read by title, owing to the absence of the 

 author. 



Meeting adjourned. 



W. A. Bastedo, 

 Secretary pro tern. 



ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



The sixth annual meeting of the Alabama In- 

 dustrial and Scientific Society was held in Bir- 

 mingham, Ala., on May 13th; eighteen members 

 present. On account of the death of the Presi- 

 dent, Mr. Thos. Seddon, the Vice-President, 

 Mr. F. M. Jackson, presided. Papers were read 

 before the Society, as follows: 



' On the Manufacture of Steel in the Birming- 

 ham District,' by Paschal G. Shook; ' On the 

 Grading of Coke Iron, with special reference 

 to the Birmingham District,' by W. H. Bran- 

 non ; 'On the Grading of Coke Iron,' by Dr. 

 Wm. B. Phillips; ' On Gold Mining in Alabama,' 

 by Wm. M. Brewer; ' On the Coal Washer used 

 at Brookwood, Ala.,' by F. M. Jackson. A 

 paper by Jno. S. Kennedy, of Chambersburg, 

 Pa.,- on 'Blast Furnace Flue Dust,' was read 

 by title in the absence of the author. 



Steps were taken to provide for the collection 

 and publication, monthly, by the Society, of 

 the statistics of coal and iron production in 

 Alabama. Twelve new members and the offi- 

 cers for the current year were elected. These 

 officers are : President, F. M. Jackson; Vice- 

 Presidents, Jas. H. Fitts and Jos. Squire. The 

 Society then adjourned to meet again in No- 

 vember. Eugene A. Smith, 



Secretary. 



NEW BOOKS. 



Publications of the Washburn Observatory of the 

 University of Wisconsin. Vol. IX. Part I. 

 Investigation of the Aberration and Atmos- 

 pheric Refraction. By George C. Comstock. 

 Part II. Determinations of Right Ascension. 

 By Albert S. Flint. Madison, Wis. 1896. 



Artistic and Scientific Taxidermy and Modelling. 

 Montagu Browne. Londou, Adam and 

 Charles Black ; New York, Macmillan & 

 Co. 1896. Pp. XX -f 467. S6.50. 



Ice Work, Present and Past. T. G. Bonney. 

 New York, D. Appleton & Co. 1896. 

 Pp. xiv+20o. $1.50. 



Erratxim : In the article by Prof. O. C. Marsh on 

 The Ape-man from the Tertiary of Java, page 792 above, 

 four lines were misplaced by the printers in inserting 

 the illustrations. The last line of the first column 

 and the first three lines of the second column should 

 follow the fourth line of the first column. 



