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shark of the genus Asteracanihus of Agassiz, from New Jersey, 

 the first on record from the United States.* He regarded it 

 as confirmatory of his theory respecting the existence of beds 

 of Jurassic age in that State, though probably of small extent. 

 Prof. Cope made some observations on the genus Lahides- 

 ilies, Cope, which he had discovered in the Clinch Eiver, E. 

 Tennessee; he said it was an Atherinid, liaving considerable 

 resemblance to the Cyprinodont genus Belonesox, having a 

 prolonged premaxillary beak. 



Pending nominations Nos. 651 to 659 were read. 



The Committee on the Michaux Legacy reported through 

 Mr. Price, that a site for the Oak Grove had been selected. 



The Committee on the Michaux Legacy have the satisfaction to report, 

 that in pursuance of tlie arrangement made between tliis Society and the 

 Fairmount Park Commissioners, the latter have lost no time in selecting 

 a site for the G-rove, in a central portion of the Park westward of the 

 Schuylkill, on the Landsdowne drive^ It was selected with a view to 

 suitableness, in fu.rnisliing tlie kinds of soil required by oaks, both up- 

 land and low land; dry and moist. There were found already growing, 

 stately oaks of a century's growth, to form at once an impressive scene of 

 shade and sunlight, to become more dense in foliage as the trees recently 

 planted and soon to be planted, shall grow and expand their shade. There 

 have been planted such additions to the previous varieties as could be had 

 near this city. The annexed report of John C. Cresson, the Chief En- 

 gineer of the Fairmount Park, shows that seventeen different kinds of 

 oaks are now in the Michaux Grove; and the Park Commission have au- 

 thorized the importation from France of all other species that will live in 

 this climate; a resource to us for the grove, largely enriched by the scien- 

 tific labors and zeal of the Messieurs Michaux, who made known to the 

 world the great variety of oaks that were native to this country. 



Philadelphia, May 18th, 1870. 

 Ho7i. E. K. Price, 



Chairman of Committee on Michaux Legacy. 



Dear Sir: — Under the arrangements made for carrying into effect the 



Will of the late F. A. Michaux, a grove of oak trees, named the Michaux 



Grove, has been established in Fairmount Park. 



* In the Proceedings of the Acad- Nat. Sci., Phila., No. 1, for Jan.-Apvil, 1870, at page 13, there 

 subsequently appeared the report of a cooiinunication on Asterocanthus iderius, made by Dr. 

 Leidy, at a meeting held March 22, 1870. 



