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Ferns and North American Phanerogamic Plants, Conservator Herbarium, Aca- 

 demy Natural Sciences. J. T. Rothrock, Vegetable Physiology, Professor of 

 Botany, University of Pennsylvania. F. Lamson Scribner, Grasses, Secretary 

 Botanical Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. H. Carvill Lewis, Mineralogy ; 

 Glacial and Stratigraphical Geology, Professor of Mineralogy, Academy of Natu- 

 ral Sciences ; Professor of Geology, Haverford College. Angelo Heilprin, Inver- 

 tebrate Paleontologo; Physiography; Dynamical Geology, Professor of Inverte- 

 brate Paleontology, Academy Natural Sciences ; Curator-in-Charge Academy Na- 

 tural Sciences. D. G. Brinton, M. D., Ethnology; American Linguistics and 

 Archseology, Professor of Archeology and Ethnology, Academy Natural Sciences. 

 Harrison Allen, M. D., Teratology, Professor of Physiology, University of Penn- 

 sylvania. J. Gibbons Hunt, M. D., Microscopical Technology, Professor of 

 Microscopy and Histology, Woman's Medical College. E. J. Nolan, M. D., 

 Bibliography of Natural History, Librariaa and Recording Secretary Academy 

 of Natural Sciences. Prof. Harrison Allen, Chairman; Prof. Aagelo Heilprin, 

 Secretary. 



It isto be clearly understood that the scope of the organization does not em- 

 brace considerations of a purely professional character — such as mineral or chem- 

 ical analyses — nor the determination of collections, except by special agreement. 



Departments not represented in the above titles will be filled as early as 

 practicable ; correspondence pertaining to such should be addressed to the Secre- 

 tary. In all other departments the respondents may be addressed directly, care 

 of the Bureau of Scientific Information, Philadelphia. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Professor G. C. Broadhead, of Pleasant 

 Hill, Mo., has been designated by Major 

 Hilder, United States Commissioner for Mis- 

 souri, to examine, classify, and label all 

 specimens of the ores, minerals and rocks of 

 Missouri that may be sent to him for exhi- 

 bition at the New Orleans Exposition. 



The State of Missouri is rich in various 

 minerals, ores, rocks, building-stones, coal, 

 fire-clay, ochres, fossils, etc. It will never 

 have a better opportunity for publishing this 

 fact to the world and advertising its wonder- 

 ful natural resources, than in making a full 

 display of them at this great industrial 

 gathering. All owners of mines, quarries 

 and mineral lands are earnestly requested to 

 forward, as quickly as possible, representa- 



tive specimens of their various products. 



Specimens are desired of each kind of 

 ore and their associate minerals, such as 

 Iron Ores — hematite, specular and limonite,. 

 spathic-iron, clay-ironstone, ochre or paint- 

 stufi" — say several specimens of each. Xmc? 

 Ores — including galena, coerussite, pyromor- 

 phite, anglesite, or any other forms, with the 

 associated minerals, as calcite, pyrite, baryte, 

 quartz, etc. Also good crystals, or masses 

 of well arranged crystals. Zinc Ores — in- 

 cluding blende or black jack, smithsonite, 

 calamine, burotite, zinc bloom, and their as- 

 sociated minerals, If possible, a number of 

 nicely crystalized forms from each mine. 

 Copper Ores — of the various forms. Also 

 carbonate of lime, or calcite, quartz, barytes, 



