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coral mentioned, during the spring of 1887, at the Marine Labora- 

 tory of the University stationed on the island of New Provi- 

 dence, Bahamas. It is illustrated by seven folded plates. 



1 6. The Anatomy of Astrangia Dance. Six lithographs f rom 

 drawings by A. Sonrel, Natural History Illustrations prepared 

 under the direction of Louis Agassiz, 1849. Explanation of 

 plates (20 pages 4to) by J. Walter Fewkes. Published by the 

 Smithsonian Institution, 1889. — The beautiful plates here issued 

 were drawn in 1849 under Prof. L. Agassiz's direction from mate- 

 rial collected during the first dredging trip of Prof. Agassiz under 

 the auspices of the U. S. Coast Survey. The vessel, the steamer 

 Bibb, was under the command of Lieut. C. H. Davis, and the 

 collections of Astrangia were made near Nantucket. The memoir 

 was left unfinished by Prof. Agassiz. 



III. Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence. 



1. The International Congress of Electricians will meet in 

 Paris during the week from the 24th to the 31st of August next. 

 The subjects to be considered are Measurements, Machines, Elec- 

 trochemistry, Lighting, Telegraphy, Telephony and other eco- 

 nomic applications of electricity and Electrophysiology. The fee 

 for membership is twenty francs. All communications relative to 

 the Congress should be addressed to M. Mascart, President of the 

 Committee of Organization, 44 Rue de Rennes, Paris. The pur- 

 pose of the meeting is to continue and complete the work of the 

 Reunion of 1881. 



2. Geological Society of France. — The Special Reunion of this 

 Society will be held this year at Paris, commencing with August 

 18th. There will be excursions to the various localities of interest 

 about Paris, and also under the guidance of MM. Michel Levy 

 and Barrois, in Auvergne and Brittany. Communications should 

 be addressed "Secretariat de la Societe geologique, 7 Rue des 

 Grands-Augustins." American geologists have been invited, 

 through Major Powell, President of the American Association, to 

 attend the reunion. 



3. The Botanical Society of Dxmce, according to a circular 

 recently issued over the signatui*e of M. H. de Vilmorin, Presi- 

 dent of the Society, will have a Reunion during the latter half of 

 the month of August. M. Maui-y is Secretary of the Committee 

 of Organization. 



4. American Geological Society. The regular meeting of this 

 Society will be held at Toronto, Canada, on the 28th and 29th of 

 Augi xt. The circular issued by the Secretary, Prof. J. J. 

 Ste- of the University of the City of New York, requests 

 tha mber having a paper to read should send him an abstract 

 of i.. .ontents and an estimate of its length before the 10th of 

 Ai g ;, -and where the author of a paper will not be present, 

 that ; b paper be sent to him, by the same date, that it may be 

 submitted to a meeting of the Council. 



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