334 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 



R. T. Hill: A Classification of the topographic and Geologic features of 

 Texas, with remarks upon the areal distribution of the Geologic formations; The 

 Eagle Flats formation, and the Basin of the Traus-Pecos or Mountainous region of 

 Texas; The Geology of the Staked Plains of Texas, with a description of the 

 Staked Plains Formation ; The Geology of the valley of the Upper Canadian from 

 Tascosa, Texas, to the Tucumcarri Mountains, New Mexico, with notes on the 

 age of the same; Two new faunas from the Lower Cretaceous formation ot 

 Texas ; (a) Caprina Limestone Fauna, (&) The Shoal Creek Limestone Fauna. 



R. T. Hill and E. T. Dumble : The Ancient Volcanoes of Central Texas. 



A. C. Lawson: Note on the mapping of the Archasan northwest of Lake 

 Superior ; On the structural and chemical differentiation of certain dikes of the 

 Rainy Lake Region. 



H. T. Fuller: Natural gas in Fredonia, N. T. ; Preservation of glaciated rocks 

 in "Worcester, Mass. 



C. A. Waldo : The Petroleum belt of Terre Haute. 



D. S. Martin : On the Origin of Diagonal Trends in the Earth's Crust. 

 A. Wanner: Casts of Scolithus flattened by Pressure. 



J. W. Spencer: Origin of Bowlder Pavements and Fringes. 



J. F. James: Section of the Makoqueta shales in Iowa. 



J. S. Newberry : History of the formation of the Great Lakes. 



Section of Biology. 



T. Meehan : On the position of the nectar glands in Echinops; On the assump- 

 tion of floral characters by axial growths in Andromeda Catesbasi; On the signifi- 

 cance of dicecism as illustrated by Pycnanthemum ; On the Epigynous gland in 

 Diervilla and the genesis of Lonicera and Diervilla. 



W. H. Dall : On the conditions of molluscan life in the deep sea ; On the 

 higher division of the Pelecypoda. 



John B Smith : Some peculiarities of the antennal structure in the Deltoids. 



W. Edgar Taylor : History and migration of the American Crow in Nebraska. 



F. L. Stewart: Some physiological traits of the solid-stemmed grasses and 

 especially of Indian Corn (maize). 



N. L. Britton: On the genus Eleocharus in America; On the flora of New 

 Jersey ; The new botanical laboratory of Barnard College ; On the tropical distri- 

 bution of certain sedges. 



A. J. Cook: Alimentary apparatus of the Honey Bee. 



Wm. A. Dudley : A suggestion concerning scientific work. 



L. 0. Howard: A newly imported Elu insect. 



"W. J. Beal: Notes on seedlings of Elymus virginicus; Notes on Bird's Eye 

 Maple. 



I. 0. Howard : Note on the Collony Maple-Scale parasites. 



C. M. "Weed, I. B. Smith : Remarks on the characters of the genus Agestes. 

 W. H. Edwards : Notes on breeding butterflies. 



A. J. Cook : A new furniture enemy. 



J. Macoun: A note on some Alpine butterflies. 

 J. B. Smith : The House-fly ; Haematobia cornicula. 



B. D. Halsted : Reserve food substances in twigs ; Notes upon stamens of 

 Solenacese. 



D. S. Jordan: The relation between temperature and the number of vertebrae 

 in fishes. 



T. J. Burrill: A bacterial disease of Indian Corn ; Fermentation of Ensilage. 



J. C. Arthur: A bacterial disease of Carnations. 



F. V. Coville: Revision of the II S. species of Fuirena. 



C. Y. Riley: Intentional importation of parasites and natural enemies of 

 Insects injurious to vegetation. 



C. W. Hargitt : Preliminary report on reproductive characteristics of Hydroid 

 Eudendrium. 



F. L. Scribner: Grasses of Roan Mountain. 



D. F. Day: Observation on Calamintha Nuttalii. 



H. F. Osborne : Paleontological Evidence for the transmission of acquired 

 Characters. 



