Boston Society of Natural History.— April 20.— The follow- 

 ing papers were read : Dr. John Murray, Some Recent Investigations 

 into the Physical and Biological Conditions of the Lochs and Fjords 

 of the West of Scotland ; Mr. E. Adams Hartwell, An Elevated Pot- 

 hole at Fitchburg, Mass ; Mr. George H. Barton, Additional Notes on 

 the Drumlins of Massachusetts.— Samuel Henshaw, Secretary pro 



The Biological Society of Washington.— April 16.— The 

 following communications were read : Dr. C. W. Stiles, Notes on Par- 

 asites, Taenia ovilla in its relation to Blanchard's Classification; Mr. 

 F. V. Coville, The Flora of the High Sierras of California; New 

 Plants from California, Nevada, and Utah ; Dr. Erwin F. Smith, 

 A Review of Baillon's Botanical Dictionary; Mr. J. N. Rose, Mexi- 

 can Leguminosse with Notes on Dr. Palmer's collection. 



April 30.— The principle paper of the evening was The Distribu- 

 tion of Land, Water and Ice on this Continent in Later Geological 

 Periods, by Prof. W. J. McGee. Other communications were: Dr. 

 Erwin F. Smith, The Relation of Plants to the Soil. (Illustrated) ; Mr. 

 Charles Hallock, Where Salt-water Fishes Hide; Results of Deep- 

 water Seining. — Frederic A. Lucas, Secretary. 



Proceedings of the Natural Science Association of Staten 

 Island.— April 9.— Meeting called to order at 8.30 o'clock. In the 

 absence of the president, Mr. Arthur Hollick was elected chairman 



Mr. L. P. Gratacap submitted the following additional facts in 

 regard to the fossil leaf exhibited at the last meeting. 



The specimen was found at Richmond valley, (not at Richmond as 

 previously reported,) a few rods north-east of the railroad station, m 

 an excavation made for a cellar. It was originally part of a larger 

 slab, about U feet square, which seemed to be imbedded in the Drd 

 of the hillside. No indication of any stratum or layer oi mate*** 

 similar to the rock was noted. It was found about four years ago> . 

 Mr. Mesner, from whom the above facte were obtained. 



Mr. Hollick remarked that the locality, as corrected, removed one 

 of the elements of improbability, which had caused the s] 

 looked at with suspicion, and that it had now been brought \M • 



