NOTES. 
PHILADELPHIA.— American PurtosorurcaL Society, December 
15th.— A sum of money was appropriated for the planting and 
preservation of a grove of oaks in Fairmount Park, to be called 
the Michaux Grove, in accordance with the will of the botanist 
Michaux. i 
Prof. E. D. Cope read a paper “On the Pythonomorpha of the 
cretaceous strata of Kansas.” This embraced a synopsis of the 
species of the order known from all parts of the world, by which 
it appeared that America was its home, only four species having 
been described from Europe. He said that the Danubiosaurus of 
Bunzel had no relationship to the group. The American species 
were forty-two, distributed as follows: New Jersey green-sal™ 
15; rotten limestone of Alabama, 7; chalk of Kansas, 17; other 
localities, 3. The Kansas species were referred to Clidastes 3 SPa 
Edestosaurus 4 sp., Holeodus 4 sp., Liodon 6 sp. Of these Ede 
saurus tortor and E. stenops, Holeodus coryphaeus and H. tectulus; 
and Liodon curtirostris, L. latispines, L. glandiferus, and L. orat 
sartus were described as new. 
January 5, 1872.—Hon. Eli K. Price read a paper 
Phases of Modern Philosophy,” in which he combatted t : 
of the Heterogenists and of the Evolutionists. In the latter pa 
of the subject he opposed the views of Darwin, asserting that a 
variations seen among domesticated animals had no parallel aine 
those in a state of nature, and the fact of their ready hy ere 
is indication of their specific unity. He quoted Professor se | 
Thompson, to the effect that no transition from species ton 
had ever been observed in palæontological history ; and pR : 
that the variations observed among animals on which the develop : 
Mentalists relied in evidence of their theory, were few and abn A 
and entirely insufficient for the use made of them. That me a : 
_ of man from apes was not supported by evidence. peer - 
_ the theories of evolution are highly injurious to faith and mol eu 
and thus to Christian civilization. 
January 19th.—Benj. Smith Lyman read a paper” 
Bearing Region of the Punjaub,” accompanied by 4 topog"® 
5 ‘ * heds. 
map. He pointed out the Tertiary age of the oil-bearing 
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