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River, by I. ©. White; Observations on the Dorsal Shields in the 
Dinichthyids, by Charles R. Eastman. 
Zoology.— Tuesday, August 25.—On the Entomological Results of 
the Exploration of the British West India Islands by the British Asso- 
ciation for the Advancement of Science, by L. O. Howard; Warning 
Colors, Protective Coloration and Protective Mimicry, by F. M. Web- 
ster; On Life Zones in West Virginia, by A. D. Hopkins; On the 
Variations of Certain Species of North American Odonata, by D. S. 
Kellicott; A Case of Excessive Parasitism, by L. O. Howard; Notes 
on the Occurrence of Dragonflies in Ohio in 1896, by D. 8. Kellicott ; 
Scyllarus and Anemonia—A Case of Semi-commensalism, by Edward 
L. Rice. 
Botany.— Tuesday, August 25.—The Relation of the Growth of 
Leaves to the CO, of the Air, by D. T. MacDougal; Directive Forces 
Operative in Leaf Rosettes, by R. N. Day; On Crataegus coccinea and 
Its Segregates, by N. L. Britton; The Distribution of the Species of 
Gymnosporangium in the South, by L. M. Underwood and F. S. Earle; 
Morphology of the Canna Flower, by L. H. Bailey ; A Comparison of 
the Flora of Erie Co., Ohio, with that of Erie Co., New York, by E. 
L. Moseley ; The Point of Divergence of Monocotyledons and Dicoty- 
ledons, by C. E. Bessey ; On the Bacterial Flora of Cheddar Cheese, 
by H. L. Russell; The Terminology of Reproductive Organs, by C. 
R. Barnes; A Comparative Study of the Development of Some An- 
thracnoses in Artificial Cultures, by Bertha Stoneman. 
Anthropology.— Tuesday, August 25.—Resolution on the death of 
Capt. Bourke, Secretary of the Section, followed by a memorial by 
Washington Matthews. 
A Ceremonial Flint Implement and Its Use among the Ancient 
Tribes of Tennessee, by Gates P. Thurston ; Symbolic Rocks of Byfield 
and Newbury, Mass., by Horace ©. Hovey; An Analysis of the Decor- 
ation upon Pottery from the Mississippi Valley, by C. C. Willoughby ; 
Brief Description of the Prehistorie Ruins of Tzac Pokoma, Guatemala, 
by John Rice Chandler; Human Relics from the Drift of Ohio, by W. 
Claypole; Fresh Geological Evidence of Glacial Man at Trenton, New 
Jersey, by G. Frederick Wright. 
Sociology.— Tuesday, August 25.—The Monetary Standard, by W. 
H. Hale; The Competition of the Sexes and Its Results, by Lawrence 
Irwell; Fashion—A Study, by S. Edward Warren ; Citizenship, Its 
Privileges and Duties, by Stillman F. Keeland; An Inheritance for 
the Waifs, by C. F. Taylor. 
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