` 992 The American Naturalist. [ November, 
N. Y. at one dollar a year. It will be under the editorial charge of 
Dr. F. H. Knowlton, of Washington, assisted by six well-known botan- 
ists. It aims to fill a position intermediate between the technical and 
the amateur journals. 
The Association of German Naturalists and Physicians met this year 
on September 20th to 25th at Brunswick. Among the more important 
papers read was one by Professor Waldeyer upon Impregnation and 
Heredity, the publication of which in full will be awaited with interest. 
The Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft met at the same time and place. 
The University of Minnesota has maintained a summer school this 
season for the sixth time with a good attendance, 14 took the work in 
entomology ; 88 that in geology; 18 that in animal physiology and 
12 that in vegetable physiology. Courses were also given in chemis- 
try and physics, as well as several non-scientific subjects. 
The annual report of the Essex Institute has just been issued. From 
it we learn that the annual income was $7,400, the membership 904 
and the addition to the library,which now contains about 70,000 bound 
volumes and 200,000 pamphlets, amounted to over 9,000 entries. 
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has just 
received two large collections of butterflies.» That of Mr. William 
Schaus contained over 10,000 tropical species; that of Dr. E. A. Hoff- 
man is said to be complete in North American species. 
Professor Albert von Kölliker has recently received the gold medal 
of the Leopold-Carolina Academy. We have previously referred to 
the memorials presented him upon the completion of his eighthieth year 
and the fifty year jubilee of his professorship. 
The rules of the civil service of England have been set aside in the 
case of Dr. Henry Woodward who retains his position of keeper of the 
department of geology in the British Museum two years longer than 
e regulations otherwise would allow. 
The University of Lyons has appropriated Fr. 42,000 for the com- 
pletion of the biological laboratory at Tamaris, near Toulon, and will 
probably contribute annually to its maintenance. 
We learn that there were hardly 400 in attendance upon the meet- 
ing of the French Academy of Science held this year at St. Etienne. 
Dr. Bradley M. Davis of the University of Chicago will spend the 
coming year in Europe. , 
A slightly cracked egg of the great auk has just been sold in London 
for £168. . 
