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Vol. XXIX. OCTOBER, 1895. No. 346 
CGCONLENFES 
AGE PAGE 
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THE First FAUNA oF THE EarTH, (Illustrated). 
Joseph F James. 880 
ORGANIC VARIATION Chas Morris. 888 
Root TUBERCLES OF EBOMI 
Erwin F. Smith. 
DEVIATION IN DEVELOPMENT DUE TO THE USE 
OF UNRIPE SEFDS. J-C Arthur. 
Epitor’s Tarte—The American Association at 
Springfield—The International Bibliograph- 
ical Bureau—The date of Publication—Offie- 
ialism in the Postal Department—Science 
and the Agricultural Department—The U 
S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries—How 
to get Separates of Papers in the Naturalist. 
RECENT LiTERaTURE—Rambles in Alpine Val- 
leys—Lead and Zinc Deposits of Missouri— 
Minot’s Land-Birds and Game-Girds of New 
England—Birds of Eastern North America 
—Origin of Inventions—A Pretty Book on 
Piante and iusects;- o 5 ea ee eS A 
Recent BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS. . . . . 919 
7 GENERAL NOTES. 
Geology and Paleontology—Faunal Migrations 
~A new Geomyid from the Upper Eocene— 
898 
904 
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co. 
SCIENTIFIC NEN 
Cenozoic History of the Baltic Sea—Fossil 
Elephants of Tilloux—The Latest Connection 
between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. . .. 922 
Botany—Notes on Recent Botanical Publica- 
tions—Fertilization of the Yellow Adder’s- 
Tongue—* Aboriginal” Botany—New Species 
3 
of Physalis—The Mycetozoa. 9° 
Vegeteble Praiainry~Babvsricital Action “of > 
Metals. ~ 933. 
Xi iti Aniane Dall: on ibe Pama 
branchiata—On the Species of Uma and Xan- 
tusia—Comiparison of Marriages and Births in 
the Different European Conuntries—Additions 
to the Mammal Fauna of British Coelumbia— 
Zoological News— Mammalia. 36- 
Entomology—Entomology ee OT S 
rar of Pieridæ—Sense of Sight in 
Spi Oe 
Bin é of Hamatotieg Obi Phe- 
nomena in the Triton Egg. 
Psychalogy—Will and Renni in Animate "948 
ne ot Evidence of glacial Man 
in Oh . e » 851 
Procizenines oF Scrwrinic ‘Socreres. . 953 
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