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SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
— Titian Ramsay Peale died in Philadelphia, March 13. He 
was the last surviving son of Charles Willson Peale, the famous 
portrait painter of Revolutionary times. For the past ten years he 
has resided in Philadelphia. He was born in October, 1799. He 
was an enthusiastic naturalist, and was noted for his collections of 
moths and butterflies. He was one of the founders of the Philo- 
sophical Society of Washington, and was the sole survivor of 
Col. Long’s celebrated “ Expedition to the Rocky mountains,” to 
which he was attached as assistant naturalist. He was also one 
of the naturalists with the U. S. exploring expedition of Commo- 
dore Wilkes. ; 
— The Sea-side Laboratory, at Annisquam, Mass., will be open 
to students during the coming summer from July Ist to Sept. Ist, 
1885. The instruction and work of the laboratory will be under the 
immediate care of Mr. B. H. Van Vleck, assistant in the labora- 
tory of the Boston Society of Natural History. Applicants 
should address Professor A. Hyatt, curator of the Boston Society 
of Natural History. 
— The Mexican government has appointed a commission for 
the scientific investigation of the natural products of the country. 
It includes a number of gentlemen who reside in different parts 
of the republic. The president of the commission is Dr. Fer- + 
nando Ferrari of the city of Puebla. 
—W. Curtis Taylor, 1328 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, has 
taken a series of composite photographs of the officers of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science of 1883-4. 
ey compare favorably with those of the National Academy of 
Sciences taken in 1883. 
— Dr. F. Ritter von Stein, professor of zodlogy in the Uni- 
versity of Prague, well known for his beautifully illustrated and 
elaborate works on the genital organs of insects and on the Infu- 
soria, died in February last. 
— Mr. E. C. Rye, of London, well known as a coleopterist, 
and the editor of the Zodlogical Record, died Feb. 7th, aged 52. 
He was a man of versatile talents, and a pleasant person to 
meet. 
. PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
fas BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, March 7. — Communi- 
=~ Cations were made by Dr, C. A. White on the use of gutta-percha 
in making casts of fossils; by Dr. H. G, Beyer, U.S.N., re- 
