1292 General Notes. [December, 
preeminence in this inviting field of research. He wrote much 
for some of the leading natural history periodicals, and his two 
- chief works are “ Die Befruchtung der Blumen durch Insecten” 
and ‘Alpenblumen; ihre Befruchtung durch Insecten.”——At | 
the meeting of the Academy of Science of Paris, September 17, 
M. J. Chatain gave a description of the olfactory organs which 
are found on the antennz of Vanessa io, The imports of raw 
silk at the ports of New York and San Francisco for the month 
of October, 1883, reached 2783 bales = $1,726,741. The imports 
of waste silk and pierced cocoons at same ports, amounted to 50 
pkgs. = $14,282. oe 
Economic Nores.—It seems that the Treaty of Berne, to which 
most of the European countries have assented and which pre- 
scribes certain regulations as to the transit of plants with a view 
of preventing the introduction of the grape Phyl 
species heretofore described, is furcate and pours Virgi 
to a relationship, and connecting the simple-stal 
with the sea-fans or Gorgonacea. habits of 
he paper also treats of the structure and col the 
forms, and gives a new habitat, the codfishing banks: : 
1 Description of a new genus and species of Alcyonoid polyp : 
G ee remarks on tik vernctes and habits of related forms, Eka 
. Stearns, pp. 96-101. Sih 
Also read at the Montreal meeting of the Am. Assoc. Ady. Sciences 
