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county,” with specimens of Vaccinium brachycerum Mich. ( Gay- 
lussaccia brachycera Gray). 
June 16.—Professor Cope presented the following papers from 
Dr. A. S. Packard: On the morphology of the Myriopoda ; 
A revision of the Lysiopetalidz, a family of Chilognath Myriopoda, 
with a notice of the genus Cambala. Mr. Grote commuhicated 
a paper upon the Noctuide. Twenty-four sub-family groups are 
here proposed and the structure discussed. About half-a-dozen 
forms of this family were known in 1859, between which date 
and 1883 Mr. Grote himself described about 100 genera and 
1000 species, so that the total number of species known is now 
about 1700. The outlines of Mr. Grote’s theory of geographical 
distribution and migration are also given in this paper. 
Aug. 17.—A paper upon a large crustacean from the Catskill 
group of Pennsylvania, by Mr. E. W. Claypole, with a note “On 
the genus Renssalaeria in the Hamilton group of Perry county, 
Pennsylvania,” and another upon “The equivalent of the New 
York Portage group in Perry county, Pennsylvania,” both by the 
same author, were read. Specimens of rye, barley, and wheat 
grains that had sprouted in ice were exhibited, with a letter from 
Mr. J. Lesley. 
Oct. 5.—The Secretary read an article of Professor D. Kirkwood 
upon the “ Zone of Asteroids and the rings of Saturn.” 
Oct 19.—An annotated translation of the Ramirez MS., giving 
the history of the Mexicans from their paintings, was communi- 
cated by Mr. H. Phillips, Jr. A memoir by Dr. J.C. Branner, 
upon the course and growth of the fibro-vascular bundles in 
palms, was also read. Dr. Frazer exhibited a map of Radnor 
township and the surrounding district, showing the belt of syenite 
gneiss which runs east and west from Radnor to Wayne stations. 
` “razer also discussed the stratigraphical relationships of the 
Serpentine belt south of it. He considered the magnesian beds 
as original parts of the series, instead of exogenous, as main- 
tained by Mr. Rand. 
a 16.—Professor Cope described the formations of New 
ide ae the fossils of which he had been studying in his recent 
visib & 7-—Mr. Lilly’s section of 18 55 feet of Devonian rocks, 
sen lein Gulf Brook gorge, at Leroy, Pennsylvania, was pre- 
Pe Professor Houston described Mr. P. B. Delancey’s 
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