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7. Primary Nucleus in Synchytrium. Mrs. F. L. Stevens. 



8. Changes in the North Carolina Coast During- Two De- 

 cades, with Notes on the Origin of the Sand-hill Topography 

 of the Coastal Plain. Collier Cobb. 



9. Predecessors of Roentgen and Becquerel. Jas. L. Lake. 



10. Distribution of Some Birds in Eastern North Carolina. 

 T. Gilbert Pearson. 



11. Some Considerations of Rare Earths. Chas. Baskerville, 



12. Additional North Carolina Desmids (brief), W. L. 

 Poteat. 



13. Some Plant Formations South-east of Raleigh (brief). 

 W. G. Sackett. 



14. Notes on North Carolina Plants (brief). F. L. Stevens. 

 The following papers were read by title : 



Certain Compounds in the Husk of Juglans nigra. C. E. 

 Breivi r. 



Prairies in North Carolina. W. W. Ashe. 



Diurnal Nutation in Bidens frondosa. F. L. Stevens. 



The Animal Tuberculoses and Their Relation to Human 

 Tuberculoses. Tait Butler. 



The Pollen of the Gymnosperms. W. C. Coke?'. 



List of the Dragon-flies of Raleigh. C. S. Brimley. 



Notes on Food-habits of Reptiles in Confinement. C. S. 

 Brtmley. 



A Simple Device for Illustratingjthe Periodic Law to Stu- 

 dents. Chas. Baskerville. 



Improvement in Determination of Halogens in Atomic 

 Weight Work. Chas. Baskerville. 



Notes on Some North Carolina Algae and Fungi. W. C. 

 Coker. 



Franklin Sherman, Jr., 



Secretary. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



A business meeting of the North Carolina Academy of 

 Science was held in the office of Tait Butler, State Veterina- 



